` At least , ' said they , after a moment 's pause , ` we may expect them to fetch your wife to her new home ? ' ` No ; they are not used to travelling , ' answered the bridegroom . ` Let the ceremony be performed without delay , and we will set forth at once . It is a long journey . ' Then the parents called in the girl , who was lying in the sun outside the hut , and , in the presence of all the village , a goat was killed , the sacred dance took place , and a blessing was said over the heads of the young people . After that the bride was led aside by her father , whose duty it was to bestow on her some parting advice as to her conduct in her married life . ` Be good to your husband 's parents , ' added he , ` and always do the will of your husband . ' And the girl nodded her head obediently . Next it was the mother 's turn ; and , as was the custom of the tribe , she spoke to her daughter : ` Will you choose which of your sisters shall go with you to cut your wood and carry your water ? ' ' I do not want any of them , ' answered she ; ` they are no use . They will drop the wood and spill the water . ' ` Then will you have any of the other children ? There are enough to spare , ' asked the mother again . But the bride said quickly : ' I will have none of them ! You must give me our buffalo , the Rover of the Plain ; he alone shall serve me . ' ` What folly you talk ! ' cried the parents . ` Give you our buffalo , the Rover of the Plain ? Why , you know that our life depends on him . Here he is well fed and lies on soft grass ; but how can you tell what will befall him in another country ?
The food may be bad , he will die XXXXX hunger ; and , if he dies we die also . '
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