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He called upon all of his friends. They did not answer him.
By and by Something said to him, "Call upon Cold-weather, call upon North wind." Porcupine did not understand. Then the Voice said, "Sing North songs. Then you will be saved."
So Porcupine began singing,
Xune qa-sa zune,
Let the sky clear altogether;
Hu-n, hu-n, hun, hun.
After that he sat on a rock and sang,
Xunisa,
Let it be cold weather;
Gai-ya-li-sa,
Let it be smooth on the water.
Then North sent cold weather. The wind became strong. Then Porcupine began to sing for smooth water. When it became smooth, the surface of the sea froze. When the ice became thick, his friends came and got Porcupine; but he was not able to walk.
Now after Porcupine reached his father's house, his father called all the Forest People. He gave them all food. Then they asked Porcupine why the Beaver people did this to him. He said it was because he had eaten Beaver's food.
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