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therefore were very glad to see the children again, and cried from 

 joy at the meeting. The girl still remained inside the tent. The bear 

 appeared ready to attack the newcomers, and the panther also sat up 

 and watched. The young man, knowing that the two animals were 

 angry, told them, "Be quiet, lie down again," Then he brought the 

 two young men into the tent. They sat down very much afraid. The 

 girl sat looking on the ground, with a stick (kaahaya'') in her hand, 

 with which she sat playing as she faced the door. She spoke no word. 

 The brother told her to get meat. Then she brought pemmican in 

 wooden bowls and gave it to them. They ate it with relish. She, how- 

 ever, did not speak to them or look at them. When the two young men 

 had eaten, they told the young man that they would return to tell their 

 people that they had found him and his sister in all this abundance. 

 The girl gave them some meat and then told them that when they re- 

 turned with the people they must not approach too closely to her tent, 

 but camp farther down the river. Then the two men went back and told 

 the news to the people. Soon some of the people began to arrive in 

 advance of the camp, young men on horseback. The panther went out 

 and stood at one end of the meat and the bear walked to and fro in 

 front of it, guarding it. Then the girl ordered the bear to lie down, 

 which he did. Thereupon the young men came in and ate. Then the 

 people made their camp below and soon all came pouring in. The 

 girl told them that she would harm none of them except her father. 

 Then she told her dogs : "These people continually come in, but I 

 will tell you when my father comes. I will know his voice ; he will be 

 the last one to enter." Indeed, at last he came in, saying : "I am very 

 glad to see my children again." "There he comes, the old man; that 

 is he, the one talking," said the girl. The two animals were lying at 

 both sides of the door. As the man came he told his children : "Tell 

 them not to do anything to me. Prevent them from attacking me." 

 As he came between them, the bear stiffened his hair and the panther 

 crouched for a spring, watching the old man's eye. Suddenly the 

 panther sprang on his chest and the bear seized him from behind. The 

 panther bit his throat while the bear took out a large piece from his 

 side. The man fell dead. Then the girl told the animals : "Carry 

 him out on the prairie and let him lie there." All the other people were 

 afraid and went home. Then an old man cried out: "They have done 

 that because their father treated them badly. They have treated him 

 right." Then the people went back to the tent and sat down ; and others 

 came in, and they asked for meat, and the girl told them to take the 

 meat that was farthest away. Then all the women said, "This belongs 



