continually crying out, "Me-she nah-ma-gwai, take hold of my
hook," at last he did so, and allowed himself to be drawn up to the
surface, which he had no sooner reached than, at one mouthful, he took
Manabozho and his canoe down. When he came to himself, he found that he
was in the fish's belly, and also his canoe. He now turned his thoughts
to the way of making his escape. Looking in his canoe, he saw his
war-club, with which he immediately struck the heart of the fish. He
then felt a sudden motion, as if he were moving with great velocity.
The fish observed to the others, "I am sick at stomach for having
swallowed this dirty fellow Manabozho." Just at this moment he received
another severe blow on the heart. Manabozho thought, "If I am thrown up
in the middle of the lake, I shall be drowned; so I must prevent it."
He drew his canoe and placed it across the fish's throat, and just as
he had finished the fish commenced vomiting, but to no effect. In this
he was aided by a squirrel, who had accompanied him unperceived until
that moment. This animal had taken an active part in helping him to
place his canoe across the fish's throat. For this act he named him,
saying, "For the future, boys shall always call you Ajidaumo."[15]

He then renewed his attack upon the fish's heart, and succeeded, by
repeated blows, in killing him, which he first knew by the loss of
motion, and by the sound of the beating of the body against the shore.
He waited a day longer to see what would happen. He heard birds
scratching on the body, and all at once the rays of light broke in. He
could see the heads of gulls, who were looking in by the opening they
had made. "Oh!" cried Manabozho, "my younger brothers, make the opening
larger, so that I can get out." They told each other that their brother
Manabozho was inside of the fish. They immediately set about enlarging
the orifice, and in a short time liberated him. After he got out he
said to the gulls, "For the future you shall be called Kayoshk[16] for
your kindness to me."

The spot where the fish happened to be driven ashore was near his
lodge. He went up and told his grandmother to go and prepare as much
oil as she wanted. All besides, he informed her, he should keep for
himself.

Some time after this, he commenced making preparations for a war
excursion against the Pearl Feather, the Manito who lived on the
opposite side of the great lake, who had killed his grandfather. The
abode of this s