“We can go far off and hunt for one.”
“I am willing to go,” said the elder brother.
The next morning they said to Pitoíois: “We are going away; you must stay in the house and pound roots.”
“I shall get tired of staying here; I shall want to dig roots, but I will stay near the house.”
The brothers went toward the north. The first house they came to was Kāhkaas’. “What are you traveling around here for?” asked the old man.
“We travel around to see people, but we have traveled a good many days and we haven’t seen anyone.” [[321]]
“Are you looking for a young woman?” asked Kāhkaas.
“Yes, we want a wife. Do you know where there are any women?”
“I know the daughter of old man Kûlta.”
“We don’t want her; she dives under the water. We can’t dive. We want some woman who goes on dry land as we do.”