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KIVIUNG 



AN old woman lived with her grandson in a 

 lall hut. She had no husband to take care of 

 T and the boy, and they were very poor. The 

 id's clothing was made of the skins of birds 

 r hich they caught in snares. Whenever the boy 

 Line out of the hut to play, the other boys would 

 call, "Here comes the bird boy! Fly away, 

 birdie!" and the men would laugh at him and 

 tear his clothes. 



Only one man whose name was Kiv-i-ung, was 

 kind to the boy and tried to protect him from the 

 others, but they would not stop. The lad often 

 came to his grandmother crying, and she would 

 console him and promise him a new garment, as 

 soon as they could get the skins. 



She begged the men to stop teasing the child 

 and tearing his clothes, but they only laughed at 

 her. At last she became angry and said to the 

 boy, " I will avenge you on your tormentors. I 

 can do it by making use of my power to con- 

 jure." 



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