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" S'hagodiyovreqgowa is fast overtaking us and is now near us." So 

 the sister kept on in her flight, and as she got over a fallen tree 

 Turtle said to her, " Leave me here, and you continue your course."' 

 Obeying lier brother, she hastened on her way. 



Not long after her departure S'hagodiyoweqgowa came along. As 

 he walked over the fallen tree he stepped on Turtle witiiout seeing 

 him, whereupon Turtle promptly bit him again. At this S'hagodiyo- 

 weqgowa exclaimed. " Brotliei-in-law ! let go of my foot; you are 

 greatly delaying me on my course." But as Turtle gave no heed to 

 what his brother-in-law had said to him, S'hagodiyoweqgowa decided 

 to kill him, and raising his foot with Turtle hanging to it, he beat 

 him against the fallen tree. But as before, striking Turtle only 

 caused him to grow in size, until he finally became large enough 

 to swallow his enemy again. Turtle waited there for two days 

 until he had excreted S'hagodiyoweqgowa ; then he started on his 

 way again. While the sister was walking along she was surprised 

 to find her brother. Turtle, on a fallen tree. He had arrived there 

 ahead of her by means of his orenda. 



After the expiration of 10 days S'hagodiyoweqgowa regained con- 

 sciousness, and arising, said to himself, " I have now been asleep a 

 very long time and must continue my hunt"; so saying, he 

 stai-ted in pursuit once more. The young woman was now gi-owing 

 faint and exhausted, and her brother said to her as she carried him 

 along in the basket : " S'hagodiyoweqgowa is again overtaking us, 

 and is now very near to us. Once more drop me by the first fallen 

 tree that we come to." She obeyed and, leaving her brother near a 

 fallen tree, kept on her way. 



When S'hagodiyoweqgowa came along in due time the orenda of 

 Turtle caused him to pass within reach of the latter, who again 

 seized his foot in his teeth. At this S'hagodiyoweqgowa said to his 

 brother-in-law, " You are indeed hindering me greatly in my jour- 

 ne.v. so let go of my foot," but Turtle paid no attention to this re- 

 monstrance. So S'hagodiyoweqgowa decided again to beat him to 

 death against the fallen tree. So he began to do this, but Turtle 

 only grew in size until he was again able to swallow his brother-in- 

 law. Turtle waited there for two days, and then having gotten rid 

 of S'hagodiyoweqgowa as before, he went on in his flight. 



At the expiration of 10 days S'hagodiyoweqgowa, on regaining con- 

 sciousness, said to himself, "I have now been asleep a very long 

 time, and I must continue my hunt"; so he resumed at once pursuit 

 of Turtle and his sister. In time the young woman again grew faint 

 and exhausted, so her brother said to her as she carried him along 

 in a basket : " S'hagodiyoweqgowa is again overtaking us and is now 

 quite near us. Still again drop me beside the first fallen tree to 

 which you come on our way." She was willing to obey him, so 



