272 GLOOSCAP AND OTHER STORIES and the Megumoowesoo started out for home in the magical canoe,—but their troubles were not yet over, for the wicked old chief had sent some of his magicians ahead to destroy them on the way. As the Megumoowesoo and his friend glided along in the magical canoe, they suddenly discovered that a storm had been con¬ jured ahead of them, and was rushing upon them. The Megumoowesoo must meet this with his magic in order to save them. So he stood up in the canoe, and began to call up a storm. Soon the two storms had met in mid- ocean,—but the Megumoowesoo 's storm was the stronger, and swept the magician's storm out to sea, and left a great calm. Then they passed a great beaver, which was really a Boooin in disguise, planning to capsize the canoe. But the Megumoowesoo said: "I am a capital hand to hunt beavers;" and with one blow with his hatchet he killed the beaver. Then they passed other magicians in dis¬ guise, and killed them all; and at last they came unharmed to the island of and found the Great Chief waiting for them on the shore. "Well my friends, I see that you have re¬ turned my canoe," he said. ""We have, indeed," they replied.