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he. “Ho, warrior! I will come back very soon. Remain so for a while,” said the Big 
turtle. Again they departed. As they went, they reached a bad path. Very high 
logs were lying across it. The Red-breasted-turtle failed to step over them. “Ho, O 
war-chief! I am not going beyond here with you,” said he. ‘Ho, warrior! I will come 
back very soon. Remain so for a while,” said the Big turtle. Again they departed. 
As they went, behold, a Big wolf came. “O war-chief, again one has come,” said they. 
“T suspect what he will say, warriors. Wait for him. Stand in a row,” said the Big 
turtle. “Ho! Come, speak quickly, whatever may be your business. While I walk 
on a journey, I am in a very great hurry,” said the Big turtle. “Yes, O war-chief, 
it is so. It was told of you regularly, saying that you walked on a journey; and as 
I desired to walk there, I have sought you,” said the Wolf. ‘Ho! Do so,” said the 
Big turtle. “You may have thought how you do it. I wish to see your ways,” said 
he. The Wolf decorated himself. He reddened his nose; he reddened all his feet. He 
tied eagle feathers to his back. ‘“‘Why! Doso. I wish to see your ways. Do so,” said 
the Big turtle. The Wolf turned himself round and round. And he went to the attack 
by the wood on a small ereek. He killed a deer. He brought it back, holding it with 
his teeth. ‘O war-chiet, I think I will do that, if anything threatens to vex me,” said 
the Wolf. ‘Youhave disappointed me. See some persons with whom I travel. There 
is none who is faint-hearted in the least degree. Come, depart. Thus do I regularly 
send off the inferior ones,” said the Big turtle. “ Warrior Gray-squirrel, go as a scout,” 
said he. The Gray-squirrel went as a scout. At length he was coming back, blowing 
a horn. ‘QO war-chief, he is coming back to you,” said they. The Big turtle went 
thither. ‘Ho, warrior! act very honestly. Tell me just how it is,” said the Big turtle. 
“Yes, O war-chief, it is just so. Ihave been there without their finding me out at all,” - 
said he. “Let us sit at the very boundary of the camp,” said the Big turtle. The Big 
turtle spoke of going. ‘ Warriors, I will look around to see how things are, and how 
many persons there may be just there,” said he. He came back. ‘“ Warriors, let us go 
in that direction. This far is a good place for sitting,” said he. By and by, as they 
moved, he said, ‘‘ Ho! warrior! O war-chief Corn-crusher, do so. Make an attempt. He 
will go to the end lodge.” ‘O war-chief, where shall I sit?” said he. ‘“O war-chief 
and warrior, you will crawl right to the door, and sit on the outside,” said the Big turtle. 
Atque mulier mictum exiit. She pressed on Corn-crusher, crawling in a line with him. 
When she saw him, she said as follows: “Oh! Heretofore have I desired mush. I 
have found for myself an excellent corn-crusher! I will pound my corn with an excel- 
lent corn-crusher! I have found-it for myself.” When she pounded on the corn with it, 
she mashed the whole hand flat, forcing out the blood with the blow. Out she threw 
it, sending it back again. ‘Bad corn-crusher!” Having sent it back as she threw it 
away, it went back, without stopping, to the Big turtle who was near by. He came 
back. “He whom you say is ‘Corn-crusher’ has come back, having killed one right at 
the lodge,” said he. ‘“O war-chief Comb, make an attempt. You will sit just at the 
place where Corn-erusher sat,” said the Big turtle. Comb departed. He sat just 
where he was commanded to sit. Comb was very handsome. Anda woman went out. 
She found Comb. “ Heretofore I have been without a comb. Ihave found a very good 
comb for myself,’ said she. She took him back into the lodge. Very soon she combed 
her hair with him. He combed out all the hair on one temple (7. e., pulled out by 
the roots). ‘The very bad comb, but I thought it was good.” She threw him away 
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