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40 GLOOSCAP AND OTHER STORIES
so they held a great wedding feast.
wedding party set out for home.
Then the
They had not gone very far, when a terrible
behind
roaring was heard, and then the trees
them were torn up by their roots. They saw
that the magicians in the village of the Beauti
ful Bride had conjured up a whirlwind to de
stroy them. Then the Hurricane Man uncov
ered his nostrils and let loose a terrible storm.
Whirlwind met whirlwind. The tempest sent
back by the traveller was so much stronger than
the other, that it rushed on, carrying back the
other storm with it, and when it reached the
village, it swept over it, completely destroying
it.
The wedding party finished their journey
without meeting any other danger. When the
Hurricane Man reached his home, he dropped
from the party. Then the Swift Eunner
stopped at his home, and the Log Carrier
stopped at his home. The Megumoowesoo, the
young man and the Beautiful Bride travelled
on through the forest, and at last came to
the shore where the magical canoe was hidden.
They stepped upon the island and it carried
them across the broad lake to the home of the
Great Chief.
The Megumoowesoo told the story of their
adventures and Glooscap listened to every word
After they had been en-
with kindly interest.