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with his club, whereupon the Stone Coat crumbled down to the 

 groiind. dead, with his body and coat smashed to pieces. Doonon- 

 gaes treated tlie next one in a like manner and so on until he had 

 overtaken and killed them all — men, women, and children. Then 

 he said: "This is the kind of man I am. Why did Tsodiqgwadon 

 leave me? I can chase him, too, when I find him." At that moment, 

 hearing someone behind him, he looked around only to see Tsodiq- 

 gwadon, who asked, "What are you talking about?" Doonongaes 

 rejjlied, " Oh I I was saying that you are the best friend I have in 

 the world."" 



Once more the two went on together, and the next morning they 

 came to a rock which was so liigii that they could not see the top of 

 it. Doonongaes now changed himself into a buck, and rubbing his 

 horns on the rock said. " I can kill Hinon •-" if I see him." At that 

 moment Ilinon came out of the rock, and standing before him, asked, 

 "What were you saying? " "Oh! I said that tlie man who lives in 

 here is the best friend I have,"" answered Doonongaes. Tsodiqgwa- 

 don stood on one side, laughing. Believing Doonongaes. Hinon 

 went back into the rock. 



The two friends now continued journeying toward the north. 

 Tsodiqgwadon said to his companion, " I want you to stop fooling 

 everybody, for you do not know what orenda other persons have; 

 you may get into trouble some time."" Toward night they came to a 

 lodge in which many old men lived. These were singing a war 

 song, Ogivetuon denkenoonk ganyohshon enkhegcn heyocndjadeh.^^" 

 All sang the same song. Assuming the form of this people, who were 

 Gendagahadenyatha,-'' Doonongaes, going into the lodge, began sing- 

 ing a war song, too, but with different words. He sang, Deaun ni 

 daegwatwenk Onen neho agyon heonwe niswaiiyon."^^ Thereupon the 

 old men began to talk, and the chief of them said : " What does this 

 man sing? He is an enemy. Let us scalp him." Springing up and 

 seizing their flint knives, they ran after him. Tsodiqgwadon .stood 

 outside, laughing. Doonongaes became a snake, and when they saw 

 this the old people ran back, for they were too small to fight such a 

 man. Tsodiqgwadon said to Doonongaes, "Let them alone." "No; 

 I will settle this people," answered Doonongaes. " You would bet- 

 ter let them alone. It is not right to act in this way all the time," 

 replied Tsodiqgwadon. " Let us go on then ; there is no use in 

 standing here if you will not harass these people with me,"' said 

 Doonongaes. 



Traveling toward the east, the two companions soon saw a large 

 man coming in their direction. When they met him they spoke to 

 him, and the man said to Doonongaes: "I have come to tell you 

 that you are not doing right in attacking people. You may strike 

 your friend." At this Doonongaes struck Tsodiqgwadon, knocking 



