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but because they were afraid of him. It was a dangerous thing to 

 say anything about him. Whenever he wished to drink he would 

 take some person's valuables and buy drink with it. These are the 

 things he did. Tlie Creator had sent him on a mission to the earth, 

 but the devil had misled him. 



On one occasion (when he was drunk) quite a number of people 

 jumped on him and nearly killed him. When he awoke the next 

 morning he asked his wife who had done it and she told him. "Well, 

 they will hear of me soon. However, I want to go and take a bath 

 first and cool off and then take my revenge, when I get back. " Wlien 

 he was in batliing a man came to him and said, "They have told me 

 to come after you, so let us go. " Then he went back with him and he 

 took him to the place from which he had originally started. Then 

 the Creator said, "How are you getting on with the work which you 

 were to do ?" Then he remembered what he had been doing. Then 

 the Creator said, "Is it for this that I created you?" Tlien he took 

 his mouth and showed it to him and he saw that it was crooked and 

 sticking out in all directions. Then he took his understanding (and 

 showing it to him), he said, "Did I create you thus?" Then he 

 looked into his ears and they were crooked and ragged. Thus he 

 made him see all his bad characteristics and his evil mind. Then 

 he took out his heart and showed it to him. It was all furrowed up 

 and bad to look upon. "Did I create you thus?" said the Creator. 



"Now, then, you will do better the next time," and he sent him 

 back. This time, however, he (the prophet) did not come here to 

 get revenge. He came to tell of the mysteries, but no one would 

 believe him. "He is just getting crazier all the time," they said of 

 him. Then he told all to gather in one place and he promised 

 to say nothing but the truth. Then he made a small flat war club, 

 cleared a piece of ground and laid it there. Then he said to those 

 assembled, "If anyone can lift this, then I will not say it (i. e., talk 

 about my mission)." 



Now he (the prophet) was one of triplets. The third one was 

 teased a good deal and one day he said, "I am gettmg tired of this 

 teasing and am going home." Then he died. They had been teas- 

 ing him about his head, which was very narrow. There were thus 

 two left. The brother who was left was a powerful man. BuUets 

 could not penetrate him, and indeed it was impossible to kill him 

 in any way. It was tliis brother who had told him not to talk (about 

 his mission). Then the prophet said to him, "Well, if you can lift 

 this war club I wiU not speak about it any more." Then he tried 

 to lift the little war club and failed. After that the brother made 

 no more remarks about it. 



Then he had them make a long lodge and they were told to go 

 after a number of bears. As many as he told them to get, that many 



