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to dwell off there, and the little boy always stayed to keep the house, then 
presently, as he was feeding the fire, he ran a splinter into himself. He pulled 
out the sliver of wood. When he threw out of the door that sliver of wood 
which he had run into his foot, there came crawling in a little girl. 
He lifted her up, thinking, “It is no use, I should not be able to bring 
her up.” 
When she came into the tent, after he had twice thrown her out, 
again he threw her out. 
Then, when again she came in, she called to him, “Big brother!” 
“Ho, I had better do it again! I should not be surprised if she were 
to turn into a young woman, if I threw her out again!” he thought. Then 
he spoke thus: “Let her be a young woman, since it seems that I am being 
aided by the Powers!” he said. 
Then, when there entered a young woman, “Be seated, my big sister!” 
said the boy. 
“Burnt-Stick” it seems that he called the young woman. And now 
he was glad to have a big sister; and he was glad that all his elder brothers 
would have this young woman to do their household work for them. 
And now it appears that in his usual way Wisahketchahk was staying 
with these young men; it was because they knew in which direction that 
Windigo would take feght. For Wisahketchahk was badly frightened; 
that was why he had asked hospitality of these young men. 
“You will see, little brother!” he must have said. 
Wisahketchahk was always the first to come into the tipi. 
“What would you think,” asked the boy, “of our having a young 
woman?” 
And Wisahketchahk, for his part, said, “We shall have her as our 
younger sister!” for it seems that Wisahketchahk had every manner of 
creature for his younger brother or sister. 
Then this younger sister of theirs was very diligent, sewing for them, 
and doing their household work. It seems that she kept them very well, 
so that they, in turn, became very fond of her. When they did their 
hunting, without delay, it seems, she always tanned the hides and made 
clothes for them, taking in every way excellent care of them. 
Presently Wisahketchahk spoke as follows: “Oh, by this time the 
Windigo with a face on either side of his head knows that we are here,” 
he said; “But we shall go visiting,” he told her; “And then, if you hear 
anything, never listen to it, when you are gathering wood,” he must have 
told the young woman who was called Burnt-Stick; and, “Never, when 
you see anything, take it up,” he told her; Never take it up. Then we 
shall be off visiting again. If then again you hear anything, when we are 
not at home, great manitou power has that two-faced Windigo. So great 
that even I, Wisahketchahk, fear him,” Wisahketchahk must have said; 
“Then, again, you will hear exactly, as it will seem, the sound of our voices,” 
he said; “Really, for four nights we shall be off visiting. And it will be 
very cold weather. Then you will hear our voices; do not open the door,” 
he must have told the young woman. 
Accordingly, when the young woman had been instructed, she started 
to gather firewood, as soon as all her brothers had gone away. And she 
split all the wood, so that it should be quite ready for use ; and she brought 
it all indoors ready for use; and she cut a big poplar tree besides. Then 
she closed up their tipi solidly. It was very cold weather. 
