HOW GLOOSCAP WAS CONQUERED BY WASIS

N the long ago it came to pass, when Glooscap had conquered all his enemies—the Kew- ahqu’, the giants and sorcerers, and the M ’teou— lin, magicians, and the Pamola, the evil spirit of the night, and all kinds of ghosts, witches, devils, cannibals, and goblins, he began to think upon what he had done, and he wondered Whether his work on earth were finished.

And he spoke these thoughts to a woman, who was clever and ready of tongue. But she replied, “Not so fast, Master, for there yet re- mains One Whom no one has ever conquered, nor got the better of in any way, and who will remain unconquered to the end of time.”

“And who is he?” asked the Master.

“It is the mighty Wasis,” the woman re- plied; “and there he sits. And I warn you that if you meddle with him you will be in sore trouble.”

Now Wasis was the Baby! And he sat upon the floor, sucking a piece of maple sugar, greatly contented, troubling no one.

As the lord of Men and Beasts had never 278