HOW THE BIG TURTLE WENT ON THE WAR-PATH. 271 
TRANSLATION. 
The people dwelt in a very populous village. The Big turtle joined them. And 
people dwelling at another village came regularly to war against them. And having 
killed one person, they went homeward. And the Turtle cooked for the war-path. He 
caused two persons to go after the guests. The servants whom he caused to go after their 
own were the Red-breasted-turtle and the Gray-squirrel. He made two round bunches 
of grass, and placed them at the bottom of the stick to which the kettle was fastened. And 
they were coming. The persons came in sight. ‘Ho, warriors!” said he. ‘ Warriors, 
when men are injured, they always retaliate. I cook this for the war-path. I cook sweet 
corn and a buffalo-paunch. You will go after Corn-crusher for me. And call to him. 
Call to Comb, Awl, Pestle, Fire-brand, and Buffalo-bladder also,” said the Big turtle. 
At length the two men went to call tothem. And they called to Corn-crusher. ‘Corn- 
crusher, be sure to bring your bowl! Corn-crusher, be sure to bring your bowl! Corn- 
crusher, be sure to bring your bowl! Corn-crusher, be sure to bring your bowl!” And 
they called to Comb. ‘Comb, be sure to bring your bowl!” (Four times.) And so 
they called Awl. ‘Awl, be sure to bring your bowl!” (Four times.) And they called 
to Pestle. ‘Pestle, be sure to bring your bowl!” (Four times.) And they called to 
Fire-brand too. ‘Fire-brand, be sure to bring your bowl!” (I*our times.) And they 
called to Buffalo-bladder, too. ‘‘ Buffalo-bladder, be sure to bring your bowl!” (Four 
times.) The criers reached home. ‘‘O war-chief! all heard it,” said they. All those 
who were called arrived at the lodge of the Big turtle. ‘Ho! O war-chiefs, Corn- 
erusher, Comb, Awl, Pestle, Fire-brand, and Buffalo-bladder, though those people 
have been injured, they do not seem to stir. Let us go on the war-path for them,” 
said the Big turtle. ‘Let us go in four nights.” He commanded Corn-crusher to 
cook. “QO war-chief Corn-crusher, you will cook. And you, O Comb, will cook on 
the night after that. And you, O Awl, will cook, and complete the number.” That 
many war-chiefs, four, cooked. They were war-chiefs; the rest were servants. And 
the people of the village said, ‘Why! Of the persons who have been called, who is 
cooking for the war-path?” And one said, “Why! The Big turtle cooked. Psha! 
Has he gathered all those who cannot move well enough, those who cannot move fast 
enough? Psha! If the foe find them out they will destroy them. When a war chief 
has sense, he may carry on war.” Corn-crusher cooked. He cooked turnips, and he 
cooked a buffalo-paunch with them, just as the Big turtle had cooked one with sweet 
corn. And Awl cooked wild rice. And Comb cooked ye¢awe. And the Big turtle 
said, “‘Enough days have elapsed. Let us go at night.” And they departed. The 
Big turtle made leggings with large flaps. He tied short garters around them. He 
rubbed earth on his face, and he reddened it. He wore grass around his head.” He 
put fine white feathers on the top of his head. He took his gourd-rattle thus. He 
rattled it. He sang the song of the war-chief. “‘The Big turtle is coming back 
from touching the foe, it is said,’ you say. He is coming back from touching.” He 
walked, stepping very lively in the dance. He walked around them. As they went, 
it was day. At length a young Buffalo-bull came. ‘“ Warriors, wait for him,” said the 
Big turtle. And he said to the Buffalo-bull, “‘ While I walk on a journey, I am ina 
great hurry. Speak rapidly. Why are you walking?” ‘Yes, O war-chief, it is so. As 
they have told of you while you have been walking, I thought that I would walk there 
