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 of hunger ; and , if he dies we die also . ' ` No , no , ' said the bride ; ' I can look after him as well as you . Get him ready , for the sun is sinking and it is time we set forth . ' So she went away and put together a small pot filled with healing herms , a horn that she used in tending sick people , a little knife , and a calabash containing deer fat ; and , hiding these about her , she took leave of her father and mother and started across the mountains by the side of her husband .
But the young man did not see the buffalo that followed them , which had left his home to be the servant XXXXX his wife .
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