246 GLOOSCAP AND OTHER STORIES

hide into a long cord; and as he ran away with Summer, he left the end of the cord trailing behind him.

Then the little folk, the fairies of the Light, pursued him. They saw the cord trailing, and caught it. But as the Great Chief ran, he let the long cord run out, and left the fairies far behind.

The Chief travelled on until he came once more to the lodge of the Giant Winter. But now he could not be charmed. He was stronger than Winter; for he brought the Summer with him.

The Giant Winter welcomed the Great Chief for he hoped to freeze him again into slumber. But now this time the Chief talked. And as he talked, great drops of sweat began to run down old Winter’s face. The Chief talked on, and the Giant Winter began to melt. He melted, and melted, until at last he had quite melted away.

Then everything awoke. The grass grew; the fairies came out; the snow melted and ran down the rivers, carrying away the dead leaves.

Then the Great Chief left Summer with them, and went home.