“Two guests have come to our house. Two women are sitting inside. They are sitting in your place.”
The men came in, and Sukonia sat down with the sisters. They pleased him; he liked their looks.
“Have you brought food to our guests?” asked Sukonia.
“I brought some,” said Tsore Jowa.
“Oh, give more. Bring plenty of everything!” The two baskets which Jahtaneno’s daughters had brought were carried into the house. The sisters invited all present to try their food. All the men ate food from the baskets and praised it. Sukonia, the chief, was pleased more and more with the sisters that evening, and married them.
After all the people had eaten next morning, Sukonia went to hunt. He took many men with him.
That day Sukonia’s sisters showed his wives every place in the house and outside it,—showed them where venison, roots, and acorns were kept; showed them where the water was. The spring was in the house in one corner, carefully covered.
After some days Sukonia said to his wives: “I want you to tell me what your father said when you were leaving him. When does he want you to go back? When does he wish you to visit him?”
“He did not tell us when to go to him. He did not tell us to go back at all, he only told us to come here; but we want to see him. We want to tell him how we live here.”
“Well,” said Sukonia, “go to-morrow; go to see your father. What does he eat? What does he like?”