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away. After .stnifrg:ling a lon^ time he freed himself and came to 

 shore. Hongaii became filled with water and died. Then his body 

 floated to shore, whereupon Ganyadji^owa said: "Oh! there is my 

 friend. Did he think he could Idll me? I have more orenda than he 

 had." Traveling on, Ganyadjigowa soon got home. 



One night he dreamed he was on the way to the west. Coming to 

 a large opening and looking around, he saw a Ganiagwaihe approach- 

 ing from the southeast. He thought, " I am going to die. That bear 

 will eat me." It came nearer and nearer. He went back and farther 

 back. Soon from the northwest came a Djainosgowa.^* Ganyadji- 

 gowa continued going backward as fast as he could. At last the two 

 animals met and began to fight. He stood and watched them, wonder- 

 ing which would overcome his antagonist. As they fought they drew 

 near him. He began to go backward again until he fell into a hole 

 in the ground, with the two animals on him. Then he screamed: 

 " Hurry up ! Help me ! I am going to die under these terrible 

 creatures." Awaking, he found himself alone with his skin blankets 

 wrapped around him; he had rolled off his couch to the floor. He 

 said, " What a bad dream I have had ! " 



Falling asleep again, again he dreamed of the same creatures, but 

 thought they were in the woods and belonged to him. He made 

 them stand near each other, and, laying a stick across them, he sat 

 on it. Then he told the animals to go westward ; they did so, where- 

 upon he said, "Oh, this is fun." They reached the end of the earth 

 very quickly. Then he jumped off, saying, " Stay here until I come 

 back." He went south till he foimd a lodge; going in, he saw a 

 fine-looking old man. "I have come to see you; I am traveling 

 around the earth," said Ganyadjigowa. "Where do you come 

 from? " asked the old man. " I came from the Great Lake," replied 

 Ganyadjigowa. "What do you travel for?" queried the old man. 

 " Oh, just to see how the earth is and what people are living on it," 

 said Ganyadjigowa. "What is your name?" asked the old man. 

 " My name is (lanyadjigowa," was the young man's reply. " What is . 

 yours?" "My name is Djothowandon.*' My master lives not far 

 away. You must see him before you visit me," was the old man's 

 reply- 

 Going in the direction pointed out, Ganyadjigowa came to a lodge 

 standing on a big rock. He stood by the rock, thinking, " How am I 

 going to get up there? " Then he saw a narrow ledge running around 

 and ai'ound ; following this, he came to the lodge. On looking about 

 he saw an old man sitting by the fire. They greeted each other, the 

 old man saying, " Why did you come here ? " " Just to see all the 

 world," said Ganyadjigowa. "Where do you come from? " said the 

 old man. "I came from the Great Lake," said Ganyadjigowa. 



