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other again. Again the Snake-woman was missing. And the man put the ring on 
again. Again he said, ‘‘Come, O father, let the women and the grown maidens dance.” 
“Ye grown maidens in motion, ye are to dance. The chief’s son wishes to see you 
dance,” said the crier. And they danced. And he looked around for the woman. She 
was not found. Thought he, “I have not found her!” He made them stop, and he 
went homeward. When he reached home, he commanded one to cook. “Come, O 
father, let my mother cook. I am hungry,” he said. And she cooked. “This way 
bring ye it. Bring ye hither much of what is cooked,” said he. And when they caused 
it to be cooked, they took it to him. When they took st to him, he pulled off his ring, 
and said, “Ho! we will eat for the last time in private.” Behoid, the Snake-woman 
sat with him suddenly, and ate with him. They continued talking to each other. 
When they talked, his father heard it. Said he, “ With whom is he talking? See ye.” 
A girl went to see. And she said as follows: “O father, my elder brother sits with a 
very beautiful woman.” And it was manifest that the Snake-woman had married him. 
The Snake-woman went nowhere. 
At length the man (7. ¢., her husband) departed. He found a very beautiful woman, 
to whom he said, “I will marry you. Tell your father and mother.” And the woman 
reached home to tell it. She said, ‘“O father and mother, the chief’s son has promised 
to marry me.” And her father said, ‘‘He made fun of you.” And when her husband 
desired another woman, the Snake-woman disappeared in a bad humor. And when she 
disappeared, he said, “I wish to eat. Let my mother cook.” And she cooked. “This 
way! Bring ye it. Bring ye hither much of what is cooked,” he said. And when they 
caused it to be cooked, they took it to him. When they took it to him, he pulled off 
his ring, and said, ‘‘Come, we will eat.” Behold, it was not so (i. e., she did not appear 
as before). As it was not so, he did not eat. He was displeased because he did not find 
his Snake-woman. “Take it. Iam grieved. I do not desire food,” he said. “Come, 
O father, I will go hunting Put ye a saddle on the horse’s back for me,” said he. He 
put on very good clothing. The horse too was very good. The saddle too was very 
good. He departed. As he went, behold, he found the trail of the Snake-woman. 
She had gone back to the spring. He followed the trail of his wife. When he fol- 
lowed the trail of his wife, behold, the trail went through and beyond the spring. He 
went following the trail of his wife, following, following, following, till at length there 
was a very unsightly lodge. Having thought, ‘‘She may have arrived at this place,” 
he went thither. When he arrived there, behold, a person, a very aged man, was there; 
his clothing was very much torn in shreds. When this man arrived, he made the old 
man put on his clothing. The old man was sacred. ‘Ho! grandchild, you think that 
you pity me (or, are kind to me) in giving me clothing, yet I pity you. I will talk to you. 
The woman whom you have been following went that way. She went across the great 
water. Ho! you shall put on this very bad clothing and go.” Having said it, the old 
man gave it to him. He gave him the hat, too. He gave him a sword, too. He gave 
him the bad, lame horse, too. And he said, “Come, you shall go. The woman reached 
a village which is there.” “Yes,” said the young man. ‘When you get across,” said 
the old man, ‘you shall talk to some persons who are there. If they do not obey your 
words, you shall send them away.” ‘Yes, grandfather,” he said, having thanked him. 
And he departed. When he reached the big water, the water was wide. The old 
man having performed a sacred rite, as he sat with closed eyes, sent him over the water 
