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fainted. When she became conscious, Glooscap
stood beside her. She began to weep, and
to tell him how cruel Winpe had been to them.
"
Think no more of it,"
said Glooscap; "they
will soon have their punishment."
They travelled along together until they came
to the place where Winpe was camping, and
then Glooscap said to Marten :
"I will hide here, and when Winpe sends yon
for water, make it unclean. And then when he
scolds you, throw the baby into the fire and run
to me."
Marten did just as Glooscap told him. He
put mud and filth into the water, and when
Winpe saw it, he said :
Horrors! What terrible water! Go and
get some that is clean."
Marten tossed the baby into the fire, and
ran as fast as he could toward the place where
Glooscap was hiding, calling out:
"Nsesako! My elder brother! Come and
help me."
Winpe pursued him, vowing vengeance, cry
ing exultingly:
"Your brother cannot help you. He is far,
far away, where we left him; and though
you burn the world, I will
seize you and kill
you."
On ran Marten with Winpe close behind him,
until they came almost to Glooscap s hiding-