ADVENTURES OF THE ORPHAN. 507 
speak. So Jectinike addressed him again, ‘Younger brother, let us make arrows 
for your wife’s brother. Let us go to cut arrow-shafts.”. Then the Orphan replied, 
“Come, elder brother, it shall be so.” And Ictinike was highly delighted because 
the Orphan was about to go with him. When the Orphan spoke of laying aside 
his magic garments Ictinike objected. ‘Wear them at any rate! Why should you 
put them away?” So they departed together. When they reached the edge of a 
very dense forest, some wild turkeys flew off and alighted ina tree. ‘*Ol! younger 
brother, shoot at them! I will eat a roasted one as I recline,” said Ictinike. ‘ No, 
elder brother,” said the Orphan, “we are going in great haste.” ‘Oh! younger 
brother, kill one for me,” said Ictinike. ‘‘ When my elder brother speaks about 
anything he has so much to say he does not stop talking!” said the Orphan, who 
then went towards the tree, taking his bow, in order to shoot at the turkeys. 
Just as be stood pulling the bow, Ictinike said in a whisper, “ Let it lodge on a 
limb!” And when the Orphan shot he sent the arrow through the bird. ‘Let it 
lodge on alimb! Let it lodge on a limb,” said Ictinike. And it fell and lodged on 
a limb. “Oho! younger brother! climb for me, get it and throw it down,” said 
Ictinike. ‘No, elder brothér, let us go on,” said the Orphan. ‘“* Why! you ought not 
to leave your arrow as well as the bird,” said Ictinike. ‘Go up for it and throw it 
down!” “Why! when my elder brother speaks about anything he has so much to 
say he does not stop talking!” said the Orphan. He decided to go and climb the 
tree. So he went to the basé of the tree. ‘‘Ho! lay your garments there! If you 
get caught in the branches the garments will be torn,” said Ictinike, referring to the 
magic clothing. So the Orphan stripped off his garments, placing them at the foot 
of the tree. As he climbed, Ictinike said in a whisper, ‘‘ Let this tree shoot up high 
very suddenly!” As the Orphan heard him whisper, he turned his head and ques- 
tioned him: ‘‘ Why! elder brother, what did you say?” ‘I said nothing of any con- 
sequence, younger brother. I was merely saying, ‘When he brings that bird back I 
will eat it’” So the Orphan continued climbing. When Ictinike whispered again, 
the Orphan repeated his question. ‘I said nothing of importance,” said Ictinike. 
“T was merely saying, ‘ He has nearly reached it for me.” Then the Orphan climbed 
higher. Ictinike whispered again, and made a similar reply to the query of the 
Orphan, who began to apprehend mischief. When Ictinike whispered the fourth 
time the Orphan said, ‘‘ Fie! elder brother, but you have been saying something!” “TI 
said nothing of importance,” said Ictinike. “I said, ‘Let this tree extend to the 
upper world.’” And as Ictinike went around the tree he hit it at short intervals, 
saying, ‘I say, ‘ Let this tree shoot up high very suddenly.” And the tree extended 
to the upper world. And the Orphan stood in a very narrow plage between the limb 
of the tree and the upper world. ‘Alas!” said he. And he wept incessantly. His 
hair, too, became exceedingly tangled. At length a young Eagle went to the weeping 
man. “Oman, what are you saying,” said he. ‘‘O grandfather! O grandfather! O 
grandfather!” said the Orphan to the young Eagle. ‘Come! dosay it. Tell your story,” 
said the’ Hagle. ‘ Yes, grandfather, I am one of those who left at the timber at the 
foot of the bluff some parts of a young male elk for you all to fly over and eat.” 
“That is right. One of your grandfathers shall come (to rescue you),” said the 
Eagle. So the Eagle departed. And the Orphan stood weeping, being very sorrowful. 
Presently the Buzzard went to him. And when the Orphan told him of another 
