308 THE PEGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
The young man said as follows: “O father, some deer are there, very easy to kill. 
Lend mea gun.” “Oho! [have no gun whatsoever,” said he. He caused the Puma to be 
the younger brother of the young man. ‘Go with your younger brother. Beware lest 
you scold your younger brother. Be accustomed to go very gently with your younger 
brother,” said the father. Atlength the Puma went with theyoungman. ‘These are 
they, O younger brother,” said the young man. He pointed at the deer for him. And so, 
after he pointed at the deer for him, the Puma went to attack them. And the Puma 
killed a deer just at the place where the young man had found the deer. And he carried 
ithome. “Because your younger brother always does thus, I prize him,” said the father. 
“And if you desire any kind of animal, tell your younger brother.” The Puma contin- 
ued to kill all kinds of animals. “O father, I will go hunting with younger brother,” 
said the young man. ‘There they are in that place out of sight, where the very dense 
forest stands, extending up-hill. Sit there on the hill, and wait for your younger brother.” 
And the young man sat on the hill, waiting for the Puma. ‘O younger brother, this is 
the place where my father said that you might hunt,” said he. And the young man 
sat on the hill. And the Puma went headlong into the dense forest. He took hold 
of adeer. He made it cry out bitterly because he held it with his claws. And he 
arrived there at the hill. He went dragging it. He hung it up. ‘I desire a black 
bear, O younger brother, in order to eat fat meat,” said the young man. At length 
the Puma caught hold of one. He arrived there. Behold, he was some time in kill- 
ing it. Since the Puma got foam on himself in struggling with the black bear, he 
rubbed himself as he walked. “Ho! O younger brother, I desire a beaver,” said the 
young man. The water was obstructed. And after a while the Puma went head- 
long into the water. At length he came back in sight, bringing a large beaver. “O 
younger brother, I desire an otter,” said the young man. And the Puma killed an 
otter. And as their father was sad at heart, he was coming seeking them. And he 
arrived first at the place where the deer had been killed. Next he arrived at the place 
where the black bear had been killed. And he arrived at the place where the beaver 
had been killed. And he arrived at the place where the otter had been killed. “Fie! 
my child, you kill your younger brother with fatigue. Do stop it at once,” said he. 
And they went homeward, carrying just that many animals. The father carried all on 
his back. And having reached home, both of his sons sat eating. The Puma was the 
principal one, as he had a father; therefore he sat with his father, near him, but not 
touching him. And his mother also in like manner took care of her own child. And 
after that the young man went hunting regularly with his adopted brother. “When 
your younger brother has killed just one animal, carry it on your back, and be coming 
home with him,” said the father. The father feared for his son, lest he should make 
himself crazy by running, if he killed many animals. And so it continued. When 
he killed just one animal, he was coming home with him. And he arrived there with 
him as he hunted. ‘You will go thither with your younger brother to the place where 
the trees stand very thick by the creek which comes forth from the remote object,” 
said he. And he arrived there. ‘“O younger brother, this is the place where my 
father said that you might hunt,” said he. So he went thither. When he had been 
there a very long time he was killing the male elk that was lying there. “O younger 
brother, kill a grizzly bear,” said the young man. At length the Puma took hold of 
one suddenly. He went thither. He was crying very much like a grizzly bear. The 
