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(with) his head gone. Tliereupon they two took him back into the 

 house. And w^hen dayhght appeared agahi, they two departed once 

 more. And when they two came to where they had found their (dual) 

 father, they came upon the blood which had dropped (to the ground). 

 Then they two followed it wherever it was leading. But (it was) not 

 long when they two became lost, whereupon they two turned back. 

 Tlien they two arrived again at where they had (previously) found 

 the blood and began to follow that blood again. And then the eldest 

 (brother) began to cry, ''Wherever thou art, my father, (I) wish thou 

 wouldst come l)ack!" Then they two came once more to (the place) 

 where they had (previously) lost (the trail of) the blood. And then 

 they two turned back again and returned to the house. And then when 

 another day came, they two went again (to the place) where they two 

 had (previously) found the blood. So they two followed it once more 

 but lost themselves similarly. Then they two turned back (from) 

 where they had lost (the trail of the blood). Four times they two 

 went out in vain, and on the fifth day he who had a dog for a mother 

 went first. Tiien when they two came to where they had (previously) 

 lost the blood, the one with the dog as a mother began to sniff around 

 everywhere. And when he finished he sniffed for a long time upward. 

 Then when he was through he began to cry, "Our (dual) father was 

 (carried) up above." (He said this several times.) Tliereupon they 

 two went back into the house. Tlien when daylight appeared again 

 they two began to make many arrows. And when they two were 

 through they went out once more. And when they two came to (the 

 place) where they had (previously) lost their blood, the elder (brother) 

 said, "We two will try to shoot upward (from) here." Then, verily, 

 the elder of the two began to shoot first, but his arrows dropped back 

 near him. So then the younger (brother shot) next, but likewise his 

 arrows fell back. Then again the elder (brother) shot; nevertheless 

 the same thing happened. Five times (each of) them two shot, and 

 after the fifth shot of the younger (brother, the arrows) at last did 

 not come back. Then they two kept on shooting for a long time. 

 And not long (afterward) they two saw (one) arrow. Then they two 

 just kept on shooting at it. Then (it was not) long before (the arrow 

 chain) came nearer. And when they two (could) reach up to it they 

 just stuck (some more arrows) into it. Finally, wdien it reached to 

 the ground, they two climbed up. 



And then when they two arrived above, they started out. But not 

 long (afterward) they two hearvl some people. And (it was) not long 

 when they two saw some people who were approaching (and) singing. 

 All were singing, "We are chunky; we are chunky; we are chunky.'' 

 Ml the women (who came with these people) had packs (on their 

 shoulders). So when they two arrived (there), the elder (brother) 

 asked them, "Where are you going?" — "Oh! we are going back to 

 our home." — ' ' Where are you (coming) back from V — ' ' Oh ! we are on 

 our way back from war dancing (at a place) where many people had 



