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talked, to him, although (it was) the guardian spirit that was continu- 

 ally talking to him. That man's thoughts (were): "Now just (such) 

 a thing do I like. At last I have found it. For a long time have I 

 desired just such a thuig." — "Should we two arrive at people, thy 

 heart shall not be small. Smce thou desirest all sorts of things, all 

 these (different) thmgs are being done (at the place) to where I here 

 am taking thee." That man was continually revolvmg m his mind, 

 ' ' (I) wonder to what sort of a place will he come with me V He ^^■as 

 continually talking (to) himself, although he was alone: "Now just 

 (tills) tAuig do I want. Such a thing am I going to like." — "Wlien 

 we two sliall arrive at where those many people have assembled, thou 

 wilt just see all sorts of things. All sorts of things are being done." 

 Tnen they two were coming nearer. ''It will not be long before we 

 two will arrive at lajSt. (It will be) as I have been telling thee. Thou 

 wilt see something," Then again he camped. Whenever he camped 

 (and) whenever he fell asleep, (the spirit) would talk to him as if it 

 were a human being. And then when daylight appeared all over he 

 gradually woke himself up. "We two are approaching now. We 

 will at last arrive on this here day," Thereupon he woke himself up, 

 ready to go bathing. And then, verily, he bathed. Every once in 

 a while that man's thoughts (were upon that) thing, which was said 

 to him, "We two will air last arrive on this here day." (He thought 

 to himself), "Now am I (not) going to be the one who will just know 

 all sorts of things?" Then he started. He always w^atched closely 

 the one who was taking him along. That elk had only one horn. 

 "When we two will come close to where I am going with thee, thou 

 wilt hear there (people). I shall leave thee there, I have now come 

 with thee to this place; thou wilt listen from here," It looked like 

 some sort of a big place, "Thou shalt not go there during daytime. 

 Thou shalt go there at night, I am going to leave thee here, Tnou 

 shalt always think of me in thy own mind for ever so long a period. 

 I will always watch over thee, Tnou shalt ahvays take good care of 

 thyself whenever thou shalt hunt (for) elks, I will grant thee every- 

 thing forever. Thy heart shall not be small. Thy heart shall always 

 (be directed) toward me, I am going to leave thee now," Now after 

 he left him he fell asleep, Tlien when he fell asleep, he kept on talk- 

 mg to him as if he were a human being, "When I shall come to 

 thee (again), thou shalt go at that time to wdiere many people 

 have assembled." 



And then he woke up. It seemed (to him) as if the noise made 

 by people came from somewhere, the shouting of the people. Then 

 he sat down, but (it was) not long before he saw a person. "To me 

 it must be to whom that man is coming." At last (the man) came 

 (to him). "I have come to thee now, my friend. I know thee. 

 As soon as thou didst come here I knew thee. Thy heart shall not 

 be small." Then they two went back. Then they two arrived at 

 the house. The noise of the people sounded from somewhere. 



