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are you going?" "I am trying to catch a big Red-Duck that has my 

 brother's arrow," said he. 



The boy went on until he came to another village. He went to the 

 chief's tipi, and the chief asked him in. He ate his dinner and made 

 his complaint to the chief : "The big Red-Duck has my brother's arrow. 

 I am after him." "Well, mv bow he went through here about fifty days 

 ago." 



The boy started again and kept going until he came to another 

 village. The chief asked him where he was going. "Well, chief, I am 

 after my brother's arrow. That big Red-Duck carried it away. I 

 stopped here to find out whether or not you have seen or heard of it." 

 "Yes, I hear that he went through here about forty days ago." 



The boy went on again, and walked about a month, until he came 

 to another village. He made his complaint to the chief, and said: "I 

 stopped here to learn if you have seen or heard of the big Red-Duck 

 that took my brother's arrOw?" "Well, my son, he went through here 

 about thirty days ago." 



The boy started again, and walked about thirty days. He came to 

 another village, went to the chief's tipi and made his complaint. He 

 asked the chief to give him a pair of moccasins. The chief gave him 

 the moccasins and told himj that the big Red-Duck had gone through 

 the village about twenty days before. The boy said, "Well, chief, I 

 must go on." 



The boy went on, and came to another village, made his complaint 

 to the chief and the chief told him that the big Red-Duck had passed 

 through his village about ten days before. 



The boy walked on about ten days, and came to another chief's tipi. 

 He made his complaint to the chief and the chief told him that the 

 big Red-Duck had passed through about eight days before. 



The boy went on, until he came to another village. He went to 

 the chief's tipi, and made his complaint. The chief told him that the 

 big Red-Duck had passed through there about one day before. 



The boy started again and walked till he came to a camp, and asked 

 for the chief's tipi. The chief asked the boy what was his business. 

 The boy told the chief the Red-Duck had carried his brother's arrow 

 away, and he was going after it, and he asked the chief if he had heard 

 of the big Red-Duck going through there. "Yes, my son, he was 

 through here at about noon to-day." "Well, chief, I must be going." 



The boy started on, and he ran till he came to the big water. "Old 

 grandfather Brown-Duck, I wish you would stretch your legs." The 

 r>ro\vn-Duck stretched his legs, and said, "I have done all I can for you, 



