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lying on the ground, whereupon he siiid, " He looks like some of our 

 people." It was the man who had fallen over the precipice while 

 climbing up to Has'honyot's lodge. At last Doonongaes, having 

 found the ledge on which the men had climbed, reached the summit 

 where the lodge had been ; there he saw the footprints of the man 

 who had overturned it. On looking around, he could see to the end 

 of the earth,"- in all directions. He looked toward the west. Seeing 

 far off a man killing people, he exclaimed, "Pshaw, that man is a 

 fool ! " Descending the cliff, he hurried to the place, where he found 

 a great many people. To the man who was killing them, he said, 

 "What are you doing?" "Oh! I am guarding the land under my 

 control," was the reply. "Yes. What is your name?" asked Doon- 

 ongaes. " My name is Tsodiqgwadon," ^'^' was his answer. . " You and 

 I belong to the same people, then," said Doonongaes; " we will there- 

 fore decide the matter of supremacy "'^ in this way : Whichever one of 

 us has the orenda (magic power) to command the great rocks of the 

 cliff on the south side of this village to fall, shall own this place." 

 Then Doonongaes said, " Let the rocks fall and fall this way." He 

 had barely spoken when the rocks began to fall toward him. " Only 

 half the rocks have fallen," said Tsodiqgwadon. " Now command 

 them to go back to their places." It was done. Now it was the turn 

 of Tsodiqgwadon. He said, " I command every rock of the cliff to 

 fall," and every stone fell with a great noise, only a mound of earth 

 remaining where the cliff had just stood. Then Doonongaes said: 

 " You have won. You have more orenda than I have. You are more 

 magically powerful than I. I can do nothing more. Now, tell me 

 what I can do to satisfy you." "^' Tsodiqgwadon said. " I want you to 

 let women alone. Every woman living is mine." Going home to his 

 wives, Doonongaes said to them, " You are not mine any longer." 

 " Why not," they asked; " have you sold us, or have you been beaten 

 in a game in which you wagered us?" "No; I met a man who 

 claimed you," he replied. "Who is he?" they persisted. "Tsodiqg- 

 wadon!" exclaimed Doonongaes. "We do not know him; how can 

 we be his wives? " they asked. " Well, that is what he said. I did all 

 I could but he magically overpowered me. Now, I will go to my 

 old home, where I shall be better off," answered Doonongaes. 



Thereupon Doonongaes went to Ganyodaes and, after sceinoi that 

 all was in order, he Ijegan to cook. When he had finished he heard 

 footsteps. A man kicked at the door, and in came his servant. Skah- 

 nowa, who said: "What are you doing in my lodge?" "How came 

 this lodge to belong to you ? " asked Doonongaes. " Get out of here ! " 

 said Skahnowa ; " I do not want you." " I wish." said Doonongaes, 

 "you would tell me by what right you claim this lodge." "My 

 master, the former owner, was killed, and I took pos.session of it after 

 his death," replied Skahnowa. "Ah ! that is it. Do you not know me ? 



