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LEGENDS OF GLOOSCAP 269
moowesoo and his friend took the lead, and the
Megumoowesoo steered the sled. The two wiz
ards followed, thinking that the strangers would
soon fall from their sleds, and then they could
run over them and crush them to death.
Down the mountain side they went at a fear
ful rate down, down, down the rough path
and the young man soon lost his balance and
fell from the sled. But the Megumoowesoo
quickly caught him, and put him back in his
place; and at the same time he turned a little
aside and made the others pass him. In an
instant they were again under way, and when
they reached the cliff, their sled made a great
bound and leaped far over the other. The
Megumoowesoo shouted and sang as they flew
on; the sled thundered to the bottom of the
mountain; it sped on toward the village, with
undiminished speed; it bounded through the
village until it struck the side of the old chief s
wigwam, and tore it from end to end.
The old chief sprang up in terror, and cried :
"This time I have lost my daughter!"
But he was not willing to admit himself
beaten yet.
"I should like to see my
race, 7
he said.
son-in-law run a
So the young man made ready to race with
one of the chief s magicians, and as they were
about to start, the Megumoowesoo slipped his