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ground below; then he descended the tree very slowly, imtil finally 

 he reached the ground on the side opposite the spot where the young 

 woman was sitting. xVt this time the maiden, quickly arising, went 

 swiftly around the tree to the place where Doiidanegeh stood. He 

 could do nothing to escape. He looked at her with a smile of defeat 

 and was astonished to see how beautiful the maiden was. She was, 

 indeed, far prettier than his wives were, although they, too, were 

 fine looking. Then the victorious maiden said to him : '" Kest yourself. 

 Perhaps you are tired, for you have been continually climbmg high 

 up in the trees. You must sit down and rest your*head in my lap, 

 and I will dress your hair. You must face me when you sit in 

 front of me." 



So Doiidanegeh took the seat indicated by the young woman, 

 placing his head in her lap. She removed the vermin and snarls 

 from his hair, being at this task a long time. So, indeed, the young 

 man fell asleep, and, perhaps, she caused him to sleep soundly. 

 Finally, she said to him in a loud voice, " Well, awake thou," where- 

 upon all his membere moved. Then she placed him in her bag and 

 emptied iier basket of marriage bread. Then, after fastening a fore- 

 head strap to her pack, she placed it on her back, carrying it by 

 means of the strap. It was very heavy, and he was asleep. Far 

 away from the place where she had conquered him there was a very 

 steep rock. On this the young woman seated herself and proceeded 

 to unwrap her pack. She bound a band around the head of the 

 young man; then she called to him, saying, "Awake thou!" She 

 used all her might of voice in saying again, "Awake thou ! " 



Suddenly the young man awoke, and the young woman said to 

 him: "Dost thou recognize this place?" He looked around to see 

 whether he had any knowledge of the place^ and said in reply : " I 

 know this place. Here is where my uncle and myself take the moose 

 while out hunting." Answering him, the maiden replied : " It is 

 true. You do know this place. I think that, perhaps, I can not do 

 better than to hunt the vermin in your head again. Again you must 

 face the place you did once before." So he sat down facing the 

 young woman, resting his head in her lap. The young woman again 

 searched his head for vermin, while he meekly faced her person. 



Again he fell asleep, and again his sleep was very sound, so truly, 

 when the young woman again said, "Awake thou ! " it was impossible 

 for him to awalce. Again she wrapped him in her bag, which she- 

 took on her back again, cariying the pack by means of the forehead 

 strap. She then started for home. Arriving at the shore of the lake, 

 she again awakened him, saying to him, "Awake thou ! " But it 

 was a very long time before he awoke. When he did so, she said to 

 him: "Well, dost thou know this place?" After looking around a 

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