Glooscap the great chief, and other stories - ElectricCanadian.com

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FAIRY TALES 213
knows that you are here and he is coming
ashore.
The prince turned; he could see no boat on
the water but far out at sea was a whale spout
ing and coming toward the shore.
There is my
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husband,
she said.
"When
he goes out to sea he takes the form of a whale.
When he comes ashore he will become a man/
The prince was frightened, and begged his
sister to hide him; but she told him that her
husband would do him no harm. Soon he saw
coming toward them from the shore a fine look
ing man, who called him brother-in-law, and
gave him a cordial welcome.
The prince stayed with his sister several
days, and then he said he must start off in
search of his second sister. His brother of
fered him money, but he said he had no need of
When the time came for him to go, the
money.
brother walked with him; and as he said good
bye, he put into the prince
s hand a fish-scale.
"If
you ever need me,"
he said,
"heat this
fish-scale,
and I will at once come to your as
sistance."
The prince took the fish-scale and started upon
his journey. When no one could see him, he
put on the magical coat that would make him in
visible, and the shoes of swiftness.
"Take
me to the home of my second sister,"
he commanded the shoes of swiftness.