64 MYTHS OF THE IROQUOIS. 



Now, the huuter bad turned and seen him do it, so he stooped and 

 snatched the charm from him, whereupon the giant commenced crying 

 and said: "You have won. You have taken my charm, and now you 

 can always find game and all you want, for the finger will direct you to 

 it." 



HIAWATHA AND THE IROQUOIS WAMPUM. 



In one of his missions into the country of the Mohawks, Hiawatha 

 once came upon the borders of a lake. While deliberating in what man- 

 ner he should cross it, the whole sky became filled with wild ducks, all 

 of which finally alighted upon the surface of the water. After quench- 

 ing their thirst and soaking their plumage they ascended again into 

 the air in one great mass, and lo! the lake had become dry, while its 

 bed was filled with shells. 



From these the wise chief and counselor proceeded to make the wam- 

 pum which afterward so firmly cemented the union of the six tribes, 

 thereby forming the great Iroquois Confederacy. 



