138 GLOOSCAP AND OTHER STORIES

ing to take the skin from a great bear. He watched them a moment, and then he said:

“Let me do that for you.” The women, in surprise, left their work, and Kitpooseagunow, with one wrench, stripped the skin from the great beast.

All this time Ablegemoo was in the back part of the Wigwam, selling water to the fam- ishing Indians. He did not see Kitpooseagu— now; he did not know that he was there. Kit— pooseagunow quickly caught up the giant, and bent him back over his knee. The sorcerer had been seized so suddenly that he was taken off his guard, and could not call his magical power to his aid. His back was broken, and Kitpooseagunow threw him out of the Wigwam dead. But from. that day the race of frogs has the crumpled back that Kit— pooseagunow gave them when he killed the great chief, Ablegemoo.

Now as soon as the wicked chief was dead, Kitpooseagunow opened all the great bark dishes that held the water. Instantly the water rushed out, and filled the rivers and lakes, and streams; and soon the country about needed water no longer. And never from that day was the water taken from them again; for the Wicked 01d sorcerer Ablegemoo was dead.

Kitpooseagunow returned to the lodge of the old woman.