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said. '■ I see that you are on the warjiatli and I want to accompany 

 you." The Turtle answered him. " If you are a good runner, I will 

 take you. To test your speed you must run to yonder second moun- 

 tain and back." So Kahehda.'- for it was he. turning, started on a run. 

 In this attempt his feet crossed and he stuml)led and fell. But he 

 quickly arose and had taken but a few steps farther when Turtle 

 called to him to stop, telling him. " You will do. Come to the canoe." 



So the motley crew .started off. with the Ttu-tle singing. ''We are 

 on the warpath. You. brother, smell pretty strong. You. brother, 

 have plenty of arrows." 



They had not proceeded far when a man from the bank hailed 

 them, saying. " Stop ! Come to the land, for I want to go with you 

 on the warpath." So the Turtle and his friends laiuled and the 

 Turtle informed Degiyahgon" that he must show great speed in run- 

 ning to be acceptable as a companion on the warpath, and he said, 

 " Run as swiftly as you can to yonder second mountain and return." 

 Degiyahgon was instantly off. breaking and crashing through the 

 boughs and shrubbery as he rushed headlong on his way. When 

 Degiyahgon retuined. the Turtle said. " You have failed in your trial 

 of speed." and he and his friends again got al)oard of their canoe and 

 sailed away, singir.g as before. 



They had not proceeded far when a man hailed them from the 

 shore, saying. " Bring the canoe to the land, for I desire to accom- 

 pany you on the warpath." The Turtle replied. •' I shall first come to 

 see you run. for we can take only swift runners, as something may 

 happen while we are gone which will make it necessary for us to run 

 for our lives. So go to that second mountain yonder and return as 

 speedily as it is possible for you to do so." So Sigwaon '* raised him- 

 self to run. when Turtle exclaimed, "Oh. vou will do! You may 

 come with me, too." 



So the picked band of warriors again started, the Turtle singing. 

 " AVe are on the warpath. You. brother, smell pretty strong. You, 

 brother, have many arrows. .\nd you. brother, have a black face." 



It was now nearly night and they were going to make war oh the 

 Seven Sisters, whose dwelling place was not far distant. They soon 

 arrived at the place and disembarked. The Turtle told his com- 

 panions that each must choose the place best suited to his particular 

 method of fighting. So Senon declared that he would sit near the 

 fireplace and that he would attack with his odors the first person who 

 approached the fireplace. Kahehda chosethe pile of wood for fuel. 

 l)oasting that he would attack with his arrows the first person who 

 came out for wood. Sigwaon on his part chose the skin bucket in 

 which the shelled corn was kept, declaring that he would assault the 

 first person who should come for corn. Lastly, Turtle e.xclaimed 



