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Then taking an ax which she had, she cast it up into the air, crying out, 'Brothers, get up from under it, or it will fall on you. This she repeated three times, and the third time the brothers all arose and stood on their feet. Mudjikewis commenced rubbing his eyes and stretching himself.
As it rolled along the ground, the blood, excited by the feelings of the head in this terrible scene, gushed from the nose and mouth. The bear, tottering, soon fell with a tremendous noise. Then she cried for help, and the young men came rushing out, having partially regained their strength and spirits. Mudjikewis, stepping up, gave a yell and struck him a blow upon the head.
The others spoke to him, saying: 'Slow, slow, Mudjikewis, when you are in other people's lodges. So he sat down. Then, in turn, they took the drum, and sang their songs, and closed with a feast. The youngest told them not to whisper their intention to their wives, but secretly to prepare for their journey. They all promised obedience, and Mudjikewis was the first to say so.
When only a short distance from land, the current had increased so much, that they were drawn back by it, and all their efforts to reach it were in vain. Then the leader again spoke, telling them to meet their fates manfully. 'Now is the time, Mudjikewis, said he, 'to show your prowess.
Advancing to a large rock which stood above the ground he struck it, and it fell to pieces. "See, brothers," said he, "thus will I treat those we are going to fight." "Be quiet," said the leader. "He to whom I am leading you is not to be compared to that rock." Mudjikewis fell back quite thoughtful, saying to himself "I wonder who this can be that he is going to attack;" and he was afraid.
They walked for several days, and Mudjikewis was always in the rear. "Brothers," said he, "this is the way I will serve those we are going to fight." The leader answered "Slowly, slowly, Mudjikewis. The one I lead you to is not to be thought of so lightly." Again Mudjikewis fell back and thought to himself "What, what! Who can this be he is leading us to?" He felt fearful, and was silent.
The snow continued falling all that day and the following night, so it was impossible to track them. They had now walked for several days, and Mudjikewis was always in the rear.
Rapidly advancing, the canoe was just about to enter the bear's mouth, when Mudjikewis struck the beast a tremendous blow on the head, and gave the saw-saw-quan.
When only a short distance from land, the current had increased so much, that they were drawn back by it, and all their efforts to reach it were in vain. Then the leader again spoke, telling them to meet their fates manfully. 'Now is the time, Mudjikewis, said he, 'to show your prowess.
Soon after, the woman went to procure wives for them, in a distant country, they knew not where; but she returned with ten young women, which she gave to the ten young men, beginning with the eldest. Mudjikewis stepped to and fro, uneasy lest he should not get the one he liked. But he was not disappointed, for she fell to his lot. And they were well matched, for she was a female magician.
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