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52 GLOOSCAP AND OTHER STORIES
her.
But all the older sisters laughed and taunted
"What a husband !"
they said. "He is all
scars and sores! Who would have an Oochigeopch
a scarred man for a husband !"
But the youngest daughter remembered the
words of the father, and she waited patiently
for the time to come when she would have no
need for sorrow.
Early in the morning, when she opened her
eyes, she saw that something wonderful had
happened, for there before her, dressed in beau
tiful, embroidered robes, was the handsomest
young brave she had ever seen.
!
Why Who is this f she "
cried.
"This is the very same person you married
yesterday, my daughter," the mother said.
Oh, how delighted she was ! And how angry
and mortified her older sisters were!
And then the old chief made a great festival,
and there were feasts and games, and after
these were over, the two young people set out
for the lodge in the far-away forest. When
they reached the place, the old father and the
mother were waiting to welcome them. "Our
children, you have made our hearts glad,
said:
And kespeadooJcsit the story ends.
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