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that time eagles have. wanted children badly: they are fond of eating 

 them, so say the people. 



When the uncle had finished making the arroAvs, he made Tuhe enter 

 a boat with him, in which they crossed the great water for the purpose 

 "of setting fire to the grass on the opposite side. " Set fire to the grass," 

 said the uncle to Tuhe. Then the nephew went ahead firing the grass, 

 the uncle following him. When the fire went out, the youth thought, 

 " He must have started home," so he ran back to the bank. On reach- 

 ing there he found that his uncle had the boat out in the middle of the 

 great water; so he unstrung his bow, took oif the string, one end of 

 which he threw toward the boat. It caught on the boat, and Tuhe 

 began to pull the boat ashore. But when it had reached the edge of 

 the water, the uncle cut the string and it returned ^o the middle of 

 the water. Then Tuhe made a loop in the string, and threw it again. 

 Again it caught on the boat, and Tuhe began to draw it ashore. But 

 when it had neared the edge of the water, the uncle cut the string, 

 and away went the boat back to the middle of the stream. This was 

 repeated with a like result. The fourth time that Tuhe threw the 

 string, it did not reach the boat, and the uncle left him and went home. 



Then Tuhe thought, "I can go around the bank of the stream." 

 So he was walking along till it was getting dusk. Just then a Sap- 

 sucker cried out "Z"/^/" "O pshaw! what does such an ugly bird as 

 that amount to ? " said Tuhe. ' ' I can extricate you from your trouble," 

 said the Sap-sucker. "If you can do an3^thing for me, please do it," 

 said Tuhe. "You must first sleep in my house," replied the Sap- 

 sucker. " H ow can I climb thither ? " inquired Tuhe. Whereupon the 

 Sap-sucker thrust out its tongue, which became long enough to reach 

 to the ground, and Tuhe caught hold of the tongue, and thus climbed 

 up the tree into the nest. While he was reclining there, the Old 

 Woman was coming in the distance. On reaching the tree, she said, 

 "O yes! does he not lie right here? " And she remained there hitting 

 against the tree till day, when she disappeared. 



Then Tube came to the ground and resumed his wanderings, travel- 

 ing till dusk. Then he heard the cry of the Ancient of large black 

 Woodpeckers. " O pshaw! what can such an ugly bird as that accom- 

 plish V " I can extricate you from your trouble," replied the Wood- 

 pecker. "If you can do an3''thing for me, please do it," said Tuhe. 

 "You must first sleep in my house," replied the Woodpecker. " How 

 can I climb thither? "inquired the youth. Whereupon the Wood- 

 pecker thrust down his tongue, which was long enough to reach the 

 ground, and Tuhe caught hold of the tongue and thus climbed up the 

 tree into the nest. While he was reclining there, the Old Woman 

 was coming in the distance. On reaching the tree, she said, " O yes! 

 does he not lie right here?" And she remained there hitting against 

 the tree till day, when she vanished. 



