608 THE (@EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
animal, which he had left for the buzzards, he was told, ‘‘ That is right. One of your 
grandfathers shall come (to rescue you).” Then the Buzzard departed, leaving the 
Orphan weeping. By and by the Crow approached. And when the Orphan told him of 
an animal which he had left for the crows to eat he was told that another grandfather 
(a crow) should comé to aid him. After the departure of the Crow the Magpie came. 
He made a like promise and departed. Thencame the promised Eagle. ‘“O grandfather! 
O grandfather! O grandfather!” said the Orphan, praying to him. ‘Ho! Catch hold 
of my wings at the shoulders, and lie on my back with your legs stretched out. Be- 
ware lest you open your eyes! Lie with closed eyes,” said the Kagle. So he departed, 
flying with the Orphan on his back, flying round and round the tree till he became 
very tired. Then he alighted from time to time to rest himself, and when rested he 
resumed his flight. Finally he left the Orphan standing on a lower limb. Then came 
the Buzzard, who took the Orphan on his back, after giving him directions similar to 
those given by the Eagle. The Buzzard flew round and round the tree, going lower 
and lower, alighting from time to time to rest himself, and resuming his downward 
flight when rested. Finally he left the Orphan standing on a lower linb. Then eame 
the Crow, who took the Orphan still lower. But while he was on the Crow’s back he 
opened his eyes slightly and he saw the ground emitting a yellow light. So he lay 
down again on the Crow’s back and begged him to continue to help him. But about 
this time came the Magpie very suddenly. And the Magpie carried the Orphan lower 
and lower till they reached the ground. When they reached there the Magpie lay 
insensible, as he was exhausted. When the Orphan went to get his garments he 
found that Ictinike had departed with them, leaving his own garmeuts at the foot of 
the tree. 
Now, when Ictinike returned home wearing the magic garments the birds on them 
did not ery out at all, so Ietinike pretended that they wanted to cry out, saying, ‘ Keep 
quiet! You make a great noise in people’s ears!” But when the Orphan returned on 
the Magpie’s back to the foot of the tree the birds on the garments knew about it, and 
they cried out with a great noise for some time, as Ictinike had on the garments. 
Then Ictinike exclaimed, ‘¢‘ Do keep quiet! You make a great noise in people’s ears!” 
When the Orphan hunted for his quiver he found that Ictinike had taken it, leav- 
ing instead his yuiver with the reed arrows. When he looked at the arrows he found 
among them some wooden arrows having the points cut sharp with a knife. He also 
found that Ietinike had left there his robe of raccoon skins. The Orphan was highly 
displeased, but he seized the arrows, straightened the wooden ones, and with them he 
killed all the animals about which he had told his deliverers. Then he started back 
to the village wearing the robe of raccoon skins and taking the quiver. When he 
drew near the village the birds knew it, and they cried out and flew a little now and 
then. This made Ictinike feel very proud, and he commanded the birds to keep silent. 
At length the Orphan returned and entered the lodge. He sat there a while, 
Iectinike still wearing the magic garments. At last the Orphan said to him, ‘“ Fie! 
you used to wear that thing, so wear it again !” throwing to him the raccoon skin robe. 
And the Orphan took back his own garments. But his hair was still in great disor- 
der. After his return nothing special happened for some time. The Orphan caused 
a drum to be made. Said he to his wife, ‘I have returned after being in a very lonely . 
situation! ‘ell the venerable man (your father) that I wish all the people to dance.” 
