" see how he stoops as he breaks off the ear . nushka ! he seems for a moment to tremble . walker , be nimble ! hooh ! it is plain the old man is the thief . " he turned suddenly where she sat in the circle , pensively regarding the crooked ear which she held in her hand , and exclaimed : " leelinau , the old man is thine ! " laughter rung merrily through the corn - field , but leelinau , casting down upon the ground the crooked ear of maize , walked pensively away . the next morning the eldest son of a neighboring chief called at her father 's lodge . he was quite advanced in years ; but he enjoyed such renown in battle , and his name was so famous in the hunt , that the parents accepted him as a suitor for their daughter .
enjoyed such renown in battle , and his name was so famous in the hunt .
why did leelinau's parents accept the eldest son of a neighboring chief as a suitor for their daughter ?
why did leelinau's parents accept the eldest son of a neighboring chief as a suitor for their daughter ?