Glooscap the great chief, and other stories - ElectricCanadian.com

WONDER TALES OF THE FOREST 135
and struck the birch with it. The beautiful
white bark was scarred with black marks ;
and
from that day the birch tree has borne the
scars of Kitpooseagunow s beating.
As they travelled on, Kitpooseagunow began
to grow larger and larger, for he was coming
into full possession of his magical power, and
he had a great work before him.
As they came near the lodge of the Kookwes,
Kitpooseagunow killed a moose and when
;
they
reached the lodge he said:
6 i
Grandfather, we have killed a moose for
you. Let us go with the sled, and carry it
home."
Now the old giant had never seen Kitpoosea
gunow before ;
but his magical power told him
that this young brave before him was none
other than the babe he had thrown into the
well. And he knew that here stood the
Avenger: he who had come to destroy the can
nibal giants and sorcerers and evil people of
the forest. He knew that this brave was to
be the friend and helper of Glooscap, the Great
Chief, and that together they would overcome
all the enemies of mankind.
So the old chief took his sled, and the three
went back into the forest to the place where
the dead moose was lying. They built a fire,
and the giant sat before it, dressing the meat;
and as he sat there, Kitpooseagunow caused