Whentheyhaddividedthebuffalo\'sflesh,andeachwomanhadthefamilyportioninherbasket,thestrangerwifegotupandsaid:
\'Letmehavethehead。\'
\'Youcouldnevercarryanythingsoheavy,\'answeredthemen,\'andnowyouareillbesides。\'
\'YoudonotknowhowstrongIam,\'answeredshe。Andatlasttheygaveither。
Shedidnotwalktothevillagewiththeothers,butlingeredbehind,and,insteadofenteringherhut,sheslippedintothelittleshedwherethepotsforcookingandstoringmaizewerekept。Thenshelaiddownthebuffalo\'sheadandsatbesideit。Herhusbandcametoseekher,andbeggedhertoleavetheshedandgotobed,asshemustbetiredout;butthegirlwouldnotstir,neitherwouldsheattendtothewordsofhermother—in—law。