“One day her husband cautioned her, that while in search of roots, wild turnips and other herbs, she should not dig'” and that should she use the digging stick, she should not dig too deep, and that she should go home early when out for a walk. The husband was constantly bringing in the beef and hide, in order that he might keep his wife at work at home all the time. But she was a good worker and soon finished what was required for them.”

— Tales of the North American Indians, Tale 51 · served from our shelf  receiptuncorrected OCR — being verified against the scan