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But Manitoshaw said: "'Fear not, grandmother; we are two and he is only one. "While the two women continued to cut up the meat, Kangiska made a fire by rubbing cedar chips together, and they all ate of the moose meat. Then the old woman finished her work, while the young people sat down upon a log in the shade, and told each other all their minds.
Cautiously he followed on until he found them both lying dead. He examined them and found that in each moose there was a single Cree arrow. Wishing to surprise the hunter if possible, Kangiska lay hidden in the bushes. "After a little while the two women returned to the spot. They passed him as close as the moose had passed the maiden in the morning.
"Is that story true, uncle?" I asked eagerly. "'Yes, the facts are well known. There are some Sioux mixed bloods among the Crees to this day who are descendants of Kangiska." I: Life in the Woods THE month of September recalls to every Indian's mind the season of the fall hunt. I remember one such expedition which is typical of many.
They too had come to the lake for moose; but as the game usually retreated to the island, Chatansapa had landed his son Kangiska to hunt them on the shore while he returned in his canoe to intercept their flight. The young man sped along the sandy beach and soon discovered their tracks. He followed them up and found blood on the trail. This astonished him.
"Kangiska declared by signs that he would go home with Manitoshaw to the Cree camp, for he loved her. They went home, and the young man hunted for the unfortunate Cree band during the rest of his life. "His father waited a long time on the island and afterward searched the shore, but never saw him again. He supposed that those footprints he saw were made by Crees who had killed his son."
He saw at once that the maiden had arrows in her quiver like those that had slain the big moose. He lay still. "Kangiska looked upon the beautiful Cree maiden and loved her. Finally he forgot himself and made a slight motion.
Manitoshaw's quick eye caught the little stir among the bushes, but she immediately looked the other way and Kangiska believed that she had not seen anything, At last her eyes met his, and something told both that all was well. Then the maiden smiled, and the young man could not remain still any longer. He arose suddenly and the old woman nearly fainted from fright.
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