He walked through the maize without knowing where he was going , when he heard a sound of knocking , and saw two old blind women crushing their food between two stones . He crept up to them on tiptoe , and when one old woman passed her dinner to the other he held out his hand and took it and ate if for himself . ` How slow you are kneading that cake , ' cried the other old woman at last . ` Why , I have given you your dinner , and what more do you want ? ' replied the second . ` You did n't ; at least I never got it , ' said the other . ' I certainly thought you took it from me ; but here is some more . ' And again the young man stretched out his hand ; and the two old women fell to quarrelling afresh . But when it happened for the third time the old women suspected some trick , and one of them exclaimed : ' I am sure there is a man here ; tell me , are you not my grandson ? ' ` Yes , ' answered the young man , who wished to please her , ` and in return for your good dinner I will see if I can not restore your sight ; for I was taught in the art of healing by the best medicine man in the tribe . ' And with that he left them , and wandered about till he found the herb which he wanted . Then he hastened back to the old women , and begging them to boil him some water , he threw the herb in . As soon as the pot began to sing he took off the lid , and sprinkled the eyes of the women , and sight came back to them once more . There was no night in that country , so , instead of going to bed very early , as he would have done in his own hut , the young man took another walk . A splashing noise near by drew him down to a valley through which ran a large river , and up a waterfall some salmon were leaping . How their silver sides glistened in the light , and how he longed to catch some of the great fellows ! But how could he do it ? He had beheld no one except the old women , and it was not very likely that they would be able to help him . So with a sigh he turned away and went back to them , but , as he walked , a thought struck him . He pulled out one of his hairs which hung nearly to his waist , and it instantly became a strong line , nearly a mile in length .
` Weave me a net XXXXX I may catch some salmon , ' said he .
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