at last the giant 's wife determined that she would go to her father and make known to him what a valuable husband she had , and how he furnished her lodge with a great abundance of sticks and stones , which he would pass upon her for bear and beaver . so , when her husband , whose brave halloo had now died away to a feeble chirp , had started for the hunt , she set out . as soon as these two had gone away from the neighborhood , the dog made signs to his mistress to sweat him after the manner of the indians . he had always been a good dog , and she was willing to oblige him . she accordingly made a lodge just large enough for him to creep in . she then put in heated stones , and poured water upon them , which raised a vapor that filled the lodge and searched with its warmth to the very heart 's core of the enchanted dog .
the dog made signs to his mistress to sweat him after the manner of the indians .
why did the youngest sister build a lodge and fill it with heated stones ?
why did the youngest sister build a lodge and fill it with heated stones ?