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cannibals if you sleep until this time of day. Will you try and act like a 

 man, so that I may be proud of you ? You were born a young man and 

 you have got to act so, instead of being a lazy son and a disgrace to 

 your family. You must begin to do better, if you wish to see the can- 

 nibals," said the father. The young man got up out of the bed and 

 ate his breakfast, having fully made up his mind to look for the canni- 

 bals. So he brushed his hair properly and dressed himself decently, and 

 went to an old woman's tipi for information. The young man went in 

 and found the old woman by herself. 



"Well, my dear grandson, what brought you here? Is it pos- 

 sible that you go out this time of day ? Be seated, my dear grandson, 

 I am glad to see you !" This old woman reached behind her bed and 

 took out some remnants of dried beef and tallow and gave them to the 

 young man to eat. He relished the food and ate it up. "Well, grand- 

 mother, you know that I am in the habit of lying on my bed until late 

 in the day, actually lazy, at home. My folks didn't care so much at the 

 start, and did not criticise me. But recently my father has rebuked me 

 every morning, pulling my blankets off, and telling me to ^et up. He 

 told me that if I wanted to get to see the cannibals I should have to be 

 an early riser, and furthermore I would never amount to anything if I 

 lay on the bed all the time. This constant remark every morning, set 

 me to thinking, until I made up my mind to look for the creatures. 

 Now, grandmother, since you are an old being, possibly you have heard 

 about the cannibals. I thought that perhaps you could give me some 

 light and advice. Where do these cannibals live? Did you ever hear 

 about them, grandmother? I want very much to look for 

 them, for my father always talks about them and says that 

 a lazy, good-for-nothing young man can never see them. So now, 

 grandmother, I have fully decided to take the journey, provided 

 you will tell me where they live — the place and the direction," said 

 Sleepy- Young-Man. "Well ! Well ! Grandson, I did not know your 

 ambition when you first came in, and judged that you came for a bit to 

 eat. Grandson, your undertaking is a very hard one, for the distance 

 is far, besides, there might be dangers on the way. When I was a 

 little girl I heard that these cannibals lived ^toward the sunrise, and 

 that it is a long and tedious journey. My dear grandson, 1 advise you 

 not to take the journey, for this reason, that it is too far for a single 

 man to go alone," said the old woman. "No, grandmother, my own 

 father rebuked me so much that I have gotten tired of it and I want to 

 go on the journey," said Sleepy- Young-Man. "Very well, grandson, 

 I will put you up a luncheon (which was of dried beef and waste tal- 



