■x'™) THE pigmy's mission. 67 



About midnight they were awakened and found themselves in their 

 first camping-ground. 



The Senecas were informed that they were brought there by their 

 ever-vigilant pigmy friends. 



THE pigmy's mission. 



There was once a pigmy living in a little cave. Kear him dwelt a 

 hunter in a wigwam. The pigmy sent to him and bade him visit him. 

 The hunter went accordingly, and saw many wonderful things ; the little 

 people themselves in great numbers, and the corn and huckleberries 

 and other berries which they had in plenty to eat. And the pigmy 

 said : " This is our home, and all we have is given to us free, and al- 

 though I am small I am stronger than you." Then he showed him the 

 games, and the bows and arrows and the dances, even the war dances 

 and the hunter said when he had seen it all, "Let me go." But the 

 pigmy said, "Stay! Do you know my namef I am called Go Ga-Ah 

 (little fellow). I had my choice of name. I will let you out when I 

 have told you our mission. We are to help you, and we have never in- 

 jured you, but now we are going to move away from here. We are go- 

 ing where there is more danger from the giant animals, that we may 

 help those who need our aid." Then having finished his speech, he 

 opened the door and let the hunter go on his way. 



