The rainbow, in her eyes, was a token that what the cave-dweller said was true; it was also the messenger through whose agency Okoya, and later on Hayoue, had drifted into her home with cheering tidings.

Even Shyuote had arrived at the right moment, in time to be sent after the husband and father.

So happy felt Say, that in view of Shyuote's opportune coming, she almost regretted having scolded the boy.
An intense feeling of gratitude toward the powers above filled her heart.

Among these powers there are two that appear not so much superior to the rest as more intimately connected with the fate of man,--as more directly influencing his weal and woe.

These are the prominent figures of the sun-father and his spouse the moon-mother.