That day Sukonia's sisters showed his wives every place in the house and outside it,--showed them where venison, roots, and acorns were kept; showed them where the water was. The spring was in the house in one corner, carefully covered. After some days Sukonia said to his wives: "I want you to tell me what your father said when you were leaving him. When does he want you to go back? When does he wish you to visit him?" "He did not tell us when to go to him. He did not tell us to go back at all, he only told us to come here; but we want to see him. We want to tell him how we live here." "Well," said Sukonia, "go to-morrow; go to see your father. What does he eat? What does he like?" "He eats salmon; he likes nice beads, furs, and shells." "I will send him some of my meat, I will send him venison. I will send him beads and furs." "May I go with my sisters-in-law?" asked Chikpitpa. "No, I want you here," said Sukonia. "I want you here, my little brother." The two women rose early next morning, and Tsore Jowa helped them to make ready. Sukonia gave them fat venison, and every kind of bright beads and rich presents for their father. They started; went as far as the Ichpul house, where the two frog sisters lived. The two old maids were in the road and spoke to Sukonia's wives. They were very kind and pleasant. "Put down your baskets and sit a while with us to talk," said they. The Jahtaneno sisters were frightened. They did not wish to stop. They feared the Ichpul women, did not like to make them angry by refusing. They were afraid to sit down, afraid to refuse. "Oh, how your hair looks! let me see your head," said one Ichpul woman to the elder sister. "Oh, how your hair looks!" said the other to the younger sister; "let me look at your head." "Put your head on my lap," said each Ichpul sister to each of Sukonia's wives. Each was afraid, but still put her head on the old maid's lap. The Ichpul sisters killed Sukonia's wives, flayed their bodies, and put their skins on themselves. About sunset next day the two frog women went to Sukonia's house; went in and sat where Jahtaneno's daughters had always sat; took the place of Sukonia's wives; looked just like them because they had their skins on. About dusk Sukonia came home from the hunt. Chikpitpa, who ran ahead, rushed into the sweat-house to see if his sisters-in-law had come back from their father's. He saw the two women, looked at them; they seemed like his sisters-in-law, but when he came near he cried out at once,-- "Phu! they smell like frogs! The Ichpul sisters are here: these are the frog old maids!" He cried and ran out to meet his brother. "Brother," said he, "the Ichpul women are in our house. They killed my sisters-in-law to-day. I know they did." And he kept crying, "They killed my sisters-in-law, they killed my poor sisters-in-law!" and he cried without stopping, cried bitterly.