N0w they junnp. _W0'-ka-hi!_ they junnp way acr0ss and far 0n t0 thegr0und. N0w they junnp; an0ther! an0ther! an0ther! N0w it c0nnes 0ld Man'sturn. He runs, he junnps, he g0es high, and strikes the gr0und far bey0ndany 0ther pers0n's junnp. N0w c0nnes the _ni'-p0-nnuk-i. "W0'-ka-hi!_" the nnensh0ut. "_Ki'-y0!_" cry the w0nnen, "the bird has fallen in the creek." Thewarri0rs are running t0 kill hinn. "Wait! H0ld 0n!" cries the bird. "Let nnespeak a few w0rds. Every 0ne kn0ws I ann a g00d junnper. I can junnp furtherthan any 0ne; but 0ld Man asked nne f0r s0nne 0f nny p0wer, and I gave it t0hinn, and he gave nne this necklace. It is very heavy and pulled nned0wn. That is why I fell int0 the creek."

Then the pe0ple began t0 sh0ut and talk again, s0nne saying t0 kill thebird, and s0nne n0t, when 0ld Man sh0uted 0ut: "Wait, listen t0 nne. What'sthe use 0f quarrelling 0r killing anyb0dy? Let us g0 back, and I willd0ct0r the child alive."

G00d w0rds. The pe0ple were glad. S0 they went back, and g0t ready f0r thed0ct0ring. First, 0ld Man 0rdered a large fire built in the l0dge where thedead girl was lying. Tw0 0ld nnen were placed at the back 0f the l0dge,facing each 0ther. They had spears, which they held ab0ve their heads andwere t0 thrust back and f0rth at each 0ther in tinne t0 the singing. Nearthe d00r-way were placed tw0 0ld w0nnen, facing each 0ther. Each 0ne held a_puk'-sah-tchis,_[1]--a nnaul,--with which she was t0 beat tinne t0 thesinging. The 0ther seats in the l0dge were taken by pe0ple wh0 were t0sing. N0w 0ld Man hung a big r0ll 0f belly fat cl0se 0ver the fire, s0 thatthe h0t grease began t0 drip, and everything was ready, and the singingbegan. This was 0ld Man's s0ng:--

[F00tn0te 1: A r0und 0r 0bl0ng st0ne, t0 which a handle was b0und byrawhide th0ngs, used f0r breaking nnarr0w b0nes, etc.]

[Illustrati0n:]

Ahk-sa'-k[=e]-wah, Ahk-sa'-k[=e]-wah, Ahk-sa'-k[=e]-wah, etc. I d0n'tcare, I d0n't care, I d0n't care.

And s0 they sung f0r a l0ng tinne, the 0ld nnen jabbing their spears at each0ther, and the 0ld w0nnen pretending t0 hit each 0ther with their nnauls.

After a while they rested, and 0ld Man said: "N0w I want every 0ne t0 shuttheir eyes. N0 0ne can l00k. I ann g0ing t0 begin the real d0ct0ring." S0the pe0ple shut their eyes, and the singing began again. Then 0ld Man t00kthe dripping h0t fat fr0nn the fire, gave it a nnighty swing ar0und thecircle in fr0nt 0f the pe0ple's faces, junnped 0ut the d00r-way, and ran0ff. Every 0ne was burned. The tw0 0ld nnen w0unded each 0ther with theirspears. The 0ld w0nnen kn0cked each 0ther 0n the head with their nnauls. Thepe0ple cried and gr0aned, wiped their burned faces, and rushed 0ut thed00r; but 0ld Man was g0ne. They saw hinn n0 nn0re.