Xw^'S] FICTION 339 



given your message to these seven men. you must go straight up 

 until you reach the central part of the Blue Sky, and dii-ectly above 

 the Blue Sky you will find a man whose name is Hahasdensyowanen."*' 

 And when you have told him your message come straight down to 

 the ground. Directly under the door in the center of the Blue Sky 

 you will find an opening in the earth. In this opening you will 

 find an Odonseh ^^^ man, whose name is Shagoewatha; ^*^ notify him 

 also. A short distance from this opening you will see a high rock, on 

 which you will find the tallest of men, whose name is S'hagodi- 

 j'oweqgowa.^*" You must summon him, too. Thence go farther along 

 the rocks, and you will reach the dwelling place of the chief Ganiag- 

 waihegowa.^*' You must notify him also, and then you must return 

 here." Tsodiqgwadon gave Haiwanenqgwi a small piece of a sub- 

 stance which resembled flesh, and which possessed great orenda. 

 In giving it to him. Tsodiqgwadon said, " When you desire to use 

 this, you must chew it," adding further directions as to the manner 

 of its use. 



Placing this mysterious substance in his mouth. Haiwanenqgwi at 

 once mounted higher and higher. In a very short time he had 

 reached the Land in the Blue Sky. When he arrived there he looked 

 around, and while doing this S'hadahgeah saw him, and an Oqtcih- 

 gah ^** Ongwe asked him whence he came. " Oh ! I came f i-om below," 

 was the answer of Haiwanenqgwi. " How did you get up here? " was 

 asked him. "T walked on the air," he answered; "and I have come 

 to notify you that there will be a great council at Broken Land to 

 be held seven days from now. You must all come." 



Thence Haiwanenqgwi went westward, passing through the air. 

 and soon came to a lodge situated on a cloud. Entering the lodge, 

 he saw therein seven men of the Hinon people, who were all smok- 

 ing, so the lodge was filled with smoke. He gave his message to the 

 elder man, whose title was Shedwaqsot. and who assured him that 

 they would all go to the council. 



From that place Haiwanenqgwi went straight to the middle of the 

 Blue Sky, where there was a door. Passing through this, he saw an 

 old man sitting there, whose name was Sadjawiski; -^^ he also was 

 smoking. Haiwanenqgwi said to him. " I came to notify you of a 

 great council to be held at Broken Land seven days from now." 

 "Very well; I will go," said the old man. "T have been waiting a 

 long time for you, because I knew that you were coming and knew 

 what your message would be. My brother, Shagoewatha,^'" knows 

 that you are coming to see him, too. Wait a few moments; a man ^'^ 

 will pass here soon ; tell him too of the council." Soon a man came 

 on the run from the east : when he arrived where the old man was he 

 stopped. This man was Odjisdanohgwah.'^^ but the people whence 

 Haiwanenqgwi came call him Gaaqgwaah,^"^ for he gives light to the 



