186 THE @EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
“No, grandfather, he did not tell me. I merely decided so.” With the otter-skin bag 
the old man gave him a wooden club. ‘The owner of the otter-skin bag does whatsoever 
he desires, no matter how difficult it is. It kills a great many people. If you wish to 
kill all in any village or place, flourish this club around your head four times, and at 
the last time say ‘Kau+!? It willmakethunder.” The old.man knew what the chief’s 
son thought in his heart, and he said, “After a while say, ‘I will wear a robe of scalps, 
I say.’” (In the original, Ga*/qti ctécte nika-najiha waitmi” ta minke, ehé, 4-ga ha, 4- 
biama.)—Here the translation of the text is resumed.| * * * And in about four days, four 
men went scouting. When they arrived, there was a populous village. And when they 
returned to camp they said, “‘ Leader, we have seen a great many lodges.” “‘ Warriors, 
that will do,” said he. And they approached very near to the village. And when they 
reached it, his followers said as follows, ‘Ho! leader, we have come to the village.” 
Said he, ‘Ho! warriors, I am not seeking that. I am seeking a different thing.” And 
just so they saw three other villages. Again they went scouting. And as they went 
scouting, the leader said as follows: ‘ Warriors, should one of your grandfathers be 
there, beware lest you kill him.” And it happened that the scouts found a buffalo bull. 
Behold, they spoke of killing the standing buffalo bull. ‘Friends, let us kill the stand- 
ing buffalo bull,” said one. ‘‘ Why! my friend, the leader said that we were not to kill 
it,” said another. ‘No, the leader did not mean that, I think,” said the former. ‘Yes, 
the leader did mean that,” said the latter. And they wished to kill it. And the buffalo 
killed one of the men. And the three went back to camp. And when they got home 
to camp, they said, ‘‘ Leader, a buffalo bull was there, and he killed one of us.” “‘ War- 
riors, I said, ‘Do not kill your grandfather,’” said he. And when they arrived, the scout 
lay killed. ‘Ho! warriors, make the road straight. As the warrior wished to lie here, 
let him lie here, by all means,” said the leader. Again they went on. When they departed 
again, four went scouting. When they went scouting, the leader said as follows: “ Ho! 
warriors, should one of your grandfathers be moving there, beware lest you kill him.” 
And it came to pass that they saw a big wolf. Behold, they spoke of killing the big 
wolf. ‘Friends, let us kill him,” said one. ‘Fie! my friend, the leader said that we 
were not to kill him,” said a second. “No, the leader did not mean that, I think; how 
could he mean the wolf?” said the first. And when they shot at the wolf, behold, he 
attacked them and killed one of the four. Having returned to camp they said, “ Leader, 
a big wolf was there, and killed one of us.” ‘‘ Ho! warriors, I said that you must not kill 
your grandfather,” said he. When they arrived, the scout lay killed, and the leader said, 
‘“‘ Ho! warriors, make the road straight. As the warrior wished to lie here, let him lie here 
by allmeans. Let us go further.” They went on, and four went scouting. As they went 
scouting, the leader said as follows: “‘ Warriors, should one of your grandfathers be 
moving there, beware lest you kill him.” And it happened that the scouts found a 
erizzly bear. Behold, they spoke of killing the grizzly bear. ‘‘ Friends,” said one, “let 
us kill the grizzly bear.” ‘Fie! my friend, the leader has said that we are not to kill 
him,” said asecond. “No, the leader did not mean that, I think,” said the first. ‘Yes, 
the leader did mean that, I think,” said the second. ‘No, how could the leader possibly 
mean the grizzly bear?” said the first. And when they desired to kill the grizzly bear, 
he kilied one of the men. And three went homeward to camp. And when they got 
back to camp, they said, “Leader, a grizzly bear was there, and he killed one of us.” 
“Ho! warriors, I said, ‘Do not kill your grandfather,” said he. And when they arrived, 
