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Why Fire and Rain are Enemies
Why Fire and Rain are Enemies
Once upon a time there was a chief who had a beautiful daughter. Many
young men wanted to marry her, but the chief thought: "They are not very
good for my daughter."
Fire and Rain wanted to marry her, too. Rain came to the chief's daughter
and said, "Will you marry me, oh daughter of the Chief?"
"Yes, I will," said the girl.
At the same time Fire came to the chief and said, "I want to marry your
daughter. Will you give her to me for my wife?"
The chief said, "Yes, I will."
The the chief sent for his daughter and said to her, "My dear daughter,
you will marry Fire. I gave him my promise."
"Oh, Father," said the girl, "I cannot marry Fire, I must marry Rain. I gave
my promise to him."
"What shall we do?" cried the chief. "You cannot marry both Fire and
Rain."
The Fire and Rain came to the chief and his daughter. The chief said to
them: "Tomorrow will be the day of my daughter's marriage."
"To me?" asked Fire.
"To me?" asked Rain.
"To the winner of a race. To him I will give my daughter."
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