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sci'iucd loo small lo lake tiiuo (d cul a tree ilowii on which lo fi'oss. Fur 

 llicruiore. lie fould see the moose only just u liltlc faithcr on. sta^'ircrin;; 

 with fatifjuo. ami, by crossing inunodiately, lio ooiihl soon o\ciiakc it. He 

 could even taste fresh meat, he inia.s,'ine<l. the moose Ix'ini,' so sure his. As 

 he jumped, the stream instantly swelled its dimensions to a ra.i,dn;; torreid 

 and swept him away with it. It had been caused to become a larjie river 

 by the jrreat Snake God wlio lived near a sand point that projected into the 

 lake a little way otf from tlie outlet of tlu^ river. Tliis snake god'.s home was 

 on an island just beycmd tlie sand point. Here he lived in comi>any with 

 many otlier snakes and otlier animals that live in tlie water. Here they 

 had their lodge-s, as did the bear family. These snakes and Iteasts were tlie 

 great evil enemie.s of our race. Here to this island tlie wolf was taken 

 prisoner. There he was killed and skinned and his hide w;is used to cover 

 the door-way of the principal lodge of the place where the greater i)arl of 

 the snakes went in and out in their strollings about. 



Following along behind, Manabush tracked his nephew to this second 

 stream, now a big river, and found that his tracks ended there. At once he 

 knew he had disobeyed his orders of the morning when he had told him to 

 cut a tree across every stream he came to. H(> had cut one tree down and 

 had crossed the stream there safely. Now he had disobeyed orders anc 

 liad tried to jump the stream, but was tak<"n by the current. And the 

 stream getting larger and swifter as it ]);isse(l out toward the lake, took him 

 out with it to the residence of King Snake. There this sn.nke and his 

 companions had killed him and took his hide for a door-cover for the 

 snakes" pas.sage-way. Finding that the tracks ended at th(> stream-crossing 

 ;iiid that he had inidonbtedly been swept out into the lake. Manabush starteil 

 down its winding course, hoping against hope that he mi.ght find him 

 stranded and yet alive, or might he lucky enough to find his liody. if dead. 

 He had luck in obtaining desired information, but not his comrade's body. 



As he neared the stream's mouth, he saw a bird looking down into tlie 

 water. He slipped slowly up to it and made a grab for its head. I'nluckily, 

 however, he just missed his hold and ruffed up the feathers on the hack 

 of its head and neck. The bird was Kingfisher. The top bunch of feathers 

 on his head Manabush made by this stroke, by grabbing liira by the head 

 and slipping his hold. Escaping, the bird flew away a short distance and 

 lit. Then looking back and seeing Manabush. he said : "I would have 

 told yon wliere your nephew has gone had you not grabbed me as you did." 

 Manabush. however, was equal to the occasion, for he knew the weak 

 lK)ints in the make-up of the lives of all living things, Se he said to him : 

 "Come over and tell me and I will make you a pretty bird," In consequence 

 of this promise, he flew near and told him that his neiihew had been killed 

 by King Snake who lived near the sand point. He told him further that 

 the snakes and liears and other water Iteasts come out on the sand point to 

 sun them.selves about noon each nice day Jind the King Snake would be 

 the last (me to come on shore. Manabush thanked him for the information 

 and then "fixed him up" and made him a jn-etty bird by rubbing his breast 

 with white clay and painting his body bl.ick-blue. 



