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“How! How! How!” inviting every one to the feast.

Now the chief had two unmarried daughters, both of them very beautiful; and Glooscap ad- vised Mikchichk to seek one of them as his wife.

“Long ago, I gave up all thoughts of secur- ing a wife,” said Mikchichk. “I do not please maidens.”

“But I will make you pleasing to every one,” said the Great Chief. So Glooscap gave Mikchichk coat and leggings, and best of all, his magical belt. And Mikchichk was no longer an ugly, deformed old man! The magical belt had transformed him into a young and hand- some Indian brave. He went to the feast, and he could leap and run and play ball and wrestle as well as any one there.

But in the midst of his enjoyment he met With disaster. It was in a game of ball; Mikchichk caught the ball, and was running for dear life to the post, dodging right and left to avoid his pursuers—for all the other braves in the game Were jealous of the hand- some stranger, and all had joined in the pur- suit. Mikchichk was driven straight to his own lodge. There was nothing left for him to do in order to escape, but to make a great spring over the lodge. Mikchichk tried to do this, but he missed his aim, and was caught on the ridge- pole, just over the chimney—hole.