de up his mind that he would not
race. White Feather said he was going home to see his grandfather
before he ran this last race. As he was passing through the woods, the
wooden man called to him.

"Listen to me," he said. "That tall giant is going to play a trick on
you. When you are on your way back to his lodge, you will meet a most
beautiful maiden. Do not listen to her, but change yourself into an
elk. Remember this and obey me." The young man promised to remember.
He spent the day with his grandfather, then made his way back to the
giant's lodge. He had nearly reached it, when he saw the beautiful
maiden coming towards him. She called to him, but he did not listen.
He changed himself into an elk, and began eating the grass. Then she
told him how mean he was to change himself into an elk, just because
she was coming. He felt very sorry that she should think he was rude,
and he wished he were a man again. At once he became himself, and
began to talk to the maiden. Now she was really the big giant, who had
changed himself into this form. After a while White Feather grew tired
and lay down on the grass to sleep. When he was sound asleep, the
maiden drew forth an axe and broke his back. She then changed him into
a dog and herself back into the giant, who made the dog follow at his
heels.

On the way to the giant's lodge, there was an Indian village where two
sisters lived. They had heard of White Feather, and both wished that
he would choose her for his wife. They looked out and saw the giant
coming with the white feather in his hair, for he had taken the feather
and put it in his own hair. They thought he was the brave warrior of
whom they had heard so much. The elder sister had made her lodge look
very gaudy, and had dressed herself in all her beads and quills. The
younger sister had left her tent just as it was, and was dressed
neatly. When the giant came along, he chose the elder sister. She
would have nothing to do with the dog, but the younger sister felt
sorry for it and let it come and live in her lodge.

The giant used to go hunting each day, but he never succeeded in
killing very many animals. The dog used to go out also, and he always
brought back a beaver, a bear, or some other animal for food. This
made the giant and his wife jealous. So they made up their minds that
they would tell the chief that his younger daughter was treating a dog
with too much kindness. When they had gon