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that the child’s father stood before her. She now related to the assembled 
guests all that had taken place. 
Pointing to Lynx, who hung his head in silence, she exclaimed, 
‘What shall be done to a creature guilty of such meanness? Death is 
too good for such a one. I will tell you what shall be done to him... . 
He sought to rob me of my niece ; now that he has disgraced her he 
shall have her whether he will or no ; but he shall possess her in loneli- 
ness ; he shall not live with us. I have been thinking of changing camp 
for some time past ; we will do so now, and leave him and the girl and 
child behind to look after themselves as best they may.’ As they left 
the house every one of them, even Lynx’s own brother, Rabbit, gave him 
a kick or a cuff, so that by the time all had gone poor Lynx was a mass 
of bruises and sores. When all had at length left, the girl, who had been 
watching the whole proceeding in shame and anger, now came forward 
and washed and tied up poor Lynx’s battered head, mildly reproaching 
him the while for the trouble and disgrace he had brought upon them. 
Meanwhile the others were busy preparing for the departure across the 
water, which divided their present encampment from the country beyond. 
There were many among them who, while they felt no pity or com- 
passion for Lynx, were yet sorry for the girl; and in packing up their 
food stores purposely left some scraps behind for her in their food-cellars. 
In a short time they were ready to start, and the old chieftainess giving 
the word, they paddled away, leaving the pair behind them. The old 
aunt had left very little of her store of food behind her, so that in a few 
days the forsaken couple found their larder empty. Then it was that 
Lynx remembered that there were other food-cellars in the village, and ~ 
suggested that the girl should go round and see what she could find in 
them. 
She soon discovered the food that was left behind ; and, poor and 
scanty as it was, she was grateful for the kindness of those who had 
thought of her in this way, and promised herself that if opportunity 
offered she would not forget their kind acts. The food thus secured lasted 
them till Lynx had recovered from his wounds and was able to go out 
hunting. But the night before he was to start he had a dream, and in 
his dream his guardian spirit came to him and told him not to despair or 
be downcast at the turn events had taken ; that he would assist him, and 
that one day he would be a great man and rule over his tribe. He was 
further instructed to prepare a bow and arrows after the pattern shown 
him in his dream, and go to the woods at the back of the village, and 
there he would always find game in plenty. Accordingly, next day, after 
relating the dream to his wife, he fashioned himself a bow and a quiver 
of arrows, after the pattern he had seen in his dream, and went forth to 
hunt. He had scarcely left the village behind him when fat deer sprang 
up on all sides. Having killed as many as he deemed enough for them, 
he returned to the village to inform his wife of his good luck, and to 
secure her help in bringing home the game. From this time on they had 
game and skins in plenty, and lived upon the fat of the land. So plenti- 
ful indeed had all kinds of food now become that that precious possession, 
mountain goats’ and sheep’s kidney fat, was as common as meat, and the 
boy was given a ball of it to play with ; and so much had the wife thrown 
away through the smoke-hole that the roof was coated with congealed 
masses of it. 
Now things were quite otherwise on the other side of the water, Soon 
