led away in the opposite direction.

He followed them until he came to a beautiful, old garden, with fruit
trees and flowers in it. In the garden stood an old house covered with
vines, where a very old man lived. He was so very old that his two
daughters did everything for him. Now this old man was really the boy,
who had changed himself this way. The daughters saw the brother coming.

"Father," they said, "there is such a tired-looking traveller coming up
the road. May we ask him in?"

"Yes, invite him to enter," answered the father, "and give him
something to eat."

The daughters called to the brother, and invited him in. He was glad
to enter the cool, shady garden. They cooked him some hot food and
other nice things, and when he smelt the meal, he could not refuse to
eat, for he had been without food for such a long time, and had
travelled so many miles. He ate of the food, and as he did so, he
forgot all about his dead sisters, forgot even his home. A strange,
sleepy feeling came over him, and he fell into a sound sleep.

When the old man saw this, he changed himself back into a boy, and the
garden, house, and daughters disappeared. Only the sleeping brother
lay there. The boy quickly drew the ball around from his back, which
turned out to be a magic war-club. With this he put an end to the
brother. As he journeyed homewards through the forest he heard the
sound of footsteps behind him. Turning, he saw nothing; but the sound
was coming nearer. In a moment a pair of moccasins appeared on the
path. It was the enchanted moccasins returning from the ends of the
earth. The boy quickly picked them up and put them in his bag. Then
he continued gladly on his way and soon reached the lodge, where his
sister came forth to meet him. She was very proud of his brave deed,
and she and the boy always treasured the enchanted moccasins.

THE FIVE WATER-SPIRITS

Once upon a time a gray, old man lived on the top of a mountain, where
he could see glimpses of the sea. He had a lodge made of birch bark
that shone like silver in the sun.

He had five beautiful daughters, whose names were Su, Mi, Hu, Sa, and
Er.[1]

One day the youngest said, "My sisters, come and we will go and play
near the broad, blue sea, where the waves beat against the rocks." So
away they ran out of the lodge and down the mountain side. They were
all dressed in robes of snow-white foam, that fluttered far behind them
as they ra