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Well, then, as he wandered alons the sliore of the oeean, Ghiskahe 

 killed a whale and when he had killed the whale he went to inform 

 his uncle, the Turtle. Then he said to him, "Great luck! Killed a 

 whale." So he told his uncle, "And also we will go and get it, the 

 whale meat." So accordingly they went, went to the ocean; and 

 when they arrived there where the whale lay they took as much of it 

 as they wanted; and when they had taken it they placed it to ono 

 side for a while and that Turtle called together the birds, as many 

 kinds as there were in all the world, and they came along flying in 

 droves. On account of their number the ground fairly shook and, 

 moreover, they fairly covered up the sim by their nmnbers. Then 

 they all came flying together and ate because they were invited to- 

 the feast. Then the Eagle was the chief of the birds, and close by 

 here where he sat was the Turtle. Then that Turtle took out his 

 knife and he cut the buttocks off from the Eagle, this chief. Even 

 then the chief did not feel that his buttocks had been cut off. Then 

 this man, the second chief, a captain, said to his chief, "Who then 

 has done such a deed to you, belittling you? We are all insulted." 

 Then they all became angry and they laid a plan what to do to the 

 Turtle so as to kill him. Thereupon, immediately they (prepared to) 

 attack him. Then the Turtle took the feathers of the bird and 

 fanned himself, for which he said, "Wing is his fan,wmg is his fan," 

 because he was using a wing as a fan. Then Gluskabe said to hia 

 uncle, "By so doing you have done wrong, indeed, cutting the but- 

 tocks of the chief. For soon they will attack us." Then he said, 

 "On account of it, what shall we do?" So he said, "In the mean- 

 while I will build a nest in this tree." Then Gluskabe built a nest- 

 and he said to his uncle, "You shin up the tree." Then the Turtle 

 tried to shin up, but he was not able to do it; not able to shin up; so 

 he said, "Dull are my heel claws." Then Gluskabe took hold of 

 him, the Turtle, and he tossed hun up into the nest. And when they 

 were in the nest they sat down to pass off water. Then the Turtle 

 said, "How am I going to urinate up here?" Then Gluskabe said to 

 him, "Extend your buttocks over the edge of the nest." Then, 

 accordingly. Turtle urinated water, which ran down below. Now 

 the warriors discovered it (where Gluskabe and his uncle were 

 hiding) and their captain looked up and he saw Turtle in the nest. 

 Thereupon, he shot an arrow at him and brought him down. Then 

 he said, "Bad stooping coward, bad stooping coward." But where 

 the Turtle f?ll on the ground there he disappeared, and they made a 

 search for him but could not find him. And the captain hunted all 

 about. Soon he saw a bark vessel upside down. Then he kicked it 

 over, and found the Turtle. Thereupon they held a council over 

 him and it was decided tliat he should die. Then said the captain. 



