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from which the arrow comes." The next morning, having made a 

 platform, the man put on it as many big stones as possible. After 

 doing this, he started -in the direction the old man had pointed o>it. 

 During the forenoon he heard a big noise, and when he came out into 

 a broad opening, or clearing, he saw his uncle, Dagwanoenyent, on 

 a great rock which he was eating, biting off large pieces. On seeing 

 him, The-Found-One shot an arrow at his forehead, saying at the 

 same time, " I have come for you, uncle." His uncle, the Great Head, 

 followed him, and he shot another arrow. The Great Head always 

 followed the course of the arrow. After shooting twice The-Found- 

 One was back at the lodge, where he called to the old man-eater, 

 " Uncle, I have come." 



Very soon they heard the noi.se of a great wind, and Dagwanoen- 

 yent came, and standing on the platform, began to eat stones ; *°^ the 

 sound of his craunching could be heard a long way. The man-eater 

 spoke to his brother Dagwanoenyent, saying : " I sent after you, and 

 you have come. The three brothers have gone and have not come 

 back. Now I am going for them, and if I do not return, you will 

 come after me." The next morning The-Found-One was alone. 

 Dagwanoenyent came, and standing on the platform, ate a stone, and 

 called out, "Have they returned?" "No," was the reply. 



"Well, I am going after my brother; he ought not to eat men, if 

 he too gets lost." With these words, Dagwanoenyent flew up high 

 in the air. The old woman Icnew he was coming, so shading her 

 eyes with her hand, she kept watch; presently she saw him ap- 

 proaching. Flying down where she was, he bit at her, but she had 

 disappeared; then he bit gravel. On flying up he could see nothing. 

 At last he hid behind a cloud and watched until he saw her; there- 

 upon, plunging down, he bit deep into the ground, this time killing 

 the old woman and letting out her blood. Then he said to him- 

 self, " My brother should not eat people, if he is such a coward that 

 he can not kill an old woman." 



Dag\vanoenyent had to bring to life his three nephews and his 

 brother. The-Found-One came to the place where the old woman 

 was killed, and Dagwanoenyent told him to put the bones together, 

 and then to go to a big hickory tree near by and push against it, call- 

 ing out, " Ri.se ! you people, lest the tree fall on you." Having put 

 together the bones as directed, he pushed against the tree, at the same 

 time calling, "Rise! lest the tree fall on you." At once all came to 

 life, whereupon the man-eater said, " I give up ; I will never eat man 

 again." All went home together, and are said to be living in some 

 parts of the Rocky Mountains now. Dagwanoenyent is living still. 



