^^EwS] FICTION 239 



'■ AVhat is your name? " continued the occupant of the lodge. " Gan- 

 yadjigowa,'' the young man dechired. "What is yours?"' Ganyad- 

 jigowa asked in turn. " I am called Dugwanoenyent," said the old 

 man. Then Ganyadjigowa said, " Will you let me visit you? " " Oh, 

 yes ! you can staj' with me as long as you like," said the old man. " I 

 will stay several days," said the visitor. 



One morning Dagwanoenyent asked, " AVould you like to so down 

 to see my servant? " " Yes; I should like to go," said Ganyadjigowa. 

 They .soon came to Djothowandon's lodge, when Dagwanoenyent 

 said, " This is my servant's lodge. Let us go in." On going in Dag- 

 wanoenyent said, " My servant is not at home. I believe he has gone 

 to the southern end of the world." Dagwanoenyent said, "A very 

 cross people live there. My servant is trying to make them peace- 

 ful." " Xow you would better go home. Something will come and 

 chase you if you are down here at midday," said the old man. " Very 

 well," said Ganyadjigowa. starting after his animals. 



Soon, on seeing Dahdahwat "" approaching, Ganyadjigowa tried to 

 hide, but he could find no place of concealment. Dahdahwat chased 

 him, and, seizing him, threw him down and began to bite him. 

 Ganyadjigowa could not get away. He tried so hard that the sweat 

 came out like rain. Then he awoke. He was all wet and the sun was 

 pouring in on him. He felt sad and worried about his dreams. 

 About noon, becoming hungry, he said, " I niust take my canoe and 

 try to catch some fish." He went far out into the lake, keeping a 

 sharp lookout for fish. Seeing one, he jumped overboard after it, 

 but could not find it. On seeing another he dived again — once 

 more, no fish. He looked down again. Yes; there it was. He 

 looked and looked. Then he found that there was a fish on the 

 right side of his canoe, the .shadow of which was visible down in 

 the water. He caught the fish, and after eating it started to go home, 

 but he was far out in the lake and did not know which way he had 

 come. He made way very fast, however, in the right direction, as he 

 thought, and reached the shore, but saw no lodge. 



Leaving his canoe, he walked toward home, as he supposed. He 

 walked all day until night. Then he saw a hut in the woods. Going 

 near it, he stood and listened. There was a man talking in the hut. 

 who said : " This is the way to get great magic power. I know all 

 about what to do to get great magic power, and I can show anyone 

 who comes here. I know the whole world and I can give magic power 

 to whomsoever wants it. I wish Ganyadjigowa would come. I 

 could show him how strong magically I am. He thinks he is the 

 strongest man under the Blue Sky." Ganyadjigowa thought, "Why 

 does he say this? Does he know that I am the strongest? I have been 

 all over the world" (he had only dreamed that he had been). He 

 still listened. Gaasyendiet'ha *' (for this was the name of the old 



