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was made to come to life again. So here I am now ! '' Then she said, 

 "Shall I get a flat stone to lay my head on, and will you hammer 

 my head as flat as your mother did yours?" Then AndaokH said, 

 "Well, if you want me to do it. Don't blame me, for I don't want 

 to do this to you; but if you want me to make you pretty, get a 

 good flat stone, and a stone big enough to hammer your head flat 

 with." Then she went to find the two stones. It was not long before 

 she brought two stones, and she showed them to Andaok u t. When 

 he saw the two stones, he said, "These two stones are too small; the 

 bigger the stones are, the prettier you will look." Then she said, "I 

 will look for larger stones, for I want to be very pretty, as you are, 

 for I mean to have you for my husband;" and she ran to find two 

 larger stones. She had not staid away long, when she came back 

 with a stone just as large as she could carry. Then she put it down 

 close to where the young man was standing. She put it flat on the 

 ground, and then she went after the other one for a hammer. She 

 brought this also, and put it down. Then she said to Andaok u t, 

 "Come along and hammer my head flat, and make me look as pretty 

 as you are! " So Andaok"t told her to lay her head on the flat 

 stone. Then she did as she was told, and AndaokH took the stone 

 to hammer her head with; but she jumped up, saying, "I don't think 

 you can bring me to life again after you kill me!" Andaok u t said, 

 "I thought you would do that. Now you had better remain ugly. 

 But I will not marry you," said he, as he threw away the hammer. 

 Then the great woman said, "Come and hammer my head flat, for I 

 want to marry you ! " This she said as she went and laid her head on 

 the flat stone; and before she could move, lie hammered her head flat, 

 and killed her. 



Then he went into her house; and as soon as he was inside the 

 door, he heard some one calling out loud, "Come, my master, for 

 here is a man that has come into your house !" Andaok u t looked 

 for the man that was calling out, and then he found that it was the 

 chamber-pot of the great woman that was calling. Then he took 

 a stone and threw it at it, and broke it to pieces ; but this caused only 

 more noise, for all the broken pieces began to cry out louder. Then 

 he picked them up and threw them into the fire; but they cried 

 stUl louder. Then AndaokH saw the great woman standing at the 

 door dancing; and she said, "Ah, Andaok u t ! you thought you had 

 killed me; but you are mistaken, for I shall never die. Even if 

 you cut me to pieces, I shall come to life again, unless you shoot 

 at my heart (ti'tcma) — that object you see hanging up there," 

 said she, pointing to a black object hanging up in the corner of 

 her house. And AndaokH saw the great woman turn her head 

 from him. Then he took a good aim with his bow and arrow, and 



