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PULOWECH AND THE .SEA MAIDEN
ONCE upon a time there was a forest, where
magicians and other evil spirits lived.
These evil people made attacks upon the In
dians whenever they could, and destroyed them.
Sometimes they would transform them into ani
mals, or rocks, or trees, or anything they chose.
Now this forest was beside the ocean, where
beautiful sea maidens lived ;
and the evil people
of the forest were always watching to seize
them and torture them. So the sea maidens
were afraid to go about on the shore.
But there was one who defended them, and
they did not know it. This was Pulowech, an
Indian brave, who lived in a wigwam near the
forest.
Pulowech knew all about these evil people
of the forest, and he was watching all the time
to destroy them. And so they were afraid of
him. If they saw him walking on the seashore,
they would hide again in the forest. So when
ever Pulowech was near, the sea maidens were
safe.
One day, in the winter, Pulowech was walk-
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