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right! I am glad. 1 iutend to watch the fun." Thus Grizzly was 

 saying, seated close to the fire. He was constantly watched. 



(After a while) he began to feel sleepy. Then people kept on 

 approaching him, (saying,) ' ' Don't sleep, look on ! For that purpose we 

 invited you. We have abandoned all our hatred." (Again) he began 

 to feel sleepy, (and again) he was constantly watched. The pitch with 

 which he was going to be killed was made ready ; while many dancers 

 went to him, (saying,) "Move away from the fire, you may get burned, 

 friend!" Thus they were telling him. "Don't sleep, friend!" — "I 

 feel sleepy." People kept on dancing, while he began to fall asleep. 

 " Move away from the fire, you may get burned!" Everybody was 

 glad, because he was going to be killed. At last he began to sleep. 

 Then people kept on shaking him, saying to him thus: " Move away 

 from the fire, you may get burned !" But he did not move. So the 

 boiling pitch was brought in, while the people kept on dancing (and 

 saying), "Move away from the fire, friend!" But he did not get up. 

 He was very sleepy, and (merely) said, " Leave me alone! I intend to 

 sleep a while." So the people thought thus: "Let him sleep." And 

 while the pitch kept on boiling, they said, "Let him sleep. Move 

 away from the fire, O friend !" But he did not move, and (soon) com- 

 menced to snore. 



Then people took hold of all kinds of things. They seized axes, 

 (because it had been decided that as soon as) he should wake up, they 

 would kill him with an ax. He was snoring, keeping his mouth wide 

 open. Then the people got ready. They watched him closely. 

 "We will kill him, because he has killed (so many of) us." Then the 

 boiling pitch was seized, (and one man shouted,) "Move away from 

 the fire, friend, you may get burned!" But he did not move. Then 

 they held the boiling pitch over his head, and everybody was 

 glad, for the dance had been arranged with the purpose in view of 

 getting rid of (the consequences of) his mean disposition. For that 

 purpose so many people had been dancing. Finally (one man) stood 

 up and took hold of the boiling pitch. And around Grizzly there 

 were standing many armed with axes. They made noise with all 

 kinds of implements, but he did not wake up. (Then one man said,) 

 "Better pour it into his mouth!" So it was poured into his mouth, 

 which began to burn (right away). And the people kept on dancing, 



