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bird suit. "Imitate a bird," the Spider woman told liim. Kase- 

 wat hopped about like a bird, flapping his wings. "Now liy a 

 little and get used to the suit, for you are to set out to-morrow 

 morning," the Spider woman told him. Kasewat flew about for a 

 time, circling four times in the sky. He made so much noise that 

 the people at Ako heard liim and were alarmed; they feared another 

 visit from Flint Bird. 



When he returned to the Spider woman's house she gave him 

 many kinds of medicine. She advised him as follows: "When you 

 get to the gate in the sky chew this herb and spit four times toward 

 his house. Your Uttle brother (the Spider boy) will be \vith you. 

 Fly quietly and ahght outside his house. He will be in the back 

 room asleep with your wife. The coat will be hanging in the front 

 room. Go in, take his flint suit and hang yours in its place. Put 

 his suit on and go away quietly. Then come back, making lots of 

 noise. He will wake up and come out to fight you, wearing your 

 suit of boards. Then you can kill him and bring your wife home. 

 But be careful; Flint Bird is very cunning; he may try to play some 

 trick on you and Idll you." 



On the morning of the fourth day Kasewat set out. The little 

 Spider boy sat right behind his ear, so he could talk to him. The 

 old Spider woman told her son to take good care of Kasewat. "I 

 hope you wiU have good luck and bring my daughter back safely. 

 I will wait for you." 



Off they flew, and soon arrived at the gate. "Open the gate," 

 the Spider boy said in Kasewat's ear, "but be very quiet." When 

 they had passed through the gate Kasewat chewed the herb and 

 spit four times toward the house, fljang slowly. The Spider boy 

 showed Kasewat where the flint suit was. They went in and ex- 

 changed coats and went out again. Flint Bird's mother, who saw 

 him enter, thought that it was her son, but when he went out again, 

 she was surprised. 



Soon Kasewat returned, flying with great noise. Flint Bird heard 

 him and ran out to see what it was. "Guatzi (hello!)," Kasewat 

 greeted the Flint Bird. "Dawai — eh!" replied Flint Bird. "Where 

 did you get that suit, Kasewat? How did you get here? Did you 

 come for your wife?" "Yes, I did," rephed Kasewat. "WeU, you 

 can't have her," Fhnt Bird told him. "Then I will kill you," Kase- 

 wat declared. "All right, if you can." 



As they were about to begin to fight, Flint Bird's mother came out 

 and said, "Don't fight him. He's your brother!" "No he isn't," 

 the Fhnt Bird rephed, "he is Kasewat." Just then Kasewat's wife 

 was seen peeping out from the house. Fhnt Bird told her to go 

 back into the back room. Then he asked Kasewat to come in and 

 have some supper. He told his mother to give him some supper 



