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said : " I will stop as long as I can the man who is chasing you. You 

 have an aunt who lives west of here, by the roadside. The path 

 passes between two ledges of rock which move backward and forward 

 so quickly that whoever tries to pass between is crushed, but if you 

 beg of her to stop them for a moment she will do so and will give 

 you information." They hurried on until they came to the woman, 

 their aunt, and prayed her to let them pa.ss. She stopped the rocks 

 long enough for them to spring through, saying: "Your path is 

 through a river, on the other side of which is a man with a canoe; 

 beckon to him and he will come and take you over; beyond the river 

 is a whole army of S'hagodiyoweqgowa, but they will not harm you. 

 A little dog wagging his tail will run to meet you. Follow him and 

 he will lead you to an opening in which is your mother's lodge. The 

 dog will enter — follow him." 



When the elder brother came to the old man who was mending 

 Iiis net he passed, and. pushing him rudely, called out, "Did anyone 

 pass here ? " The old man did not answer. Then he struck him a 

 blow on the head with his club. When he did that the old man threw 

 the net over him and he became entangled and fell. After struggling 

 to get out for a long time, he tore himself hv,e and hurried on. When 

 he i"eached the old woman where the rocks were opening and closing, 

 he begged her to stop them, but she would not; so, waiting for a 

 chance, he finally jumped, but was caught and half his body was 

 crushed; he rubbed it with spittle and was cured. Then he hurried 

 on in still greater fury. When he came to the river he shouted to the 

 man in the canoe, but the man paid no heed; again he shouted, and 

 then he swam across. On the other side he found an immense forest 

 of withered trees, which for miles had been stripped of their bark 

 and killed by the hammering of turtle-shell rattles by S'hagodiyoweq- 

 gowa, keeping time with them while dancing. These S'hagodiyoweq- 

 gowa, turning upon him immediately, hammered all the Hesh off of 

 him; they then hammered all his bones until there was not a trace 

 of him left. When the mother saw her son and his wife she was 

 very happy, and said : " I am so glad you have come. I was afraid 

 your elder brother who took you away would kill you. I knew be 

 would try to do so. Now you will always stay with me." 



19. Haiendonnis and Yenogeauns" 



One day Haiendonnis, carrying all his small effects, was walking 

 along through the forest. It seems that he did not know where he 

 came from, nor did he know to what particular place he was going, 

 although he well knew that he was going in a northerly direction. 

 Wherever evening overtook him there he would place his bundle 

 on the ground and get into it, when he had no hollow tree to enter, 

 and thus spend the night. In this way he traveled many days. 



" Woodworker and Long-Tooth. 



