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high-caste pjersons being put into a house. So, when she died, 

 instead of burying her, he placed her body up on a high place. This 

 woman knew, however, that she was not going to die. She spoke as 

 she did because she was in love with the son of the chief. The chief's 

 son was also in love with her, and, when he knew that she was put 

 away, he went there at midnight when her husband was asleep, took 

 her out, and carried her to his own house where he kept her in the 

 bedroom at the rear. The chief was so fond of his son that he did 

 everytliing the latter asked of him. This was the only house in that 

 town that had a fire in it at midnight, and the people wondered what 

 was the matter. The chief had his slaves get breakfast for the young 

 couple before others were up. 



The man whose wife had left him had a little girl whom he would 

 humor very much, and she was in the habit of roaming from house 

 to house tlu'oughout the village. One morning very early he said 

 to the little girl, ''Run out and get some fire." As the cliief's house 

 was the only one in wliich she could see smoke, she ran there after 

 some, and, as soon as she entered, saw her mother sitting with the 

 cliief's son. As soon as her mother saw her she hid her face, but the 

 girl watched her closely. She walked directly out with the fire, how- 

 ever, without speaking. 



"VVlien the little girl reached home with it she said, "Father, my 

 mother is at that cliief's house." "Which chief's house?" said her 

 father. "The chief that lives up on the liill." Then her father said, 

 "What makes you say that, child? Your mother has been dead for 

 some time." Then he took her hand and said ])itying]y, "Poor child, 

 your mother is dead." lie began to cry as he held the cliild's hand 

 and then said, "I will go and see the place where I put her." So he 

 got another to accompany him, and they brought the box (l()^^^l. It 

 felt very light. When he opened it it was empty. Then he thought 

 to liimself, "I am going to make certain of tliis." About midnight 

 he saw a fire at the chief's house. Then he climbed up on top of it, 

 looked down through the smoke hole, and saw his wife sitting there 

 })laying with the chief's son. She looked very happy. 



When the man got home he said to himself, "Wliat can I do?" 

 He thought, "How can I become a wizard?" So he did everytliing 

 to turn himself into a wizard. He went among the graves, and 

 l)layed with the bodies and bones, but could not become a wizard. 

 Then he went out to an island in front of the village and played with 

 the bones of the dead pet)ple that were there. Finally he got hold 

 of two shoulder blades with which lie fanned and rubbed himself and 

 all at once he fainted. Then he thought he would try working them 

 like wings, and sure enough he began flying along very rapidly. Now 

 he determined to go to the place where his wife was living. 



