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I^ersisted, however, saying : " You should give me that bird. I am 

 greatly agitated in my mind. Nothing yet has curbed my orenda. I 

 will get back that bird at any cost. A game animal has now come to 

 my lodge." Little Burnt Belly retorted : " You are boasting of the 

 invulnerability of 3'our orenda, but this bird contains your life, and 

 I am your master, and you know it. You have long ago forfeited 

 your life by all your murders and cannibalism, so now you shall die."' 

 So saying. Little Burnt Belly crushed his head with the blows of his 

 war club. Then he liberated the slave, or prisoner, of the cannibal 

 from the effects of drugs which had been given her by her master, 

 and after bringing back to life his own brothers, who had been 

 devoured by the cannibal, they all returned to the lodge of Honenhineh. 



112. The Legend of Godasito 



In the beginning of time, when the earth was new, when the in- 

 habitants of it spoke but a single tongue, when these good people 

 dwelt in perfect harmony and peace, and when the several settle- 

 ments lived in such manner that there were no quarrels or contentions 

 among them, there dwelt in one of these settlements, or villages, 

 Godasiyo, a woman, who was the chief of her village. 



The village over which Godasiyo held sway was situated beside a 

 very large river; in fact, it 'occupied both sides of this important 

 stream. It was the custom of the people of Godasiyo to cross the 

 river for the purpose of visiting, of attending the dances which are 

 held every night, and of exchanging their goods — meat, venison, 

 skins, furs, roots, bark, and dried fruits and berries — in order to 

 supply tlieir several needs. ISIoreover, the lodge of public assembly 

 was situated on one side of the river — a feature that occasioned con- 

 siderable traveling across and back. This stream was very large 

 and rapid. The people crossed it by means of a bridge constructed of 

 saplings and of limbs of trees carefully fastened together. The 

 state of good will and contentment, above described, continued for 

 a long time, but at last trouble arose. The cause of this was a 

 white dog which belonged to the chief, Godasiyo. The dissension 

 became so serious that there was great danger that the factions would 

 become involved in a fight over the matter. The great river divided 

 the two parties. 



Finally, Chief Godasiyo. after long deliberation, decided that the 

 only way in which a deadly contest could be avoided would be by 

 the removal of her own adherents to some other place of residence. 

 Having decided to take this step, she at once informed her adherents 

 of her resolution to remove westward by ascending the stream on which 

 they were living. She invited all who had taken her part to follow 



