he entered the lodge . it was all in confusion and covered with ashes . on one side , sitting among the cinders , with his face blackened , and crying aloud , was his elder brother . on the other side sat the younger , jeekewis , also with blackened face , his head covered with stray feathers and tufts of swan - down . this one presented so curious a figure that maidwa could not keep from laughing . he seemed to be so lost and far - gone in grief that he could not notice his brother 's arrival . the eldest , however , after a while , lifting up his head , recognized maidwa , jumped up and shook hands , and kissed him , and expressed much joy at his return . maidwa , as soon as he had seen the lodge set in order , made known that he had brought each of them a wife . as soon as jeekewis heard a wife spoken of , he roused from his torpor , sprang to his feet , and said : " why is it just now that you have come ? " and at once made for the door and peeped out to see the strangers . he then commenced jumping and laughing , and crying out , " women ! women ! " and that was all the reception he gave his brother . maidwa told them to wash themselves and prepare , for he would go and fetch the females in .
they could not find maidwa .
why were the brothers upset ?
why were the brothers upset ?