after they had become able to hunt and to take care of themselves , the elder proposed to leave them and to go in search of the world , promising to return as soon as he could procure them wives . in this intention he was overruled by his brothers , who said that they could not part with him . jeekewis , the second , was loud in disapproval of the scheme , saying : " what will you do with those you propose to get ? we have lived so long by ourselves , we can still do without them . " this counsel prevailed , and for a time the three brothers continued together . one day they agreed to kill each a male of that kind of animal , which each was most expert in hunting , for the purpose of making quivers from their skins . when these quivers were prepared , they were straightway filled , with arrows . they all had a presentiment that something was about to happen which called upon them to be ready .
they loved him .
why did the brothers say they could not part with the eldest ?
why did the brothers say they could not part with the eldest ?