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the ladder was again pulled up, so that they might not be taken by 

 surprise. 



The wigwam was well provided with everything that was necessary 

 for comfort, and food seemed abundant. The visitors had not been 

 many days at the old woman's wigwam before the latter began to com- 

 plain of feeling ill. This was feigned, however, for her plan was to 

 devise some means of bringing about the destruction of Pa'skin6'u T 

 and his friends, the Buzzard, Kine'n T , and I'inash'iu. The younger wife 

 of Pii'skiue'u T then said to the old woman, "Mother, what can we do 

 for you to make you well again?'' — to which the old woman replied, 

 "If I had the paw of a white bear to eat I would recover, but 1 fear 

 that such can not be procured for me." To this Pa'skinS'u. v responded, 

 saying, " The paw of a white bear is easily procured, and I will get 

 one ;" whereupon he left the wigwam and flew away to search for a 

 white bear. 



Now, the old woman had no idea that Pa'skine 7 u T would be successful 

 in procuring the paw of a white bear, because such was to be found 

 only upon some of her kindred, the ana'maqki'u, the evil ma'nidos of 

 the underworld, and she was also aware that anyone who might attack 

 a white bear would be killed unless he was more powerful than the 

 bear ma'nido. For this reason she had demanded something which she 

 considered impossible to obtain, and if Pa'skine'u 1 " attempted to comply 

 with her request she might cause his destruction very easily. 



P;i/skine'u v , soaring through the air at great height, perceived the 

 object of his search. Pulling an arrow out of his quiver, he flxed it to 

 the string of his bow, and shot it down into the body of the white bear, 

 killing him. He then descended, cut off the paw of the animal, and 

 returned with it to the old woman's wigwam. When he entered, she 

 said to Pa'skine'u v , in a very faint voice, " Did you get me the paw of 

 the white bear, son-in-law?" — to which he replied, "Yes; I got it," and, 

 throwing it across to where she was lying upon a mat, said, "Here it is; 

 I hope you will get well, now." 



The younger daughter prepared the paw for the old woman and gave 

 it to her to eat, but the mother did not appear to derive any benefit 

 from the food. Then, seeing her mother continue ill as before, she said, 

 "Mother, is there anything else that you wish to eat to make you well?" 

 To this the old woman replied, " Yes ; I should get well if I had the paw 

 of a yellow bear to eat." Pa'skine'u T , hearing the words of the old 

 woman, now said, "If that be all, I can soon bring you the paw of a 

 yellow bear;" whereupon he left the wigwam and flew away in search 

 of that animal. 



The old woman thought that this demand would certainly bring about 

 the destruction of Pa'skine'u T , as the yellow bear also was one of the 

 ana'maqki'u, and even a more powerful ma'nido than the white bear. 



Pa/skine'u T soon descried a yellow bear. Drawing an arrow from 

 his quiver and placing it to the string of his bow, he shot it down 



