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began tocry. He fainted and fell. Hesawaman stand by him. This 
man was painted with red paint. His head was decked with small 
downy feathers. He had in his right hand a whistle, made from a reed; 
he also had over his shoulders an elk skin, and he said: ‘‘My son, you see 
that lamagreat man. All these Elks do what I say. Leave this place, 
for this is our home and we do not like your presence here. If you leave, 
I will give you this robe and whistle, and I will give you great power. 
This stone before you came from the heavens. Remove it also, for it 
draws lightning and will kill many of my people if left here.”” The man 
recovered and stood up again and cried. When the sun rose, the man 
saw the strange man standing in front of him, and he knew it was the 
Elk. 
The man again stood all day on the mound and cried. By noon he 
saw many Eagles flying overhead. They lighted around him, and he 
- saw another man with his head decked with soft downy feathers and 
his body covered with clay. The man said: ‘‘My son, leave this place. 
Take the stone with you and we will give you great power, for I control 
all of these birds that you see. This mound is our resting place. The 
stone resting there is from the heavens, and if it stays upon the mound 
there will be rain here all the time. Some of my birds will be killed.” 
The man awoke and the birds disappeared. That night he stood by the 
stone. In the night the strange noises began again. The man seemed 
to hear people singing and making a noise like that of a flock of geese. 
Then he looked toward the river and saw fire coming up from it. As he 
stood and watched he thought he saw all kinds of fish, beaver, mink, 
and other animals swimming around. He seemed to know that these 
animals, too, wanted him to take away the stone. The man did not pay 
any attention to all this, but closed his eyes and began to cry the more. 
He did not look toward the river any more. 
The next day as the sun rose he saw many colors. As the sun rose 
higher he saw these colors everywhere. He rubbed his eyes, then looked 
again and saw these colors. They were like many rainbows. Then he 
looked at the stone and said, ‘‘The same colors I see everywhere’’ (mean- 
ing the stone). All day there were many, many colors everywhere. 
When night came the man began to get frightened. He began to 
tremble and think to himself: ‘‘What am I afraid of? I have been 
here all of this time. What can I be afraid of?’’ Hewas about to leave, 
when a green light seemed to shine from the stone. This attracted his 
attention. He looked at the stone and said: ‘‘Father, make me 
brave. Let me not leave you for fear of the animals.”’ His fear went 
from him. He began to cry again, and while he cried he heard strange 
