Coralie
took them to her own home, where she lived in great luxury, being
one of the prominent women of the Pinkies. In this country the women
seemed fully as important as the men, and instead of being coddled
and petted, they performed their share of the work, both in public
and private affairs, and were expected to fight in the wars exactly
as the men did.
Our friends learned considerable about the Pinkies during that
afternoon and evening, for their hostess proved kind and agreeable
and frankly answered all their questions. Although this half of Sky
Island was no larger than the Blue Country, being no more than two
miles square, it had several hundred inhabitants. These were divided
into two tribes, which were called the Sunrise Tribe and the Sunset
Tribe. The Sunrise Tribe lived in the eastern half of the Pink
Country and the Sunset Tribe in the west half, and there was great
rivalry between them, and sometimes war.
It was all a question of social importance. The Sunrise Tribe
claimed that every day the sun greeted them first of all, which
proved they were the most important; but on the other hand, the
Sunset Tribe claimed that the sun always deserted the other tribe
and came to them, which was evidence that they were the most
attractive people. On Sky Island--at least on the Pink side--the sun
arose in wonderful splendor, but also it set in a blaze of glory,
and so there were arguments on both sides, and for want of something
better to argue about, the Pinkies took this queer subject as a
cause of dispute.
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