WONDER TALES OF THE FOREST 97 "Oh, from nowhere in particular," the Loon replied. Then the sister ran to where her brother was hiding and he walked down to the water be¬ hind her, so that the Loon would not see him. He spoke to the Loon and soon the three talked together without any fear. "My children," the Loon asked, "do you want anything?" "No, grandfather," they said, "we do not need anything." "Listen to me, my children," the Loon said, "and I will give you power more than most Indians have." The children went home then, but ever after that day, whenever the maiden heard the Loon calling, she felt lonely, and she would sit a long time in one place as though in deep thought. Very often the Loon came to the brother and sister, when they were on the shore; but he never went to them if any one else were with them. One day the Loon said: "Your village is to be destroyed in a few days. A terrible Kookwes is on the way here. Tell your parents to move down to the shore; and when you hear the Kookwes coming, go into the water and hide there until he goes away."