128 THE (EGIUNA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
hunt.” And the man ealled the dogs by name. ‘ Here, Ni-uha-ma*¢i", go for a deer. 
Here, Maze-¢aqa", go for a black bear.” And Ni-uha-ma"¢i® got back very soon with 
a deer; and Ma*ze-¢aqa" soon returned with a black bear. And the boy loved the dogs, 
and he gave the gun to the other man. And the man gave the dogs to the boy. And 
the man said, “I have given you something very good. I give youasword too.” And 
the boy said, “I too have given you something good. Whatsoever animal I shot at 
with it, I killed, hence I had it.” And the man said, “Teach me how to use the gun.” 
And he taught him. He wished to know the ways of the gun. And the other said, 
“My friend, teach me about the dogs.” Said he, ‘‘ If you wish the dogs to do anything, 
call the dogs by name, and when you say, ‘Do thus and so, they will always do so.” 
“And teach me about this sword too,” he said. The other said, ‘If you get into any 
trouble, think of me, seize this sword, and threaten to strike with it (7. ¢., make the 
motion). Even if it should be the greatest possible difficulty, still it shall be so (and 
not otherwise),” said he. And they parted. When they parted, the boy went away 
with the dogs, and the.other one carried the gun away. The boy came very near a 
tribe that was there. When he got very near, the boy commanded them to hunt rabbits. 
“Ma»ze-¢aqa® and Ni-uha-mam¢i", hunt for rabbits,” said he. And when the dogs hunted - 
for rabbits, they killed a great many rabbits. And the boy carried a great many rabbits 
on his back. And there was an old woman who pitched her tent far apart from the 
village. The boy went thither. When he arrived there he said, ‘Take those rabbits.” 
“Oh! my grandson has come bringing rabbits to me!” she said. ‘Grandmother, first 
give one of the rabbits to each dog; you shall eat afterward.” The old woman did so. 
At length the people, who dwelt in a very populous village near by, made a great noise 
by erying. And the boy said as follows: ‘Grandmother, why do they ery?” “Yes, 
the Water-monster with seven heads has spoken of swallowing the chief’s daughter, 
and if he does not swallow the chief’s daughter, he threatens to devour the whole tribe; 
so they will take her thither; therefore they cry,” said she. And the boy said, “Grand- 
mother, why do they not kill the Water-monster with seven heads?” ‘Oh! my grand- 
child, do not say it to any one. As he is sacred, if it be said to any one he inva- 
riably knows it,” said she. “No matter if he does know it, grandmother, if he were 
killed it would be well,” he said. At length the soldiers went to the Water-monster 
with seven heads, taking the chief’s daughter. And the boy went thither. He did 
not join them; he went another way. When the soldiers had gone near with her, they 
sent the woman thither, they having stopped before reaching there. And the boy, 
the Orphan, reached the water’s edge first; the boy arrived before her at the place of 
the Water-monster with seven heads. At length the woman arrived at the place where 
the boy stood. The boy had made for himself very good clothing; and he had the 
sword too. And he spoke to the (standing) woman: ‘* Why have you come?” “Qh! fie! 
Is it possible that you have not heard it?” said the woman. ‘Yes, it is true that I 
have not heard,” said the boy. “I have come because the Water-monster with seven 
heads threatened to devour me. If he does not devour me, then—fearful to think of !— 
he threatens to devour the whole village. So I have come,” said she. And the boy 
said, “‘ Begone.” And the woman said, “Oh! You should have gone home, you who 
are a very fine-looking man. Beware lest the water-monster with seven heads kill 
you.” ‘No, begone thou,” said the boy. And the woman went home. When the 
woman had gone home, the boy went aud stood by the edge of the water. ‘O Ma‘ze- 
