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matched, the struggle was fierce. Thus the battle went on for some 

 time until at last the youth succeeded in killing his grandfather. 

 Then he started for home, followed by all the things that were in 

 the lodge of the old man. 



The youth did not realize the time it took him to arrive at the 

 lodge of his living grandfather, who exclaimed: " You certainly have 

 brought back home our great beast. How did you accomplish it? 

 Was the old man willing for you to bring it home? Was he willing, 

 too, for you to take all the things which you have brought back 

 with you?" The youth replied, "I killed the old w-izard." At this 

 his grandfather began to weep, saying, " Now, indeed, you have 

 killed him who, when living, was my brother." Without making 

 any reply, the youth prepared to lie down for the night. The two 

 occupied the same side of the fire. 



As soon as the youth fell asleep, the old man, his grandfather, 

 arose and, addressing the sleeping youth, said, " I suppose that I 

 must now kill you, wicked man, in your turn." Taking up his bow 

 and three arrows and, going over to the opposite side of the fire, 

 he shot three arrows into the back of the youth, his grandson, who 

 was asleep. Then the old man returned to his bed and laid himself 

 down again. Some time after this the youth awoke and said, 

 "/r !/>«".' indeed my back does give me much pain." On examining 

 it with his hands, he was surprised to find three arrows sticking in it. 

 At this discovery he exclaimed, " GUI' ! now, I suppose, I must depart 

 from this place, for it seems that my grandfather has killed me. So 

 be it then. I will now go far away." He started at once on his 

 journey, and all the things which he had taken from his dead 

 grandfather went with him — his grandfather's breechclout and also 

 the mush — these all went along. As soon as the old man saw that 

 these things started to leave, he began to weep. So the youth left his 

 grandfather. 



When the youth had gone a long distance from his home, he was 

 surprised to find a village of people. Leaving his slaves and domes- 

 tics near the village, he went to the firet lodge, where he visited. He 

 found in this lodge a young man who resembled himself ver}' closely 

 in age, size, and manners. It was soon customary for them to go 

 around together. It is said that they two kept company with each 

 other wherever they went. P'inally the youth from the village said, 

 "A'w', game is indeed very scarce. AVhere may be the game ani- 

 mals? Perhaps they have gone far away to seek subsistence. Pos- 

 sibly they have gone to the place where dwells the great beast." In 

 reply, the visiting youth said to his friend, " I am, it is known, 

 called the great beast." The other youth answered, ".4rt, it is true. 

 So be it. I will now show you where abide my domestic (game) 

 animals." 



