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Rapidly advancing, they were just about to enter his mouth, when Mudjikewis struck him a tremendous blow on the head, and gave the SAW- SAW-QUAN. The bear's limbs doubled under him, and he fell, stunned by the blow. But before Mudjikewis could renew it, the monster disgorged all the water he had drank, with a force which sent the canoe with great velocity to the opposite shore.
Day after day they traveled on, till they came to an extensive plain, on the borders of which human bones were bleaching in the sun. The leader spoke: 'They are the bones of those who have gone before us. None has ever yet returned to tell the sad tale of their fate. Again Mudjikewis became restless, and, running forward, gave the accustomed yell.
This she repeated three times, and the third time all the brothers rose and stood on their feet. Mudjikewis commenced rubbing his eyes and stretching himself. "Why," said he, "I have overslept myself." "No, indeed," said one of the others. "Do you not know we were all killed, and that it is our sister who has brought us to life?" The brothers then took the bodies of their enemies and burned them.
The bear's limbs doubled under it, and it fell stunned by the blow, but before Mudjikewis could strike again the monster sent from its mouth all the water it had swallowed with such force that the canoe was immediately carried by the stream to the other side of the lake. Leaving the canoe, the brothers fled, and on they went till they were completely exhausted.
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.
This they had nearly reached, when the current became too strong for them, and they were drawn back by it, and the stream carried them onwards to the bear. Then the leader again spoke, telling his comrades to meet their fate bravely. "Now is the time, Mudjikewis," said he, "to show your prowess.
The time for their departure drew near. Word was given to assemble on a certain night, when they would depart immediately. Mudjikewis was loud in his demands for his moccasins. Several times his wife asked him the reason. 'Besides, said she, 'you have a good pair on. 'Quick, quick, said he, 'since you must know, we are going on a war excursion; so be quick. He thus revealed the secret.
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.
'Brothers, said he, 'this will be the way I will serve those we are going to fight. The leader answered, 'Slow, slow, Mudjikewis, the one I lead you to is not to be thought of so lightly. Again he fell back and thought to himself: 'What! what! who can this be he is leading us to? He felt fearful and was silent.
Mudjikewis fell back thoughtful, saying to himself: 'I wonder who this can be that he is going to attack; and he was afraid. Still they continued to see the remains of former warriors, who had been to the place where they were now going, some of whom had retreated as far back as the place where they first saw the bones, beyond which no one had ever escaped.
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