In the sky-world was a man who aimed to his pregnant wife. his wife told him that she wanted some bark from the roots of the great tree. though the husband knew it was wrong, he dug up the roots of the tree for his wife. in doing so, he broke a hole in the floor of the sky-world, and was shocked to find empty space underneath. he was terrified and told his wife what he did.

which words in this excerpt support the idea that the husband was very devoted to his wife?