51/60 He came many times to woo her and make her his wife. But Smiling Moon said: 'Go, do great deeds, an come again.' "Tarhe searched the east and the west. He brought her strange gifts from strange lands. She said: 'Go and slay my enemies.' Tarhe went forth in his war paint and killed the braves who named her Smiling Moon. He came again to her and she said: 'Run swifter than the deer, be more cunning than the beaver, dive deeper than the loon.' "Tarhe passed once more to the island where dwelt Smiling Moon. |