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

THE STAE WIVES
long ago, there lived in the forest
ONCE, a widow with her two children, who were
very beautiful maidens. They belonged to the
family of Weasels. Some of the time they were
Indians and some of the time they were ani
mals.
One day their mother sent them in search of
groundnuts. The maidens wandered farther
and farther into the forest, until it began to
grow dark. Then they turned to go home;
but go which ever way they might, they could
not find the trail !
They wandered about until, at last, they
were so weary that they could go no farther,
and they lay down in the forest, under the
open sky, to sleep.
There were no clouds in the sky, and the
stars were shining. The maidens looked up
at the stars, and they began to imagine that
the stars were the eyes of lovers, looking down
upon them.
"
Which of those would you choose for a
husband?" the younger sister asked. "One
with small eyes, or one with large eyes!
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