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its head, began to sound its usual note. Then, taking his pipe from 

 his poucli and filling it with dried red-willow bark, he sent the mani- 

 kin to bring him an ember for a light. The manikin brought the 

 ember, and after the pipe was lighted, the young man smoked. 

 While doing so, he spat first on one side and then on tlie other ; the 

 spittle at once turned into beautiful dark wampum, which rolled all 

 over the floor. The people scrambled after it, picking up as much 

 as they could. 



When the husband of the elder daughter, who had gone on a hunt, 

 returned, the young man said to him, " I shall keep the garments, 

 for tomorrow I shall take my wife and go to hunt." So in the 

 morning he went into the woods. After reaching his destination in 

 the forest, he said to his wife, " I will show you something." Hav- 

 ing found her a fine place for a shelter, he bade her lie down and 

 cover her head, and refrain from looking out at what was going on ; 

 for if she did so, something evil would certainly befall him. Obey- 

 ing her husband, she covered her head. Then he sang, " Now, all 

 you wild beasts, come here to this place." In obedience to his song 

 they all came — bear, elk, and deer — jumping, hurrying, and rushing 

 on. All the young man had to do in order to kill them was to 

 point his magical finger at any one he desired to secure, whereupon 

 it fell dead. Then he sang another song, " Now, all you wild beasts, 

 go to your homes" — all vanished as quickly as they had come. 

 When they had gone, he said to his wife, " Now you may arise and 

 uncover your head." On getting up and looking around she saw- 

 on every side all kinds of game lying dead. Her husband said to her, 

 " Now, let us go home. You may tell the people that they may have 

 as much meat as they desire." 



On their return home the younger daughter informed the people 

 of her husband's invitation to take all the meat they required. So 

 many people went to the place of the hunt, where after skinning and 

 cutting up the game which the young man had killed, they carried 

 it home. Seeing every man in the village carrying meat and venison, 

 the elder daughter asked her sister, " How does your husband kill so 

 much game?"' Her sister answered, "Your husband stole his gar- 

 ments, but now he has recovered them, and you see what he can do 

 with their aid." The elder sister replied, " I will turn my husband 

 away and marry yours." So when her husband returned she charged 

 him, saying : " You stole this young man's garments. Are you not 

 ashamed of your conduct? " Then, taking a pestle used for pounding 

 corn, she drove him out of the lodge. 



When the people had eaten the meat the young man again went 

 to hunt. The elder sister said, " I must go with him," but the 

 younger sister answered: "You are too careless; you would not 



