TWO-FACES AND THE TWIN BROTHERS. 217 
“Yes,” said the elder. When he hunted lice, he wrapped his elder brother’s sealp- 
lock round and round his hand. ‘O father, I have hold of my elder brother,” said 
he. ‘Do not let your elder brother go,” said the father. The father arose suddenly. 
The boy wished very much to go homeward. At length he ceased struggling and 
became motionless. ‘My child, it is I. You and your younger brother are near re- 
lations to each other. When your mother was pregnant with you, Two-faces killed 
her, and both of you grew up very poor,” said he. ‘O father and younger brother, 
make a small bow for me. We must shoot at birds regularly,” said the elder brother. 
They used to go to shoot at birds. ‘Beware lest you and your younger brother go 
thither to the spring in that unseen place,” said the father. After he left, the elder 
brother said, ‘‘ Younger brother, let us go to the spring of which your father told.” 
“For shame! elder brother, my father commanded us not to go,” said the younger. 
“Then hand the hair back to me,” said the elder brother. ‘Let us see!” said the 
younger. Both went to the spring. Behold, the snakes were shaking their rattles 
just in this manner, at the spring. ‘ Younger brother, we have found many pretty pets. 
Younger brother, let us take them homeward,” said the elder brother. Having cut 
off the tails and wrapped them up, they took them homeward. When they reached 
home, they tied the tails around the door. The father reached home, bringing a deer. 
When he laid down the deer at the door on reaching home, there was a slight rattling. 
“You have done very wrong. Go and take the tails back to the snakes,” said he. At 
length they went to take them back. On their arrival, they thrust each tail on its 
own snake. When the father went hunting again, he said, “‘Beware lest you go to 
the deep ravine.” ‘Younger brother, let us go to the gorge of which your father 
told,” said the elder brother. ‘‘For shame! elder brother, my father commanded us 
not to go,” said the younger brother. ‘Then hand the hair back to me,” said the elder 
brother. ‘Let us see!” said the younger brother. Both went to the gorge. Behold, 
a very old woman was sitting there, making pottery. ‘Younger brother, this one 
who is sitting is your grandmother. Grandmother, we have come for you,” said he. 
“Though I have been sitting thus for many years, grandchild, who can pull me out 
of this to which I am sticking? If I stick to you when you carry me, in shat way 
will I always stick to you,” said the old woman. ‘Come, carry your grandmother. 
As your father causes us to take care of the lodge, let us sit with your grandmother. 
Break some of the kettles,” said the elder brother. The younger brother broke in 
many. Atlength he went homeward, carrying her to the lodge. ‘Come, grandmother, 
get off he said. ‘No, grandchild, I always stick in the way that I stick,” she said. 
“Tickle your grandmother in the ribs,” said the elder brother. Notwithstanding he 
tickled her in the ribs, she continued sitting. “Hit her on the hip-bone with the 
stone-hammer,” said the elder brother. Having hit her on the lower part of the back, 
he made her fall off suddenly. At length the father reached home. ‘O father, we car- 
ried my grandmother, and brought her home,” said the younger brother. ‘Really! you 
have done very wrong. Go, and put your grandmother down.” They went, carrying 
her. They took her again to the gorge whence they had brought her. ‘Come, grand- 
mother, get off,” said the younger brother. ‘ No, grandchild, I always stick in the way 
that I stick,” said the old woman. At length, having hit her on the lower part of the 
back, he made her fall off suddenly. They reached home again. ‘The father said, “A 
tree stands on the headland of the high bluffs. Beware lest you go thither.” And he 
