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"I have left it in the woods, and think you ought to be well satisfied 

 with the meat." 



She was jealous of his apparent carelessness, but nothing further 

 was said during the meal, soon after which they both went to sleep, for 

 night had come. 



On the following morning he again went away to hunt, and returning 

 to the spot where he had left the Wolf the preceding evening he found 

 thatma'nido awaiting him. The Wolf said to the hunter, "Now, my 

 brother, you get ready your bow and arrows, while I go out to find a 

 deer, and when it runs by this place you must shoot it with an arrow." 

 The hunter prepared himself as before, while the Wolf disappeared 

 among the trees. Soon the hunter heard the crackling of twigs, and a 

 deer came running past, closely pursued by the Wolf. Then the hunter 

 let fly an arrow, disabling the deer, when the Wolf soon overtook it 

 and killed it by tearing open its throat as before. Then the hunter 

 dressed the carcass, but gave the Wolf only some fat and a piece of 

 meat, telling the Wolf that he wanted this time to give the liver to his 

 wife. The Wolf said nothing in response to this, but appeared to be 

 disappointed. The hunter went home as before, threw down the car- 

 cass of the deer, when his wife immediately began to look for the liver, 

 which she found. 



She seemed gratified that she had compelled her husbaiid to do as 

 she had wished. lie said to her, " Eat the liver, but be careful that you 

 eat all of it, and do not leave any part of it lying about anywhere." 

 She was only too glad to follow her husband's advice, but little knew 

 what it would cost her. 



On the following day he again went to the place in the woods where 

 he had parted with the Wolf on the preceding evening, but the Wolf 

 was not there. The hunter looked in every direction, but there were 

 no signs of him. During the day there came in sight only one deer, at 

 which the hunter shot, but missed, and the deer ran away. The hunter 

 traveled all day in quest of it, but his search was of no avail. Night 

 coming on he built a fire and prepared a shelter where he could sleep. 

 He had not long settled himself for the night when the Wolf came up 

 to the fire and laid down by it, panting and wearied. The hunter said 

 to the Wolf, "My brother, where have you been that you look so tired?" 

 To this the Wolf replied, "I have been hunting, but because you gave 

 your wife the liver, I have not been successful; you should not have 

 given it to her. She is a wicked woman, and you should leave her and 

 find a wife among other people." 



These words made the hunter think of how he had beeu treated by 

 his wife, and he finally said to the Wolf, " My brother, your words are 

 good, and I shall do as you advise me." Then the Wolf took from his 

 foreleg the "dew claw," and gave it to the hunter, saying, "Take this, 

 my brother, and wear it about your wrist always; when you have it you 

 will be strong and nothing can escape you, and you will be successful 



