rprised, for they saw only a little boy, who struck his shield,
approaching them, and it sounded like a thousand. As soon as he
arrived at the spring, "Good morning, women who are dipping water. Go
and tell Gawigawen of Adasen that he must prepare for I am going to
fight with him." So all the women ran to the town and told Gawigawen
that a strange boy was at the spring. Gawigawen said to the women,
"Go and tell him that if it is true that he is brave he will come into
the town if he can." So one of the women went to tell him and he went.

When he arrived at the bank which reached to the sky Kanag used his
power and he jumped like the flitting bird, and he entered the town and
went directly to the _balaua_ and house of Gawigawen of Adasen. Not
long after he had arrived he saw that the roof of his house and
_balaua_ was of hair and around his town were heads, and Kanag said,
"This is why my father did not return. It is true that Gawigawen is
a brave man, but I think I can kill him."

As soon as Gawigawen saw Kanag in the yard of his house he said, "How
brave you are, little boy! Why did you come here?" "I came to get my
father, for you secured him when he came to get the oranges which my
mother wanted. If you do not wish to give my father to me I will kill
you." And Gawigawen laughed at him and said, "One of my fingers will
fight you. You will not go back to your town. You will be like your
father." Kanag said, "We shall see. Go and get your arms and we will
fight here in the yard of your house." Gawigawen became angry and he
went to get his headaxe, which was as big as half of the sky, and his
spear. As soon as he returned to the place where Kanag was waiting he
said, "Can you see my headaxe, little boy? If I put this on you you
cannot get it off. So you throw first so you can show how brave you
are." Kanag said to him, "No, you must be first, so you will know that
I am a brave boy." Gawigawen tried to put his headaxe on him and the
boy used his power and he became a small ant and Gawigawen laughed
at him and said, "Now, the little boy is gone." Not long after the
little boy stood on his headaxe and he was surprised. "Little boy,
you are the first who has done this. Your father did not do this. It
is true that you are brave; if you can dodge my spear I am sure you
will get your father." So he threw his spear at him and Kanag used his
power and he disappeared and Gawigawen was surprised. "You are the
next." Then Kanag us