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kined him. WTien the chief of the north (hciii liabede wei) heard 

 that this girl did not want to marry the chief of the east, he said, 

 "Well, I am going to ask for her." So next day he went and asked 

 for her, taking all black clothes. WTien he asked for her, theTnan 

 and the woman said to wait; they would ask their daughter %\hat she 

 would say. So when he was gone they called the girl and asked her 

 if she wanted to marry the chief of the noi'th. So she was looking at 

 the clothes. She said, "O'ri! If I marry him what will the people 

 say to me with these clothes? They might say, 'There comes crow 

 (karade) !'" So she did not want to marry him. WTien the chief of 

 the west (henai kabede wei) heard that the others had been pump- 

 kined, he said he was going to ask for the girl. So the chief of the 

 west asked for the girl, bringing the clothes with him. So the old 

 man (hilire) and the old woman (hure) told him to wait; they would 

 ask the girl. So when the man went away, they called then- daughter 

 and asked her. She said, "O'ri! WTiat would the people say about 

 me if I dressed up in this? They might say, ' Here comes tujurmale 

 (yellow bird)!'" So she gave him the pumpkin again. Then the 

 chief of the south (hekui kabede wei) heard that the others had got 

 the pumpkin. He said that he was going to try; he was sure to get 

 her. So he asked for her, taldng the clothes for her. The old woman 

 and the old man told him towait forwhat she would say. They called 

 her and showed her the clothes. She said, "O'ri! What would the 

 people say about me if I dressed up in these clothes? They might 

 say, 'Here comes koawaloakeri (blue jay)!'" So she would not 

 marry him. Torchu kabede (all colors cliief) heard about it. He 

 said he would try for her. He took the clothes with him. They told 

 him to wait until they asked her. When he went away they called 

 her again, and asked what she would say to the last ka'a (Father) 

 who asked for her. They showed her the clothes. She said, "O'ri! 

 What would the people call me? They might call me ko'arade (an 

 all colored bird which hves in cotton wood trees) !" So she gave him 

 the pumpkin. Next day he came and took his clothes. He was 

 sorry he was pumpkined. 



The old man got mad at her. He scolded her; tried to whip her; 

 and the old woman was protecting her. The old man got so mad 

 he locked her into a cellar. He kept her there all the time. Her 

 mother took the food in to her. It was dark in there, but somewhere 

 there was a Uttle hole (as big as tliis match). At noon the sun shone 

 into this crack. On the floor when the sun shone, she used to come 

 and lie, looking at the sun outside. She stayed there a long time. 

 Once when her mother took in her food, her father came in to see her. 

 He saw she was big with child. He got mad. He asked the old 

 woman what had happened that their daughter was growing big with 

 child. The old woman did not believe him. So they went in again 

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