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answered. And then she told the sister-in-law all that had happened. When she had finished, Bootup’s sister said:

“I will help you rescue your brother. There is but one thing that will break the dragon’s horn. That is red ochre. Teach the baby to cry for red ochre, and his father will get it for him to quiet him. So Bootupskw taught the baby to cry:

“Weukujuh! Weukujuh! Red ochre, red ochre.”

That night, when Bootup came home, the baby kept crying:

‘ ‘ Weukujuh! Weukujuh!”

“What can he want of red ochre?” the father asked. But as the baby continued crying “Weu-kujuh,” Bootup at length said:

“Baby, baby, only stop the cry and I will get it for you to-morrow.” Then the baby stopped crying, and the next day Bootup went to the shore. Soon he was a whale, rushing through the waters in search of red ochre.

After a few days Bootup’s sister said:

“Now we must teach baby to cry for the crimson cloud in the sunset. This is so far away that while Bootup has gone to get it, we can make our escape to your brother.”

So one night, when Bootup came home, the baby met him with a cry for the crimson cloud in the sunset.