Sk«mtt'] ■ LEGENDS 617 



ishcd she set the corn husks on fire and they quickly burst into 

 flames, and these flames consumed all the water of the lake. Next 

 ehc said to her men folks, " Now. I have again completed the prepara- 

 tions. Do you start "now. You must be careful. In the course of 

 3'our excursion you must not injure an_v person." These words she 

 addressed to the men of her lodge, and they departed on their usual 

 trip through the land. 



It came to pass that the band of Dehaenhyowens remained in 

 the lodge of the old woman during the entire time they were in that 

 country. 



Furthermore, it happened that when they took a stroll in the coun- 

 try while the men of the lodge were absent they came on a spring of 

 water which formed a large pool. One of the party, using his bow 

 as a rod, thrust it into the pool to see whether he could find any 

 living thing in it ; but he saw nothing to attract his attention. When 

 they returned to the lodge they again stood their bows in the usual 

 place, in a corner of the room. When the m«n of the lodge had re- 

 turned home from their excursion into the country one of them said, 

 "There is something in this lodge that has the smell of game (i. e., 

 something to be killed)," and he at once began looking around from 

 place to place. Then the others after sniffing the air exclaimed, " It is 

 true; there is something in here that smells like a game animal." 

 At this one went to the place where the bows belonging to the band 

 of Dehaenhyowens were .standing and. taking one of the bows in 

 his hand, said. '' It is. indeed, this bow that has the scent." Turning 

 to Dehaenhyowens. he said: "To what place have you been? AVhat 

 is the place like where you touched something with this bow ? " 

 Answering. Dehaenhyowens said, "■ Yonder, not far away, you know, 

 there is a cliff, and on the farther side of it there is a spring of 

 water, forming a deep pool." 



Thereupon the men of the lodge exclaimed, " Let us all go to that 

 place right away," and all started out of the lodge and ran swifth 

 to the spring. When they arrived there Dehaenhyowens said to his 

 companions, " There, in this sj^ring and pool, I thrust my bow to 

 rouse whatever might dwell therein." One of the men of the country 

 answered : " It is certain that some mysterious creature abides herein. 

 We shall see what it is. Do you, our friends, stand yonder, a little 

 aloof, and then you shall see the thing done, when we shall kill it." 



Heeding this admonition, the band of Dehaenhyowens drew back 

 a short distance and watched the men of the country make their 

 dispositions for the attack. They did not wait long to see a won- 

 derful phenomenon, for the men of the country at .once began their 

 task. One touched with a rod the bottom of the pool whence 

 flowed the spring of water. Thereupon began to be heard loud 

 sounds, even such as are heard when the voicings of thunder fill 



