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lost the game, but I did not bet my head. Xow, you may have 

 control of these three witches." pointing to three women who were 

 pounding corn outside the lodge at the edge of the clearing. The 

 . women, who were man-eaters, were very angry when they heard 

 the words of Dagwanoenyent, their servant, and ran to strike him 

 with their clubs. They had the clubs raised to give the blow, when 

 Hodadenon willed their death, and they dropped lifeless. The boy 

 and his uncle cut their heads off and burned their lodge. Now 

 Dagwanoenj'Cnt and Hodadeiion became friends, and the uncle said, 

 ■' Nephew, if ever you get into trouble, all you have to do is to think 

 of me, and I will come and help you." 



The boy thought, " I have had sport enough, and shall now go to 

 my sister." After he had come in and sat down he began to laugh. 

 His sister asked, " AVhy do you laugh ? " " Oh, I laugh about what 

 I have seen," he said. " I have put an end to my imcle on the stump 

 and my uncle who plaj'ed dice; I have beaten my uncle Dagwanoen- 

 yent and frightened him terribly ; and I have killed the three witches 

 and cut off their heads and burned their lodge. This is why I 

 laugh." " Now," said the sister, " I thank you, my brother, for many 

 people have been deceived and killed by these persons." 



That night he said to his sister, " Make me parched corn meal 

 and two dumplings with bear's fat in them. Tomorrow I am going 

 to get the chestnuts." She did all that he wished. Setting out the 

 next morning, he kept on his way until he came to the river over 

 which the tree was thrown. When halfway across on the tree, two 

 rattlesnakes began to rattle. Thereupon, going back, he caught two 

 Tsohoqgwais.'* Returning by way of the tree again, when he came 

 to the snakes, he gave a chipmunk to each, saying, " You are free 

 now. I shall kill you imless you leave this place." The snakes ran 

 away. 



Hodadenon went on until he came to the opening in the forest, at 

 the farther end of which was the mountain wall. When he came to 

 the wall he found the pass. As he was coming out on the other side 

 he heard all at once ho" ho'' ho'' ho", and saw the two S'hagodiyoweq- 

 gowa, half as tall as the highest tree. " Keep still ! Keep still ! " 

 said Hodadeiion : " I have brought you dumplings. You like dump- 

 lings." So saying, he gave each one. Then he said : " You are free 

 now. You need not guard this place any longer." Thereupon they 

 ran away. 



Hodadenon went on until he saw two Djoasha.^'* Then, going into 

 the woods, he dug up wild beans, which he brought as near as he 

 could to the herons, calling out, " Pur! Pur! Stop ! Stop ! Here 

 are beans for you to eat." So saying, he set them free, with the 

 words, " Go from here and be free," and they left the place. 



