them again, but their strength was nearly
gone.

"Oh, brother," they asked, "have you no other dream to help us?"

"Yes, I dreamed, when we were running like this, that we came to a lake
and on the shore of it was a canoe with ten paddles in it waiting for
us. We jumped in and were saved."

As he spoke, there appeared in front of them a lake just as he had
dreamed, and a canoe waiting. Getting in, they quickly paddled to the
middle of the lake, and waited to see what the bear would do.

He came on with his slow, powerful strides until he reached the water's
edge. Then, rising on his hind legs, he took a look around. Dropping
down, he waded into the water, but slipped and nearly fell. He waded
out and began to walk around the lake. When he reached the spot he had
started from, he bent down his head and began to drink the waters of
the lake. He drank in such large mouthfuls that the brothers could see
the water sinking, and the current began to flow so swiftly towards his
mouth that they could not keep their canoe steady. It floated in the
current straight to him.

"Now, Mudjekeewis," said the leader, "this is your chance to show us
how you would treat your enemy."

"I shall show you and him," said Mudjekeewis. Then, as the canoe came
near the big mouth, he stood up and levelled his war-club. Just as the
boat touched the bear's teeth, Mudjekeewis uttered the war-cry and
dealt the animal a mighty blow on the head. This he repeated, and the
bear fell stunned. As the animal fell, he disgorged the water with
such force that it sent the canoe spinning to the other side of the
lake, where the brothers landed and ran ahead as fast as they could.
They had not gone far when they could hear the bear coming behind them.

"Do not be afraid, brothers," said the leader, as he noticed how
frightened they all looked. "I have one more dream. If it fails us,
we are lost, but let us hope that it will come true. I dreamed we were
running, and we came to a lodge out of which came a young maiden. Her
brother was a Manitou and by his magic she saved us. Run on and fear
not, else your limbs will be fear-bound. Look for his lodge."

And sure enough, behind a little clump of trees, stood a lodge. As
they ran to it a maiden came forth and invited them in.

"Enter," she said, "and rest. I shall meet the bear, and when I need
you, I shall call you."

Saying this, she took down a medicine-sack, which was hanging on the