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122 GLOOSCAP AND OTHER STORIES
him that another of the wicked sorcerers was
hiding there.
When he reached the place he entered the
wigwam. There before him sat a surly-look
ing Indian, who did not ask him to take the
stranger s seat in the best part of the wigwam.
For this Indian was one of the sorcerers, and
he hoped to make Pulowech angry and thus
lessen his magical power. So Pulowech sat
down on the mat nearest the door, and waited
quietly for the other to speak.
At last the sorcerer prepared some food,
without saying a word, and divided it, giving a
part to Pulowech. As Pulowech took the plate,
the other Indian snatched it from him saying,
"Ah, no, I would rather give it to my dog!"
Pulowech did not become angry as the
sorcerer had hoped; he sat quietly just as if
nothing unpleasant had happened. The sor
cerer offered him food and took it away a
second time ;
and again Pulowech did not notice
the insult, or become angry. Then the sorcerer
asked rudely,
"Did
you have any adventures
on the way?"
"Truly,
indeed!" Pulowech answered. "I
saw a man s leg sticking out of a cliff, and I
cut it off, and went on. Then I came to a
place where there was a man s foot showing
from a cliff, and I cut that off. And then I
came to a large lake near a great mountain,