told the daughters of Blue Jay about it, but the daughters were silent. Blue Jay, too, was silent, and he looked hard at his daughters.
On the third day the strange youths appeared as before. The elder shot three arrows. The younger shot two that almost reached the thing. Her third arrow pierced the middle of the splendor. Then the two youths jumped into a canoe and rowed out to the thing. They dragged it to the shore and carried it into the woods. The animals were almost crazed with excitement. "Who are these strange youths?" they asked each other. "Where did they carry the great shining thing? Why did they not give us some of it?" That night they told the sisters the story, but the sisters were silent.
The next morning the daughters of Blue Jay awoke early and went to take their bath. While they were gone, their father awoke. He looked at his daughters' bed. It was empty. He became very angry. "Where have those daughters gone now?" he stormed aloud. "I believe they are the strange youths. I shall have to punish them."
Just then the daughters came in. "Where have you been?" Blue Jay demanded. "Why do you go out so early every morning? I believe you are the two strange youths. Tell me, have you the great shining thing hidden from our people?"
