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earh' this time? I think I will go down to the river and see." As 

 he said thus, he went down to the river to look. When he came to 

 her place of washing, the pot was stUl there and her clothes were still 

 hanging to dry as she had left them. "But where did my wife go?" 

 said S^qgercpove'eng. 



As he was walking around there he found a track of the Giant. 

 "I think this big person has stolen my wife. But anyhow I will 

 follow him until I catch up with him." He put his quiver on his 

 back and started to follow the tracks of the Giant. 



As he went he came to the home of Old Male Woodrat and Old 

 Female Woodrat. ''S^qgerepove'eng, where are you going?" the 

 Woodrat said to him. "I am going to fetch my wife, because the 

 Old Giant has stolen my wife from me." "Yes, he was passing here 

 to-day. 'The one greedy for people is taking a person,' the people 

 called out to him as he was going by here." Old Male Woodrat and 

 Old Female Woodrat each gave him an earstick. "In case of betting 

 you must spit on yourself with this," Old Male Woodrat said. And 

 Old Male Woodrat took out a tobacco bag and also gave him a pipe 

 and told him: "You may take this pipe in case of betting." 



As he went he came to the home of the White Butterflies. 

 "S^qgerepove'eng, where are you going?" said the \Miite Butterflies 

 to him. S^qgerepove'eng said: "The Old Giant has stolen my wife 

 and I am going to fetch her." "You can bring her back. 'The one 

 greedj' for people is taking a person,' the people called out to him as 

 he passed here." The White Butterflies fed him white combread 

 and white boiled beans. After he had eaten he then set off again to 

 follow the tracks of the Giant. 



Then S^qgerepove'eng went on. As he went he came to the home 

 of the Black Butterflies. "S^qgerepove'eng, where are you going?" 

 said the Black Buttei-flies to him. S^qgerepove'eng said: "The 

 Old Giant has stolen my wife. I am going to fetch her back." The 

 Black Buttei-flies said: "'The one greedy for people is taking a 

 person,' the people said to him as he passed." The Black Butter- 

 flies fed him black combread and black boiled beans. After he had 

 eaten he then set off again to follow the tracks of the Giant. 



As he went he came to the home of the Yellow Butterflies. 

 "S^qgerepove'eng, where are you going?" said the Yellow Butter- 

 flies to him. S^qgerepove'eng said: "The Old Giant has stolen my 

 wife and I am going to fetch her." "You can bring her. 'The one 

 greedy for people is taking a person,' the people said to him as he 

 passed," said the Yellow Butterflies. He was fed yellow cornbread 

 and yellow boiled beans. After he had eaten he again started off to 

 follow the tracks of the Old Giant. 



As he went, he came to the home of the Blue Butterflies. "S?q- 

 gerepove'eng, where are you going?" said the Blue Butterflies to 

 him. "The Old Giant has stolen my wife. I am going to fetch my 



