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stepped in and said: "You must not fight while playing shinny. 

 I'll turn you into trees." He did so, and there are a lot of stumps 

 to-day in this place arranged just as they were when they were play- 

 mg shinny. Then he went on and came to a place full of mosquitoes. 

 He named the other side of this place Ya'La. While resting, there he 

 saw two sisters. One was a small girl, while the other had attained 

 the age of puberty. He liked the older girl et desiderabat cum ea 

 copulare. So he made a cradle and turned himself into a boy. 

 Then he shoved the cradle into the water and got into it, hoping the 

 girls would find him downstream. The cradle floated down the 

 river. Only his hands were free, and those he waved about like a 

 baby. Pretty soon the girls perceived the cradle, and the younger 

 waded mto the river, brmging it ashore. At first the younger sister 

 took the baby into her arms, which kept on crying. But whenever 

 the older girl had the baby it would be quiet. So the older sister 

 decided to carry the baby. Soon the baby began moving its hands 

 down her bosom atque vaginam eius mtrare conabatur. Then the 

 girl ran with the baby to the river and threw it into the water. As 

 soon as the girls were out of sight S^u'ku assumed his natural form 

 and went on. He became thirsty and wondered what kind of water 

 it would be best to drink. Finally he found a small spring and 

 decided that this would be the best water, since it came from under 

 the ground. So he laid down his arrows and stooped down on his 

 knees to drink. But just as he was about to drink he noticed some- 

 thing in the water. So he raised his head, and the monster disap- 

 peared. Then he stooped down, but again the monster was seen. 

 Then S^'u'ku began to wonder, ''What kind of an animal is it that 

 comes up whenever I bend down but recedes whenever I straight- 

 en up ? " So he twisted his head, and to his surprise the monster 

 did the same thmg. Then he discovered that it was his own re- 

 flection in the water that had scared him. So he drank and said : 

 "Now I know who you are.' My children will not be afraid to drmk 

 out of a well even when the sun shines and they see themselves in 

 the water." 



Then he went on and came upon a man (Wolf) lying down with his 

 face on his arm and sleeping. And S^ii'ku thought : ' ' Shall I kill him or 

 let him go ? I tliink I will kill him with an arrow." So he took out 

 an arrow and drew the bowstring, but he could not make up his mind 

 to kill the man. He did this several times. Then he decided to kill 

 him with the knife. But every time he raised the knife he could not 

 bring himself to perform the deed. Then he decided to stone him, 

 but again his will failed him. So, finally, he said: "What is the use 

 of killing him ? I'll leave him alone." So he went on. After a while 

 he felt sleepy. He sat down against a log and fell asleep. Soon he 

 felt something crawling on his eyelids. He opened his eyes, but no 



