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he finally came to the dwcllins: place of the Eagle people on the 

 mountain. Here he was informed that his grandfather had been ex- 

 pelled from these people, and that he had been rolled down the moun- 

 tain to the Wolf tribe. " What am I to do ? " asked the grandson. 

 "You had better go home," said the old chief of the Eagle people, 

 " for if you do not return home you shall lose your mind and the 

 mind of your people; you shall become something else, someone else." 

 Then the grandson asked, " Can you change me now so that I may 

 go to the jjlace where my grandfather is? " The}' replied, " Yes; we 

 can change you so that you can go thither with perfect safety." 



The grandson having given his consent to this proposition, he was 

 soon changed into a panther and then rolled down the mountain into 

 Wolf swamp, where many Wolf people lived. The presence of the 

 panther aroused the bitter hostility of the Wolf people, who attacked 

 him savagely in an attempt to kill him. But owing to his great 

 strength they were unable to accomplish their purpose. 



So he traveled from place to place in the Wolf country, where he 

 was regarded as an open enemy, although he was engaged only in 

 looking for his grandfather. There came a day when he found his 

 bones, and placing together the bones under a large hickory tree he 

 pushed against the tree, shouting " Arise, oh, grandfather. The 

 tree is about to fall on you." His grandfather heard his warning 

 and at once sprang up. He recognized his grandson. 



But the grandfather would not agree with his grandson as to how 

 to live, where to go, or what to do. So, after much bitter fighting, 

 they finally separated. The gi-andfather went in search of his own 

 people and the grandson in quest of his. 



"\Alien the grandfather met the acquaintances of his early life he 

 was no more able to agree with them than he was before he left 

 them; so, after much strife and fighting, the people finally became 

 so enraged at him that they fell on him and for the second time he 

 was killed and eaten up, and his bones were left bleaching on the 

 ground where they had devoured him. 



The grandson journeyed from place to place for a long time, and 

 he encountered many difficulties and disappointments in his quest 

 for people of his own ti'ibe. 



But one day he was pursued by a hunter with three dogs. When 

 the dogs came within reach the grandson killed them one by one be- 

 fore the hunter could come to their assistance, and thus he escaped 

 from death at the hands of the hunter. 



So, passing beyond this place, he met one day a woman of his own 

 tribe. He addressed her pleasantly and she replied in the same 

 mood. This woman finally agi-eed to marry the gi-andson. As the 

 years passed they became possessed of a large family, consisting of 

 several boys and girls. It was not many years before these children 



