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The messenger started, following the coui'se indicated. At last 

 he found a beautiful country, which was very warm and full of 

 flowers, and he saw there a large number of people who looked like 

 Ongwe Honwe.'"'' He gave them his message. "It is well,'' the\ 

 said; "we will attend the covmcil." 



AVhen Haiwanonqgwi reached home he dechired that he was not 

 able to go anywhere else. Thereupon Ts()di(|g\vadon. laughing, said 

 to him, '• Now, my friend, your w-ork is done." 



AVhen the 10 days were expired all the people from all parts of 

 the world came in great numbers — from the four quarters anil from 

 above and from below — from the east and west, north and south. 

 They gathered about their several stations around the great council 

 fire. At noon, when the sun was high in the blue sky, Tsodiqgwadon 

 arose and asked, ''Are you, the peoples of all the world, now present ?" 

 They answered him in chorus, '' We are present." Thereupon Tso- 

 diqgwadon .said: "I will tell you what this council is called for. A 

 chief of all the peoples dwelling above and below is to be chosen, 

 and it is for you to select one." Now the tribes of people talked 

 among themselves and one with another; but Tsodiqgwadon sat 

 still, listening to what was said. They talked until night and then 

 they talked all night. They remained a whole year, talking day 

 and night. At the end of the year they chose Gaasyendiet'ha '"'- as 

 chief of all the people of the world above and below. All agieed 

 to this choice, and (iraasyendiet'ha himself was willing. When this 

 was done they had to select a second chief. Another year was 

 passed in talking. Tsodiqgwadon sat in the midst of the vast 

 throng, listening all the time. At last Hinon was chosen as the 

 second chief. Then Tsodiqgwadon said, "Who shall be chief of 

 each locality^ " Then each tribe sat together, talking among them- 

 selves. The first to complete their deliberations were the Stone 

 Coats,^"^ who chose Ongwe Hanyos,'"* one of their own people. The 

 Ongwehonwe were the next; they chose one of their pi'incipal men. 

 and the other peoples chose the same chiefs as they had before. 

 Tsodiqgwadon was cho.sen chief of the Snake People only. The 

 council then closed and all went to their homes. 



LEGENDS 



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Once there was a village in which it was tlie custom of the people 

 to fight a great deal, for they were very warlike. A strange boy 

 came to this village; he was small and perhaps 4 years old. No one 

 knew whence he came. He could do nothing for himself, but he 

 wandered around the village, staying here and there in the several 

 lodges. First one family then another would keep him for a little 

 while. The people did not care much for him. nor pay much atten- 



