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36 GLOOSCAP AND OTHER STORIES
Now this old man was the Great Chief,
But this, the young man did
Glooscap himself.
not know. Glooscap seemed interested in their
adventure, and told them how they would bet
ter go.
"You must cross the lake, and start on your
journey through the forest on the other shore,"
he said.
They had no canoe, so Glooscap offered to
loan them his. He went down to the shore
with them, and told them to step upon a small
island covered with trees and rocks.
"This is my canoe,"
he said.
The two travellers stepped from the shore,
and as soon as they were on the island, it moved
off by magic and glided over the smooth sur
face of the lake without sail, or oar, or rudder,
and took them straight to the other shore.
They landed and moored their boat, and started
on their long journey through the forest.
They had not gone far, when they came upon
a great strong man who was chopping logs.
Seeing no way of carrying the logs to the shore
they asked the man how he managed.
"I take them upon my back,"
he said. "But
where are you going!"
he asked. When they
told him, the Log Carrier said:
"I should like to go along with you,
too."
They were pleased to have his company, so
the three journeyed on together. Soon they