And one of his uncles who was in the town went out one evening. Something took him up. Then he took their wives also to the town. That was the Moon who was helping them, because she raised her hands and wept. Then he took all of his uncles up and let them become his servants. There he took good care of them.
This was told me by an old man who had spent much of his youth among the Kaigani, and it is probably a mainland story. [[352]]
[1] Brothers-in-law, brothers, and uncles are to be understood as applying to large bodies of men who are members of the same or of the opposite clan. ↑ [a] [b] [c] [d] [e]
[2] See the story of [He-who-was-born-from-his-mother’s-side], note [4]. [↑]
[3] The Western Robin (Merula migratoria propinqua, Ridgw.). [↑]
[5] Although restoration to life is common enough, restoration to youth is spoken of nowhere else in the stories I have collected. [↑]