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denly. “I cannot spare the weapon, but still I will give it to you,” said the Orphan. 
“T too cannot spare these dogs, but still I will give them to you,” said the man. And 
he gave the dogs and tli» sword to the Orphan. And just then they separated. And 
the Orphan went home to his grandmother. And he reached home with the dogs. 
And his grandmother scolded him. And she said “All of the food is gone. Why 
have you brought those dogs home?” ‘Grandmother, as they are useful I bought 
them,” said the Orphan. The old woman having said that there were no provisions, 
spoke of going to the lodges which were standing close together, to seek relief for 
herself. And they removed, and returned to the lodges standing close together. 
They camped far at one side (or, far apart from them). And the villagers pitched their 
tents by the shore of a large lake. And in the morning they made a very great noise 
crying. “Grandmother, why do they cry?” said the Orphan. “O grandchild, how is 
it possible that you did not hear?” said the old woman. ‘The Water-monster with 
seven heads has asked them for the chief’s daughter. If they do not give her to him, 
he threatens to devour the whole tribe. Therefore, as he is apt to open his mouth, they 
(her relations) are condoling with her.” “Whew!” said the Orphan. “At any rate, 
old woman, they ought to attack him and kill him.” “Do not say that. The Water- 
monster with seven heads invariably hears, even when one says anything to another.” 
“Old woman, I will go thither,” said the Orphan. “TI will cause the woman to come 
home.” And the Orphan went thither. And the woman had been placed fastened by 
the shore of the stream. ‘*Why are you here?” said the Orphan. “The Water- 
monster with seven heads asked for me; and if they did not give me to him, he 
threatened to swallow all the tribe. Therefore I have come hither, and am now 
where they placed me.” And having untied her, he made her go home. “Though 
you shall go home, please do not tell about me, that I sent you home,” said the 
Orphan. And the woman went home. ‘Come, Ma™ze-¢aqa"™, go thither,” said the 
Orphan. And the dog went headlong into the water. Hardly any time had elapsed 
when the Water-monster came in sight to attack him. And the Orphan said, “Come, 
I"8-¢acije, go thither.” And he commanded the dogs to attack him at the body. 
And the Orphan attacked the head. And whenever the Water-monster with seven 
heads moved, he made the whole lake move by his weight (i. ¢., all the water was agi- 
tated). He kept carrying the dogs with him far beneath the water. Hardly any time 
had elapsed when they came back in sight. At length the Orphan cut off one head. 
And the Orphan took the tongue. And when he had attacked the Water-monster four 
times, he killed him. And he took all of the tongues. And when he finished killing 
him, a black man was traveling along the shore of the water. And he found the heads. 
And he earried all the heads on his back, reaching his home at the lodge. And when- 
ever the woman reached home, they invariably asked her, “Who sent you home?” 
Notwithstanding that, she always said, ‘I do not remember.” And notwithstanding 
they desired to know who it was, they never knew. And the head-chief caused old 
men to go around as criers. The old men said, “The chief has said in our presence 
that whosoever it may be who caused the chief’s daughter to come home, he can marry 
her.” At length the black man said, “I am he. I killed the Water-monster with seven 
heads and sent the woman home.” They reached home, and told the head-chief. “The 
black man is he,” said they. “Bring my daughter’s husband hither for me,” said the 
head-chief. And the black man having carried all the heads on his back, he took them 
