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ILLUSTRATIONS

"The Thunder Maiden Fastened His Purple
Wings to His Shoulders and Bade Him Good-Bye" Frontispiece

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"Omeme Said, 'I Will Not Shoot You, Tell Me
Your Secret'" 13

"'The Arbutus!' Cried the Children" 21

"Day After Day . . . She Stood and Waited
for His Coming" 27

"There Arose a Great Flock of Winged Birds" 35

"The Wind Tried to Catch Her in His Embrace" 41

"He Grappled with the Youth and They Wrestled
Together" 51

"'I Am a Puckwudjee—A Little Man of the
Mountains,' He Said" 63

"Waupee Heard the Strains of the Magic Song" 71

"With a Terrible Cry, the Great Mosquito
Flew Down with His Enormous Wings Outstretched" 75

"The Older Sister Looked on with Scorn" 85

"Wasis Sent Forth Such Piercing Yells and
Shrieks, that the Warrior Stopped in Amazement" 91

"He Was Fat and Ugly, and His Back Was Covered
with Green Slime from the Pool" 97

"Little Jo-nis-gy-ont Had His Own Ideas" 105

"North Wind Saw Him Sitting There with His
Eyes Closed and His Tail Hanging Down in
the Water" 115

"Wabun Wooed Her with His Soft Breezes
. . . and the Songs of Birds" 125