HEWITT] de-hodya-tka'ewe^'- 803 



And it wai5 so, that the companions of De'hae°'hyo'we°'s remained 

 in the lodge of the old woman during the entire time that they were 

 in that coimtry. 



Furthermore, it happened that when they took a stroll in the country 

 while the men of the lodge were absent, they came upon a spring of 

 water which formed a large pool. So one of the party taking his bow 

 and using it as a cane thrust it into the pool of water to see whether 

 he could find any living thing in it; but he saw nothing to attract his 

 attention. And so when they had returned to the lodge they again 

 stood their bows in the customary place in a corner of the room. 



Wlien the men of the lodge had returned home from theri- excursion 

 into the country, one of them said, "There is something in this lodge 

 that has the smell of game (i. e., something to be killed)," and he 

 at once began looking around from place to place. 



Then the others after sniffing the aii- exclaimed, "It is true; there 

 is something in here that smells like a game animal," and one went 

 over to the place where the bows belonging to the companions of 

 De'hae°'hyo'we'"s were standing. Takingone of the bows in his hand 

 he said, "It is, indeed, this bow that has the scent," and turning to 

 De'hae°'hyo'we°'s said, "To what place have you been? What is 

 the place like where you touched something with this bow?" 



In answering De'hae'"hyo'we°'s said, "Yonder, not far away, 

 you know, there is a cliff, and on the farther side of it there is a 

 spring of water, forming a deep pool. " 



Thereupon the men of the lodge exclaimed, "Let us all go to that 

 place right away, " and all started out of the lodge and they ran 

 swiftly to the spring. When they arrived there De'hae'"hyo'we°'s 

 said to his companions, "There, in this spring and pool of water, 

 I thrust my bow to rouse whatever might dwell in this pool. " 



Then one of the men of the country said, "It is assuredly certain 

 that some mysterious creature abides herein. We shall see what it 

 is. Furthermore, do you, our friends, stand yonder, a little aloof, 

 and then 3'ou shall see the thing done, how we wdl kill it." 



Heeding this admonition, the companions of De'hae'"hyo'we°'s 

 drew back a short distance and watched the men of the country 

 make then- dispositions to make the attack. They did not wait long 

 to see a wonderful phenomenon. For the men of the country at 

 once began their task. One touched with a rod the bottom of the 

 pool, whence flowed the spring of water. And now, too, there began 

 to be heard loud sounds, even such as are heard when the voicings 

 of Thunder fill the air with a deafening din. Such was the tumult 

 and confusion at this time that the now thoroughly frightened human 

 beings ran fleeing from the spot to seek safety. Then, also, there 

 were flashes of lightning followed by loud crashes and deep rumblings 

 of the thunder. This uproar continued for some time when suddenly 



