^^wS] LEGENDS 591 



that he was angry. The youth -went directly to the place where his 

 other uncle's skull protruded from the ground. 



Having arrived at the spot, the skull addressed him, saying : " Well, 

 my nephew, what happened ?" The youth answered : " I remembered 

 the name all the way home, and when my uncle asked me, ' What are 

 you bringing home, killed?' I answered him, 'Only a turkey.' My 

 uncle replied, merely, H'w". Then I prepared the bird and cooked 

 it. As soon as it was cooked T kept saying : ' I shall not act in the 

 manner in which my uncle acts.' Then I put a portion for him on a 

 bark dish and held the dish directly over the fire, saying: 'Oh, my 

 uncle ! eat this portion.' He replied, ' Ho' , I am very thankful,' and 

 grasped the dish, whereupon, gripping his hands, I pulled him down 

 into the fire. I may have held it in the wrong place because I was 

 very hungry, but the real reason I did so was because I was angry 

 with him on account of the many times he scorched and burned me. 

 My uncle said : ' I believe that you have now begun t6 abuse me.' I 

 replied that it seemed to be the custom when one was giving food 

 to another. He walked to and fro, and one would think that my 

 uncle was angry." 



The skull of the uncle at once replied: "It was just right for 

 him. Now, indeed, this is about to come to pass. It is impossible 

 that in the future he will ask you for the name of the things which 

 j'ou may bring home killed. Oh, my nephew ! It is known that 

 your uncle is making preparations. He is gathering logs and burn- 

 ing them on the fire, and when night comes he will have a great 

 fire, as is well known. So, be brave, careful, and watchful. You 

 must not go to sleep. An evil dream will cause him to arise sud- 

 denly, as is well known. Then you must quickly take down his 

 war club and strike a blow with it on your uncle's head, at the 

 same time saying: 'What is causing you to see marvels?' And if 

 he does not answer at once, ' It has ceased,' you must again strike 

 a blow on his head with the war club. Then it will come to pass 

 that he will say, as is well known, ' The thing that the dream spirit 

 has commanded me is baleful.' Whereupon you must ask him, 

 'What did the dream spirit command you to do?' In answer he 

 will tell you what he has been commanded to require you to do. 

 Then you must return to this place, as I do not know what he 

 will say." 



Now, the youth returned to the lodge which he called his home. 

 Night came on them. The fire was a brisk one. It so happened 

 that the old man, the uncle, said : " The reason I have put these 

 large logs on the fire is because it seems likely that we two will 

 have a very cold time tonight." The two lay down as usual, but 

 the youth kept awake as he had been warned to do by his uncle's 



