"'I can make boats.'
"'We do not want boats, (but) what other work do you know?'
"'I know how to spear fish.'
"'Don't! You must not do it, (for) we love the fish. My father is a chief among the fish. Never mind; comb my hair.'
"Shoan remained. He combed her hair. They (used) to joke together, and they married.
"Said Shoan: 'How is it, wife, that you do not possess a looking-glass, although your face is so nice?'
"'I want a looking-glass; look out for one.'
"'In my parents' house in the village there is one looking-glass (but) I do not know the road.'
"'Never mind! I know the road; sit on my back and I will bring you near the land. I cannot walk in your country but do (I pray you) return quickly.'
"Then Shoan returned to the village. He came to (lit.: "saw") his father's house.