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On the fourth morning iit daybreak the woman came in a tempest, 

 as before, but could not find the nephew. The same day he traveled 

 until he came upon a lodge in an opening. Jilce th=' other Long Ix)dge, 

 which was supi)iied with e\erything; thei'e, under the roots of a 

 great elm tree near the lodge he found his uncle. The tree was 

 standing on his l)reast, and his feet were sticking out at one side and 

 his head at the other. He was reduced to skin and bones. He begged 

 for a smoke, exclaiming, " Oh, my nephew ! if only I could have a 

 smoke." "Poor uncle I I will get you a smoke," said the nephew, 

 and pushing the tree down he gave him a smoke. After smoking, the 

 imcle arose, well. He and (he nephew then went into the lodge, 

 where they remained together two or three days. 



One morning at daybreak the tempest came again. By watching 

 the young man had found that the witch came in a narrow path and 

 that it was possible to get out of her course. So he told his uncle to 

 run westward, keeping out of her path, for she was the wind. The 

 nephew himself stayed at home to meet her, going into the ground 

 again, and again she dug him up and killed him. She went home 

 contented, but the mole brought him to life. Then he followed her 

 immediately to the lodge, where he found her sitting motionle.ss. 

 Shooting an arrow at the witch, he killed her. Then forming a 

 great pile of dry bark, wood, and bear's oil. he burned the body 

 thereon, throwing the bones far awaj' in every direction. When he 

 had finished this task he said to the small boy, " We will go to my 

 uncle, your father." They went together to the old man and lived 

 at the second Long Lodge for a few days. 



But the witch came to life, and suspecting that they were at the 

 Long Lodge, she went there in a terrible rage. Now the nephew, 

 determined to meet her alone, sent his uncle and the boy away. He 

 himself kept out of her pi\th. for he had discovered her habits and her 

 -strength. He had learned also that after a certain time her force 

 was spent, so that she bocame weak and could not go fast. He kept 

 swerving to one side, therefore, until she turned into a whirlwind, 

 and even afterward. AVhen all her strength was spent and she had 

 not found him the witch turned to go home. She had to walk, for 

 she could no longer go through the air. Then, following her, the 

 nephew killed her with his arrows. Thereupon he called his uncle 

 and cousin. They burned her body to ashes and taking all the larger 

 bones to the second Long I^dge they there pounded them into pow- 

 der. This powder the nephew divided into three portions, each one 

 of which he put in one of three skin bags, which he tied tight. One 

 bag he gave to his uncle, another he gave to his cousin, and the 

 third he put into his own pouch, saying: "I will keep it here. She 

 shall never come to life again. When we are in a storm we must 



