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the man. In this party there was a black snake, two kinds of clucks, 

 a goose, and a crane. "Yes, I have thought many times that an 

 ambitious heart does more good than a poor one. You men are physi- 

 cally strong, and I hope that in spite of the perilous duty before ^ou, 

 you may succeed," said he, winking his eyes and glancing at the 

 crowd. "You may all know that these young men will now dive for 

 our benefit," said the man. So they all looked around, threw out their 

 deep chests, wiggled, closed their eyes, and dived in search of land. 

 The people, after seeing the water ripples left by them, wondered 

 whether or not they would be successful this time. For five days 

 these short, but healthy-looking young men were absent from their 

 companions. After the sun had risen these five young men had 

 returned. Each one was floating on the surface, breathing rather 

 hard from exhaustion. "Well! Well! Here they come, and we are 

 sure to have a good report this time," said he, looking at his Flat- 

 Pipe. "We cannot find any signs of land, although we went together 

 and were gone very deep, still the water looked green," said they, 

 looking very tired. Straightening himself, the man said, encourag- 

 ingly to the people, "You may all know that these young men have 

 returned and reported that they saw no speck of land, but that there 

 is a continuous green appearance to the water." Again there was 

 quite a stir among the people, and all conversed upon the subject. So 

 finally, after they had a. talk and decided, there came word from them 

 that an appointment was uncertain this time, for all those who had 

 strength and flight had failed. 



"Say, can I make an attempt alone?" said the turtle, secretly to 

 the man. "Hush! I want all of them to search for it," said he, in 

 low voice. While the turtle had gone back to its place, which was 

 close to the man, he advanced a little and said to the people, who 

 were still talking and singing for better results, "Well! Since you all 

 have failed to make good selections to-day, I think that on behalf of 

 my Pipe and for ourselves, it is a wise proposition for all to seek for 

 the land. So I want all of you to come forward and make a dive 

 around me and bring a good report, ' ' said the man, in a clear and manly 

 voice. So all the birds, reptiles, and others came close, with much 

 delight, each expressing a desire to accomplish the task. "For the 

 good welfare and prosperity of my Pipe, I pray you all to seek dili- 

 gently for the land and I will await for the results," said he, looking 

 at the turtle, which meant that the turtle was to remain with him. So 

 every one then took deep breaths and glanced at each other. All at 

 once they dived for the bottom of the water. After they had dived 

 simultaneously, there were pretty ripples left on the surface; each 



