Come this way, Chisera. The girls are out on the mesa, dancing with the bride, and the women are grinding at the metate for the marriage feast.
The Chisera
But where is Simwa?
Padahoon
With the bride, no doubt. Here is his wickiup, and here the marriage dower beside it.
The Chisera
All this?
Padahoon
Never so many gifts went to a wedding in Sagharawite. Every woman whose man came back safe from the war gave a basket or a blanket, and Simwa gave all of his share of the spoil of Castac.
The Chisera