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of tobacco which fell on her doorstep, with the words, " I thank you, 

 brother; I am so thankfiil to you, brother." When Hodadenon had 

 sent home all the tobacco he burned up the lodge of Deagahgweoses. 

 Then he went back to the place where he had left his newly recovered 

 brother and the other men whom he had brought to life. Having 

 arrived there, he told the men to go home if they so wished. Those 

 who remembered whence they had come started, but those who did 

 not know said, " You must take us with you." 



The next morning they set out for home. After journeying for 

 some time, Hodadenon, halting the company, said to them, " You 

 have with you two of my uncles, who can show you the rest of 

 the way, for I must go on by myself." It was his desire to go on 

 alone and thus to reach home first. When he arrived at the lodge of 

 his sister, he told her that he had brought to life all their relatives 

 who had been captives, and that he had also saved their brother from 

 the tortiu-es of the wizards. He informed her that these were com- 

 ing with others who were not relatives. " Now," said he, " we must 

 make preparations to receive them and to welcome them to our 

 place." 



Hodadenon thought that he would make a number of commo- 

 dious lodges of equal size and of like appointments; so he marked 

 out certain spaces with his feet, walking sidewise, each area being 

 as large as the lodge he desired to stand therein. Then he wished 

 for the lodge with suitable provisions and whatever else was needed. 

 As soon as he wished it, the lodge came into being with everything in 

 it as he desired. In this peculiar way he made a long row of lodges. 

 He made his own lodge also in the same way, but he caused it to be 

 larger than any of the others. When he had prepared everything 

 he went to meet the people who were coming. Having joined them, 

 he brought them to the place he had made ready, where he gave each 

 one his own home. Hodadenon gave each of his relations a couch 

 in his own lodge; but there were not people enough to occupy the 

 place, so Hodadeiion said, "All who belong here have not yet 

 come home." Here he referred to his father, mother, and sister, who 

 had been killed at the chestnut trees, and it was his intention to go 

 lifter them; but he could not mention this lest he should put those 

 who had killed them on their guard. They would have heard his 

 words and so would have learned exactly what were his intentions. 



After being home about a year Hodadenon began to hear again 

 at frequent intervals the peculiar sound, " Dum, dum, dum ! " He 

 thought how strange it was to hear this soimd. Then he remem- 

 bered about the agreement made by Yeqsinye Honwande *" concern- 

 ing the use of human flesh for food. He decided to learn this, saying : 

 "I shall go and see whether he keeps his word; see what he is 

 doing." 



