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said Hongak; " do not pull me back." " I am nat pulling you back," 

 replied Ganyadjigowa; "I will go ahead if you like. Wait and I 

 will pass you." 



When Ganyadjigowa got ahead, he said, "Now, come on!" 

 Hongak could not go, for he was unable to walk. Ganyadjigowa 

 went on, leaving him behind. The path grew narrower and nar- 

 rower until he came to a place where there was not room to walk, 

 and he thought, " How am I to get by these rocks ? " The name of 

 this place was Heiosdenoon (" the rocks go to the water "). 



Here Ganyadjigowa resolved to go back, but there was not I'oom 

 to turn around. Then he said, " I must go backward." After a 

 few steps in this way, he fell into the water and went under. When 

 he thought he was past the rocks he came out of the water and 

 walked on again. The sun was near the horizon and he thought, 

 "When shall I get home?" It was soon dark. Finding a hollow 

 tree, he crawled into it. 



Not long after this Ganyadjigowa heard footsteps in the leaves 

 outside. The sound stopped at the tree. Ganyadjigowa kept very 

 still. A voice said, " Well, you are sleeping in here? " " Yes; I am," 

 replied Ganyadjigowa. " I want you to come out and talk with me," 

 was the challenge. Ganyadjigowa crawled out. There stood Hon- 

 gak. the man he had left behind. "Well," Hongak asked, "do you 

 know who I am?" "Why are you angry? I thought you wanted 

 to sta,y. I urged you to come but you would not," said Ganyadji- 

 gowa. Hongak said : " No. You did something to make me stop. 

 Look -at my back." The feathers v.ere all off where the stone had 

 been secured. 



Now Hongak began to fight with Ganyadjigowa, who soon ran 

 away, for he did not want to fight. Speedily overtaking him. Hon- 

 gak began to fight again. Ganyadjigowa now grew angry. They 

 fought till dark the next day. " Let us rest," said Ganyadjigowa. 

 " AYell. you sta.v here; I will be back to-morrow," said Hongak. As 

 soon as Hongak was out of sight Ganyadjigowa ran away. Coming 

 to a river he decided to try to swim, but the water ran too swiftly. 

 He was carried downstream into rough water, where he could not 

 help himself. In the water was a stone against which he was driven; 

 he thought, " Now I am going to die." He was on the stone all 

 night. 



Hongak came back in the morning and, not finding his enemy, 

 tracked him to the water. Then, saying, " I will catch him," he 

 went into the water and tried to swim. But the water ran so fast 

 that it carried him down to the stone where Ganyadjigowa was. 

 Hongak said. " I am going to die this time." Ganyadjigowa heard 

 someone talking, and he knew who it was. Now he tried to get 



