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not seen them here?" said the Old Giantess. "No Fawns have come 

 to me, as I am doing nothing but looking for lice." He sneezed. 

 "For pity's sake, Big Nostril, my Fawns are going along over yon- 

 der." The little Fawns were going at quite a distance. The 

 Old Giantess, sweating, followed behind them. 



As the little Fawms went along, they came to where Old Plow- 

 maker was making a plow. "What is the matter, little ones? 

 \Vhcre arc you going?" the Old Plowmaker said as he looked at his 

 plow on both sides to see if it was true. "We are running away 

 because the Old Giantess threatened to kill us, feeling our little 

 kidneys every day. So please hide us," said the little Fawns. 

 "Very well, both of you enter this crack in the plow." So both of 

 the little Fawns entered. In a short time the Old Giantess came 

 along, all sweating, with her shawl on her shoulders, to where the 

 Old Plowmaker was making a plow. "Plowmaker, have you not 

 seen my Fawns around here?" said the Old Giantess. "I am doing 

 nothing but making plows, and have not seen any little Fawns," he 

 said, as he looked to see if the plow was true. "Tiy tiy fake, tiu tiy 

 ?ake," went the Old Plowmaker. "For pity's sake, Plowmaker, my 

 Fawns are going along over yonder, ' ' said she. The little Fawns 

 were going at quite a distance along the road. The Old Giantess, 

 all sweating, again followed behind the Fawns. 



The Fawns came to the dam where Beaver was lying basking 

 beside the water. " Wliat is the matter, little ones? Where are you 

 going?" said the Old Beaver to them. "We are running away 

 because the Old Giantess threatened to kill us, feeling our little 

 kidneys every day. So please carry us across to the other side of 

 the river," said the little Fawns to the Old Beaver. "Very well 

 then," said the Old Beaver, "get on my back and I will take you 

 across the river." So the little Fawns got on his back and he carried 

 them across the river, and Old Beaver told them: "You must go 

 over to Ruhan^'ni where the Snakes live. They will tell you where 

 to go." As the Old Beaver told them thus, the Fawns went on. In 

 a short time the Old Giantess came, all sweating, with her shawl on 

 her shoulders, to where Old Beaver was basking beside the river. 

 "Old Beaver, have you not seen my Fawns aroimd here?" "Yes, 

 I just carried them across the river. They are still going near." 

 "Well then, cany me across also, so that I can catch them before 

 they get too far away from me," said the Old Giantess. "Get on 

 my back then," said the Old Beaver. As she got on his back, he 

 started to carry her across. But as the Beaver came to the middle 

 of the river, where it was deeper, he turned himself upside down. 

 "P'axalamummun, p'axalamummun," went the Old Giantess as she 

 was sinking under the water and again emerging. But she finally 



