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ically braved all. Xow. you must hunt, and mother and daughter 

 shall live in contentment and peace." 



So Oiigwe' Haiiges"ha' spent his time in hunting. Day after day 

 he hunted. He knew well what animals to kill. Thus it came to pass 

 in the ancient time that they dwelt together in peace and harmony 

 and great contentment. 



This is the end of the tale. 



110. G.\JiiisoNDis, THE Amulet-hitter*" 



(a legend of the control of the game animals) 



\n old man and his grandson, who was very small, lived together 

 in a lodge for a long time, during which they occupied opposite sides 

 of the fire, as was customarj' among their people. The little grand- 

 son played by himself on his side of the fire, rolling about in the 

 dust and ashes. The old man was quite anxious at times about the 

 future of the boy. 



There came a time when the old man saw the child sitting about 

 in different places on his side of the fire. Finally the child was 

 surprised to hear the old man say in no kindly voice: "You will 

 become a pitiable object if you continue in this way, for you are 

 very small. It is necessary that you should do something to help 

 yourself and provide yourself what you may need. A bow and arrows 

 are perhaps the first of your needs." So saying, the old man 

 started making these for the boy. and when he had completed this 

 task he went over to the place where the child was rolling about 

 in the dust. Taking him in his arms, he said, " You must use these 

 in this way," and then standing the child on the ground, he said, 

 " You must learn to shoot with these." Then, grasping one of the 

 hands of the child, the grandfather placed it on the bow in the 

 usual position for shooting; then in the other hand he placed an 

 arrow, at the same time instructing the child how to fit the two to- 

 gether in proper positions for shooting. Then the old man himself 

 drew the bowstring, telling the little grandson, " This is the way 

 you must ordinarily do." In this manner he instructed his grand- 

 son in the art of shooting with a bow and arrow, and the child was 

 not long in learning how to do it. Again he told him : " That is the 

 way you must continue to do it." 



Afterward the old man drew forth his bundle of trinkets and 

 treasures, and taking therefrom the foot of a raccoon he fastened 

 it to a staff, which he set upright a long distance away, saying to 

 his grandson : " You must shoot at this continually, and whenever 

 A'ou hit it you must say ' Gajihsondis.' This you must say, and I 

 shall then learn what a good shot you are." Now the child did in- 

 deed follow his grandfather's instructions. 



