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delighted with the tiny dog, taking it up and caressing it in an 

 exuberance of joy. When he put the dog down, it leaped around, 

 trying to bark and seeming to be full of life. "Now," said the 

 motlier, " I will show you what you have to do in this matter." 

 Taking a small wand from her bosom, she gently tapped the dog, 

 accompanying the action with the words, " Grow ! my dog. Grow ! 

 my dog." With each blow of the wand the dog increased in size 

 until he became an immense beast. Then she said to the boy : " Get 

 on his back and you will see that he can carry you. You must be 

 very kind to him and never neglect him. He will always fight for 

 and protect you. Should you desire to make him small again, 

 pull his ears aiid shake him gently, and he will assume any size you 

 may wish, from a great dog to one so small that you can secrete him 

 in your bosom." 



The youth willingly accepted his mother's commission, saying: 

 "Mother, I shall not wait another day to perfect my preparations. 

 I will go after the lower part of your body at once." His mother 

 told him that the oil of a wild turkey was the only thing which 

 could make the parts of her body grow together again; that it 

 must come from a gobbler; and that he should prepai'e this oil 

 before he went after the lower part of her body. She told him fur- 

 ther that the oil must be rubbed hot on the raw flesh, and that then 

 the two parts would grow together again, and she would be well. 

 The youth said, " I will kill the turkey gobbler on the way." But his 

 mother said to him, " Oh, no ! The turkey must not be killed until 

 we are ready to use the oil, for it must live imtil the last minute." 



Then the youth started on his quest for the lower part of his 

 mother's body. While on the way he encountered a flock of wild 

 turkeys and contrived to take a fine gobbler alive. He fastened it 

 to a tree where it would not be devoured by prowling animals of 

 prey and where he would find it on his return. 



When the youth drew near the lodge of public assembly, which 

 was his destination, he heard loud laughing, screaming, and quarrel- 

 ing over wampum beads, which the people were getting from his 

 mother's body. This made him very angry and determined to 

 accomplish his errand. Having made his dog very large, he said to 

 it, " Remain here until I return " ; then he went to the lodge of 

 assembly. On his way there he called on the Chief of the Crows to 

 come to his aid. In a moment the Black Chief was at his side ready 

 for any command. To him the youth said : " Friend, my mother's 

 body is hanging on a post inside of the lodge and the people are 

 getting wampum beads from it. Now, when the people stoop down to 

 gather the beads I wish you to go in at the smoke-hole, draw up 

 the body out of the lodge, and quickly bring it to me." The Black 

 Chief replied, " I will do your bidding at once." Waiting until the 



