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necessaiT sustenance. God made a human being from the earth piled 

 up among the roots of this tree. There were so many small fibers in 

 this earth that the human being was seemingly hairy, and the soil 

 was so poor and light-colored that he had a pale, sickly complexion. 

 God breathed on him and he stood up and walked. Then God looked 

 at him from behind the roots of the tree, but being not pleased with 

 his creation, he resolved that he would try again. 



God soon came to a walnut tree lying uprooted, which had pulled 

 up with its roots a mound of black earth. From this earth God made 

 another human being. As he looked at him, he saw that, being black, 

 he had too much color. So God was not satisfied with this piece of 

 work, either. 



Going on farther, he came at last to an uprooted sugar maple. 

 There the earth had a fine deep color; so out of this God made the 

 third human being, whose body was smooth and firm and of a full 

 rich tint. And God. pleased with his looks, said, "He will do; he 

 looks like me." This last human being was an Indian; thus the 

 Indian was the nati\ e human being. 



31. Ganiagwaiiieoowa 



Once a Seneca warrior was missing from his village. It was 

 thought that his disappearance was due to witchcraft in the neigh- 

 borhood. A party of skilled men was formed to find out the cause 

 of his unexplained disappearance. They discovered great tracks 

 near the village, which they followed to a cave in the woods. Mak- 

 ing a large fire, they threw burning brands into the cave. In a short 

 time a Ganiagwaihegowa came out. They shot arrows at the beast, 

 but none of these injui-ed him, for he was full of evil orenda. But, 

 while the bear was rushing around, he happened to raise his fore 

 feet, and when the men shot him there, he died instantly, for it is said 

 that the life of the Ganiagwaihegowa is in the soles of his fore feet, 

 and that this bear is vulnerable in no other spot. 



The Ganiagwaihegowa used to eat common bears. No bear Imt 

 this would eat a bear and no other kind of bear could be killed by 

 being shot in the feet. 



32. The Maj; Who Became a Fish, and a Ganiagwathe 



Two young warriors, who were cousins, started on a hunting expe- 

 dition. Having arrived at their destination, they constructed a tem- 

 porary camp. 



Some time after camping they heard a very peculiar noise, and one 

 of the cousins said, " I am going to see what is making that sound." 

 On investigation he found that the sound came from a hollow tree, 

 so he concluded naturally that it was caused by a bear. Going back 



