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WONDER TALES OF THE FOREST 147
the snow-shoes and the moccasins, which yon
need so much, and I can also bnild canoes.
Then she ran away, and when the elder
brother came home, the young brave told him
that had happened.
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The elder brother said:
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Truly, I should be glad to have some one
here to take care of the wigwam for us.
In the morning the beautiful maiden re
turned as she had promised. When she heard
that the brother would consent to her coming
to stay with them she was very glad, and ran
off again as if in great haste.
At noon she returned, drawing a sled piled
up with garments and arms, for she was a
hunter ;
and indeed, she could do all things, as
few women could, whether it were cooking, or
sewing, or making all that men need.
So the spring passed pleasantly, until the
snow was gone; and then it was time for the
hunters to return home. Until the maiden
came, they had had but little luck in their hunt
ing; but after that everything was changed,
and now they had a great supply of furs.
One day they started in their canoes down
the river toward home. But as they drew near
to it, the maiden became sad. As they came to
a point of land, she started and said:
"Here I must leave you. I can go no
further.
Say nothing of me to your parents,