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MUSEUM BULLETIN NO. 16. 
where the ducks and geese were floating around and around. 
Nenebojo jumped into a sack and then dived into the water. 
The ducks and geese were quite surprised to see that he was 
such an excellent diver, and came closer and closer. Then 
Nenebojo challenged them to a contest at diving. He said that 
he could beat them all. The ducks all accepted the challenge, 
but Nenebojo beat them. Then he went after the geese and beat 
them too. For a time he was alternately diving and rising to the 
surface, all around. Finally he dived under the geese and started 
to tie their legs together with some basswood bark. When the 
geese noticed this, they tried to rise and fly away, but they were 
unable to do so, for Nenebojo was hanging on to the other end 
of the string. The geese, nevertheless, managed to rise, gradually 
dragging Nenebojo along with them. They finally emerged 
from the water and rose higher and higher into the air. Nene- 
bojo, however, hung on, and would not let go, until his hand was 
cut and the string broke. 
“He fell down into the hollow of a big tree. There he lay 
until he heard somebody chopping wood near by. . . 
It will not be necessary to continue, for this short extract 
exemplifies the method clearly. 
Let us now turn to the Omaha Haxige, exemplifying the 
second method. 
“In the morning Haxige went hunting. When he was re- 
turning, behold a person had gone across the road again. . . . 
When he had come right upon him, Haxige stood up suddenly. 
‘Really! the venerable man walks as if something was the 
matter,’ said he, trying to draw him out. ‘Yes, very much like 
it,’ said he. ‘How can it be that at this late day you have not 
been hearing it in your travels ?’ ‘Why, venerable man, what- 
ever may be the matter ? I have been walking without hearing 
anything at all,’ said Haxige. ‘Yes, Haxige’s younger brother 
having been killed, Haxige wounded two of the water-monster’s 
most dearly beloved children. I have been going thither to 
powwow over them,’ said he. ‘Really! venerable man, it may 
be very desirable to witness the treatment,’ said Haxige. ‘Yes, 
it is so,’ said the buzzard. ‘I make it a rule to have no witnesses 
