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men asleep. These discoveries were reported in tlie village of the 

 dead hunters, and there was aroused a bitter feeling against the 

 Panther people ; and so all who were able to go out to hunt Panther 

 people started out to destroy the Panther tribe. 



This resulted in a bitter strife between the people of the village 

 and the Panther tribe, and many of the bravest on both sides were 

 killed without bringing any satisfaction to either side. During this 

 struggle the bones of the grandson lay bleaching on the path in the 

 forest. But it so happened that one of his sons one day passed along 

 that path, and he recognized his father's bones. So by gathering 

 them together under a large hickory tree and setting them in order 

 the son of the Panther man brought his father back to life by 

 pushing against the hickory tree and shouting, " Father, arise lost the 

 tree topple over on 3'ou." 



When the father arose he had the form which he had when lie left 

 his home in the village in search of his gi-andfather. This transfor- 

 mation frightened the son so much that he Hed through the forest 

 away from that place, and the grandson made his way home to the 

 village of his own people. He entertained his friends and kindred 

 with the recital of his adventures. 



There came a day when the old Eagle, who had enticed away old 

 man AVild Cat, was in a reminiscent mood, and so he wondered what 

 had become of the old man whom he had left among the Wolf tribe. 

 So he finally resolved to pay a visit to the country of the Wolf peo- 

 ple. He left his home and traveled along toward the Wolf coun- 

 try. At last he was greatly surprised to find scattered around the 

 bones of the old man, his friend. So he decided to aid his old friend 

 by bringing him to life again. He therefore collected together the 

 bones lying about and placed them in order under a great elm tree, 

 and when he had gathered all the bones he stepped up to the elm tree 

 and suddenly exclaimed, "Be quick, friend, arise, lest the tree fall 

 on you." At once the old man. AVild Cat. leaped up in his original 

 shape and condition in form and mind, a man. So, after the usual 

 greetings, the old Eagle chief led his friend home to his own people, 

 whence he had taken him so long ago. Having arrived there, old 

 man Wild Cat found his grandson, and to him he related all his ad- 

 ventures while away from his people. He declared. "' We must highly 

 esteem the Pigeon tribe of people." (Then I left there.) 



134. The Weepixg of the Corx, and Be.\x, and Squash People 



There was in the olden time a village of the Iroquois which was 

 situated in a very fertile and beautiful country. They raised corn 

 and beans and squashes, and for many years they were contented and 

 prosperous. But there came a time when their crops began to fail 

 them — the corncobs were bare of grains, the bean pods were empty, 



