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

WONDER TALES OF THE FOREST 43
"I like large stars better,"
the older sister
answered. "I would choose that big fellow
with the large, bright eyes."
"And I like little stars better,"
said the
"I
younger. would choose a husband with
little, twinkling eyes."
After a while they fell asleep, and when they
awoke in the morning, and the older sister
stretched out her arm, which had been cramped
in her sleep, she heard some one say "Take
care, you will upset my dish of war paint."
She opened her eyes, and lo !
standing by her,
she saw a noble fellow, his face adorned like
an Indian chief s. He had great, shining eyes,
which looked down at her kindly. It was the
very husband of her choice. He had the very
eyes she had seen as stars in the sky the night
before !
And then the younger sister stretched out
her arm, and she heard a low, squeaking voice
say, "Take care! You will upset my dish of
eye-water.
She looked up, and lo! by her side was the
man of her choice, with the little red eyes she
had seen the night before. But their owner
was a dwarfish, little old man with small, red,
sore eyes. There was no help for it. What
she had chosen she must have !
Now these husbands were hunters, and they
were often away in the forest for whole days