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times to destroy this Ganiagwaihegowa, but he is so filled with magic 

 power that we can not kill him. My advice is this: 'Go home and 

 make some basswood manikins; your friend has returned to camp 

 and will help you. When the manikins are finished, put them at 

 the door in front of your brush lodge, each holding a bow and 

 arrows. When Ganiagwaihegowa approaches j'ou will know the 

 creature by his roar. Be ready with your bows and arrows; you must 

 have trees felled in the path in front of the manikins. Ganiag\vai- 

 hegowa's life is assailable only in the soles of his feet. When he 

 comes near, he will be raving with anger. As he raises his foot 

 in crossing the log piles, you will see a white spot in the sole; there 

 is his heart. Strike it, if you can, for there only will a shot take 

 effect.' " 



Going back to camp, the man cut down a basswood tree, from 

 which, with the aid of his friend, he made two manikins, obeying 

 the old man in everything. They sat in their brush lodge until noon 

 the next day. Then they heard Ganiagwaihegowa roaring far off in 

 the ravine, whereupon they grew weak. Gadjiqsa'" had told them 

 to keep on the leeward of Ganiagwaihegowa so that he might not scent 

 them. They were frightened but said : " We can not run away ; we 

 can not escape, as the only chance we have for our lives is to Ivill the 

 bear. If he. overcomes us. he will scent the way to our village and 

 Icill everybody." As the bear came in sight, he looked frightful. 

 Whenever he came to a tree, he would jump at it, tearing it to pieces. 

 The smaller trees fell merely at his touch. Every time Ganiagwai- 

 hegowa roared the men, losing their strength, were ready to drop to 

 the ground. When, however, he passed their hiding place on his way 

 toward the manikins, in a terrible rage, and raised his feet in cross- 

 ing the logs, one of the men shot at the white spot, and as he was 

 going over the second log, the other man shot him through the other 

 foot. The pain made Ganiagwaihegowa rage fearfully. He bit the 

 manikins through the body; then, turning, he went through the 

 lodge, tearing it to fragments, but a little farther on he fell dead. 

 Coming out from their hiding place, the men cut off his hind legs. 

 Gadjiqsa had said that if they failed to do this. Ganiagwaihegowa 

 would come to life again. As they cut off the feet, they saw that the 

 whole body was quivering. The ribs were not like those in other 

 animals but formed one solid bone. After skinning the bear, the 

 men cut his hind quarters into pieces, which they burned to ashes 

 together with all the bones, for the old man Gadjiqsa had said, "If 

 even one particle of bone is left, Ganiagwaihegowa will come to life 

 again." He had said also, "The hide must be smoked thoroughly 

 over a fire, otherwise it will retain life and become Ganiagwai- 

 hegowa himself again." The youths did exactly as they had been 

 told. 



