252 GLOOSCAP AND OTHER STORIES

growls, she was frightened and shrank back from them.

“Call off your dogs!” she shouted.

The Master called out to the dogs to be quiet, but the more he shouted, the more furious they became. They rushed at the sorceress, and de- stroyed her.

Glooscap now journeyed on until he came to the top of a high mountain. In the distance he saw a large Wigwam, where two old wizards, who hated him, lived. These wizards had two daughters.

When the wizards perceived by their magical power that the Great Chief, the enemy of all evil-doers, was near, they sent their daughters out to meet him. They gave them strings of bear’s meat to put around his neck—as was the custom—but this was magical meat which, once around his neck, would have strangled him to death.

When Glooscap saw the maidens coming to meet him, he knew who they were, and what their intentions were. He gave his dogs the magical word, and let them go. As soon as they began to growl at the sorcerers, Glooscap commanded them to be quiet, saying:

“These maidens are my sisters.” But the dogs rushed on, and tore them to pieces.

Glooscap took the magical meat that was in- tended to kill him, and went to the Wigwam;