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Thus all his enemies were destroyed by this powerful man, and his 

 fame spread all over the world, and he now rested from his fights; 

 for his victory was very great, and he had more power than he had 

 ever had before, for the Mountain gave him his power. 



< )ne morning very early the slave ran into the house and told him 

 that a canoe had come, with two people in it. Dirty was lying down 

 by the fireside. The two men came in and said, "Great chief, our 

 poor sick chief wants you to come. He wants to see you before he 

 dies. Therefore he sent us to you." Then Duty arose, and he and 

 his slave made ready to go with the two men who had come to him. 

 They went down to the canoe together. The two men paddled, and 

 the canoe went quickly toward the southwest. After they had 

 passed over the large sea, they saw a small island in front of them; 

 and when they came nearer and nearer, the island appeared to be 

 large; and there was a large town on the island, with many houses 

 and many people. 



As soon as they arrived on the beach, crowds of people came down 

 to meet them. Dirty went ashore, and the men guided him and the 

 slave to the chief's house. As soon as he came in, behold! a chief 

 lay there in the rear of the house. He was very ill. The pole sup- 

 porting our world was standing on his chest; and the world had 

 always been turning on his chest ever since the world began, all 

 through the ages. Now, he was sick, and therefore he sent for Dirty 

 to take his place. He spoke to Dirty: "The reason why I sent for 

 you is that you shall lie down here and take care of the world. I 

 have heard that you are a mighty man. I know that you have 

 double strength — one which you obtained from a supernatural 

 being, the other which you obtained from the strong mountain. 

 Lie down by my side! I will put this pole-of-the- world on your chest." 



Before Duty lay down by his side, he said to his slave, "I will give 

 part of my life to you. Sit down by my side! You shall always 

 live with me, and you shall rub iny back with the oil of wild ducks 

 once a year." So the slave sat down there, and Dirty lay down. 

 Then the chief took the pole off from his chest and put it on Dirty's 

 chest, and the chief and all his people left the town. 



Dirty is still holding the world on his chest, and his slave is also 

 there. The oil of wild ducks is nearly gone now; and as soon as 

 Dirty dies, the world will come to an end. 



10. The Four Great Chiefs of the Winds 1 



There are four great chiefs in the four corners of the world. The 

 North Wind is the first of all; the South Wind, the second; the East 

 Wind, the third; and the West Wind, the fourth. The three chiefs 



