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dead, was coming toward him, following his trail. The dogs just then 

 were chasing white turkeys, and the latter flew toward the approach- 

 ing girl, who leaped up with arms above her head, trying to catch the 

 turkeys. She fell to the ground with one just as her brother reached 

 her. He picked off the feathers and carried them home to his uncle.' 



" Fetch deer sinew," said the uncle. So the youth departed again. 

 He shot a deer, picked off the sinew, and carried it home to his uncle, 

 who said, "This is not the kind. Get the sinew of a white deer." 

 And when the youth had departed for that purpose and was walking 

 about in search of that kind of sinew, the White Deer [chief?! found 

 him, and said, "Why are you walking about? " "My uncle said that 

 I was to bring him the sinew of a white deer, so 1 am walking about," 

 said Tube, "^ake my sinew," said the White Deer. "Replace it 

 with the peeled bark of the mulberry tree." And the youth did so. 

 "He told you that because he wished your death. But he shall see 

 you return alive," said the White Deer. Then they separated, the 

 youth returning home. 



When he got home, his uncle said, "Fetch a small bird, so that the 

 child may have it for playing ^oughl3^" The youth departed, and 

 when he had almost captured the young bird, the old mother [Eaglel 

 came back and was fl3'ing round and round her nest. As she was thus 

 flying, she addressed Tube: "What is your business?" "My uncle 

 said that I was to fetch the young bird as a playmate for the child; 

 hence I have been going about," replied Tube. "Well! wait till I go 

 first to the village to examine it and then return hither," said the 

 mother Eagle. She took some pokeberries in her claws and departed. 

 W^hen she reached the house she flew round and round above the 

 house, and when she squeezed the pokeberries the red juice was falling 

 into the yard. 



When the people noticed this, the}^ said, " He is dead," and they were 

 very glad. While they were acting thus. Tube's sister was crying. 

 The Eagle noticed her, and then departed homeward. On reaching 

 home, she asked, "How large is the child? " " It is large enough to sit 

 alone," replied Tube. "Well, my youngest child is always hungry," 

 said the Eagle, as she handed this j^oung one to Tube. "If the child 

 is sitting alone when you reach home, say, 'This is the small bird 

 about which you were speaking,' and pitch it on the child. They have 

 done so to you just because they wish your death, but you shall not die; 

 they shall see you reach home," said the Eagl^. 



When Tube reached the house with the eaglet, he pitched it on the 

 child, and said, "This is the small bird about which you were speaking." 

 Away went the eaglet, clutching the child in its talons, and all the 

 people ran in pursuit of it. Up went the eaglet, and as he flew, noth- 

 ing but the bones of the child fell to the ground. Therefore since 



