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but will reenter his body and so reanimate it again." The embodied 

 woman agreed to follow these instructions. Then the warder, giv- 

 ing her two roasted pheasants, which were to serve as sops to the 

 two couchant panthers guarding the middle passageway, wished her 

 a safe and auspicious journey home, and bade her start. 



The woman thereupon departed from the first passageway, walk- 

 ing as rapidly as possible. She hastened along until she came to the 

 middle passageway. There she gave one of the roasted pheasants to 

 each of the panthers, and, quickly passing through the passageway, 

 continued her journey. Finally she came to the first passageway, 

 through which she went, and then, after traveling for three d«ys 

 and nights, she safely reached home. 



Here she quickly prepared the body of her husband as she had been 

 directed to do, filling every opening and outlet with fine clay mixed 

 with deer fat to soften it. and then she carefully rubbed it with the 

 oil of man. As soon as she had completed the preliminary work 

 she carefully and anxiously uncorked the gourd bottle containing 

 the life of her husband into the mouth of the body thus prepared. 

 In a few moments she was elated to see her husband's body come 

 to life again. 



This experience rendered the body of the husband invulnerable 

 to the spells and incantations of sorcerers and wizards. The faithful 

 wife and her resurrected husband dwelt together in peace and health 

 and happiness until, in the fullness of years, they died and went to 

 the land of the Mother of Ghosts. 



117. The Legend or Hodadenon and His Elder Sister 



It is said that once there lived together all alone in a very long 

 lodge an infant brother and his elder sister. The only remaining 

 fire burned at the end of the lodge. In this place for some years 

 abode these two, undisturbed by any unusual event. 



One day the brother said to his sister : " Oh, elder sister ! what 

 truly is the reason that we two live here alone in a lodge which is 

 so very long?" In answer his sister said: "Indeed, we have been 

 quite numerous in the not distant past: our relations, who have 

 lived and are now dead, filled this lodge on both sides of the fire pits, 

 to the doorways. The sorcerers have caused them all to perish; and 

 this explains why you are called Hodadenon, for you are the last 

 one not under enchantment." 



It was evident that the young boy would become powerful in the 

 exei'cise of orenda (magic power). It happened one day that he 

 said : " Elder sister, you must make me a bow and an arrow." She 

 had great compassion for him, so she answered: "Let it be so." 

 Then she made a bow and an arrow, using on them her best skill. 



