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crossing, and he saw the skeleton of Tsodiqgwadon near the bowh 

 This also, going straight to the plant, ate a blossom. In a moment 

 it began to shake all over; soon it fell to pieces, becoming a pile of 

 bones. Soon the sound of a third wind was heard approaching from 

 the east with a great cloud of dust. This came rushing on until it 

 stopped at the crossing. In the middle of the cloud was the skeleton 

 of Ganiagwaihcgowa, which ate a blossom, after doing which it began 

 to tremble and to become disjointed until, finally, it was a mere heap 

 of bones, like the other three. 



Taking out the fetish again, Ot'hegwenhda asked it, " Is the work 

 all finished now ? " " Yes," said the fetish ; " all the trails are clear. 

 Now you can go to the end of the southern trail. Perhaps you may 

 find your brother there. If you do, treat him as you did your father." 

 Immediately he started toward the south. When he reached the end 

 of the trail, he could see nothing; but he searched until at last he 

 found a I'ock with an opening in it. Entering this opening, he went 

 down into the ground, looking around very closely. It was dark, and 

 he thought, " There may be more skeletons here, but I must go on." 

 At last he came to a room. There was no fire in it ; only plenty of 

 light. He saw also another room, on entering which he found three 

 of his brothers — the eldest and the two next to him. The eldest 

 called out: "Oh, my brother! are you here? You would better run 

 away. The skeleton will come soon." " Oh ! I will kill it," he said. 

 " My brother, I do not think you can live if you stay here," the elder 

 brother continued. "I have come to take you away," answered 

 Ot'hegwenhda. " We can not walk," answered the three brothers ; 

 "the skeleton has eaten our flesh." On looking at them, he saw that 

 their limbs were bare oones. After he had rubbed them with his 

 spittle, they were covered with flesh as before, and his brothers were 

 well and strong again. Thereupor he said : " I want you to start 

 home now. I will go to find our other brothers." 



The three brothers now went home. When their mother saV them, 

 she began to cry, thinking they were ghosts, and, seizing a club, she 

 drove them out. They found their father, who was very glad to 

 see them, and they sat down on the rocks with him. 



Ot'hegwenhda, now returning to the crossing, went along the eastern 

 trail to the end. There he saw nothing and wondered whence Gania- 

 gwaihcgowa came. At last he noticed an opening in the ground, and, 

 entering it, he went down. It was very dark within. " There must 

 be a skeleton here," thought he, looking around. Going farther, he 

 came to a room in which was abundant light from rotten :vood all 

 around. Farther on ne came to a second room, in which were three 

 of his brothers too weak to move, all their flesh having been eaten 

 away. Having brought flesh to their limbs by means of his spittle, he 



