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At any rate, he revealed the secret of the hiding-place of the peje chica, on condition that a part of the wealth should be used to advance the interests of the Indians. "The most valuable article discovered was in the form of a fish of solid gold and so large that the Spaniards considered it a rare prize.
There was an appealing look now in her soft deep-brown eyes, and her thin, delicate lips trembled as she hurried on with her strange story. "I never saw my father in such a state before," she murmured. "For days all he had talked about was the 'big fish, the peje grande, whatever that might mean and the curse of Mansiche." The recollection of the past few days seemed to be too much for her.
But the Cacique assured his young friend that it was only the little fish, that a much greater treasure existed, worth many times the value of this one. "The sequel of the story is that the Spaniard forgot his promise, went off to Spain, and spent all his gold. He was returning for the peje grande, of which he had made great boasts, but before he could get it he was killed.
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