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114 LavcHING Boy Slim Girl did not understand it at first; she Lad rather wanted to bar it as entailing unnecessa-v + labour, but decided not to say anything. He sev that she thought it dull, drudging work. He cil not try to explain it to her directly, but told het the story of Natinesthani and the origin of core. and taught her the songs about the tall plex! growing. When the stalks were past waist-higk, § he took her to the field at evening, while sunser brought the drab clay bluffs to life with red, anc af soft breeze made the leaves swing and whisper. He made her see the whole field in contrast, andj the individual hills, the slender plants and ther promise, talking to her of Corn Maiden aad Pollen Boy, and of how First Man and First Woman were made from corn. Her eyes wer opened to it then, as much through understanding how he felt as through what she objectively b ; held. After that she worked with him a little, = please him, although she never cared for the bad : breaking toil in itself. His silver sold well. His craftsmanship + fine, his invention lively, and his taste in quoise most exacting. It was strong, pure s real Northern Navajo work, untouched by Eurs : pean influence. Other Indians would buy it if the store, and its barbaric quality caught tad tourist’s eye. Slim Girl got in touch with ti