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

264 GLOOSCAP AND OTHER STORIES
So Glooscap took the paddle, and soon they
were far out at sea. By and by a whale glided
by, and Kitpooseagunow plunged his spear into
the back of the great creature and held it
lightly above his head, as though it were a
trout, although it reached above the clouds.
Then he tossed it into the canoe.
"There, that will do,"
he said;
"let us re
turn."
When they reached the shore, Kitpooseagu
now took a stone knife and split the whale end
to end in two equal parts. He gave one half
to Glooscap, and took the other half for him
self. Each carried home his portion, and
roasted it for his evening meal, and then ate
every morsel!
After the contest with Kitpooseagunow, the
Great Chief travelled homeward, taking with
him Marten and the grandmother, and at last
they reached the lonely point of land, high
above the water, where the Great Chief had his
wigwam. And then Glooscap hung strings of
beautiful beads and wampum about the old
grandmother s neck, and made her young and
beautiful again and he made wonderful
;
stones
for her the turquoise, and agate, and a cave
full of purple amethyst to make her so happy
that she would forget the sufferings she had
endured from Winpe, the giant sorcerer.