them
began to rub his teeth hard, and as they did so, lo! brass rods were
seen to drop on the ground from the mouth of one of them, and the people
gave a great shout for wonder at it.

The princess was then brought forward, and as the young chief rose to
his feet he continued to rub his teeth, and the brass rods were heard to
tinkle as they fell to the ground. The marriage was therefore duly
proceeded with, and another round of feasts followed, for the king was
rich in flocks of goats, and sheep, and in well-tilled fields and
slaves.

But after the first moon had waned and gone, the husband said, "Come,
now, let us depart, for Gumbi's land is no home for me."

And unknown to Gumbi they prepared for flight, and stowed their canoe
with all things needful for a long journey, and one night soon after
dark they embarked, and paddled down the river. One day the princess,
while she was seated on her cushions, saw a curious nut floating near
the canoe, upon which she sprang into the river to obtain it. It eluded
her grasp. She swam after it, and the chief followed her as well as he
was able, crying out to her to return to the canoe, as there were
dangerous animals in the water. But she paid no heed to him, and
continued to swim after the nut, until, when she had arrived opposite a
village, the princess was hailed by an old woman, who cried, "Ho,
princess, I have got what thou seekest. See." And she held the nut up
in her hand. Then the princess stepped on shore, and her husband made
fast his canoe to the bank.

"Give it to me," demanded the princess, holding out her hand.

"There is one thing thou must do for me before thou canst obtain it."

"What is that?" she asked.

"Thou must lay thy hands upon my bosom to cure me of my disease. Only
thus canst thou have it," the old woman said.

The princess laid her hands upon her bosom, and as she did so the old
woman was cured of her illness.

"Now thou mayest depart on thy journey, but remember what I tell thee.
Thou and thy husband must cling close to this side of the river until
thou comest abreast of an island which is in the middle of the entrance
to a great lake. For the shore thou seekest is on this side. Once
there thou wilt find peace and rest for many years. But if thou goest
to the other side of the river thou wilt be lost, thou and thy husband."

Then they re-embarked, and the river ran straight and smooth before
them. After some days they discovere