Wee-suck-ā-jāāk, seeing his danger, thought to get off by duplicity and dissimulation, and thus continued, "Indeed you must have a very extraordinary _tail_, my _younger_ [brother] .... Come near and let me see it, how it is made." The Lynx drew up, presented his tail. Wee-suck-ā-jāāk took hold as to look on it, and placed it on the gunnel of his canoe and with a stone cut it off saying, "Now go to thy friends, and tell them how Wee-suck-ā-jāāk has served thee." He retired double quick, grieved, ashamed, and not with a little pain. "Ha!" said the Water Lynxes on perceiving the situation of their companion, "Ha! Wee-suck-ā-jāāk is cunning, and too powerful. We must destroy him for our own safety. Come now. Who amongst us will volunteer, and go to destroy that enemy of ours?" They at last pitched upon an enormous beaver and thus addressed him at his departure. "Go thou, our brother. Destroy that mutual enemy of ours. Be not afraid of him for he is not worthy of fear. But still be cautious, for he is very artful." Wee-suck-ā-jāāk descryed him also, and the same addresses and compliments passed as with the first. "And how do you intend to destroy Wee-suck-ā-jāāk?" "With my teeth." "Well then do come near and let me see them." The beaver drew up, and shewed his teeth. Wee-suck-ā-jāāk put his hand on his head and while exclaiming "What terrible teeth! How immensely broad and sharp! They are like large axes!" He, with his other hand, took up a large stone and with a dreadful blow broke them all in his head. "Now go thou too to your friends and tell them how Wee-suck-ā-jāāk hath served thee." Indeed the beaver did go, sniffling and blowing and yelling. The Lynxes were astonished and durst no more attempt anything at him. [Recreation of the Land] His situation, however, was very disagreable, very uncomfortable, and what added to it was his want of food. He thus addressed his companions one day, "Come now, we very reprehensibly forgot to bring earth with us, and who knows how long this will {15} continue? Which of you all will endeavour to get a little earth for me out of which I shall try to make _land_ for us to live on? Whoever will go shall be amply rewarded." They all said it was very deep. There was scarcely an hope. Then he said to the Otter, "Go thou, my _Younger_ (brother), and if thou diest in the attempt, I shall restore thee to life, and make thee immortal." Saying this he tied a long leather thong to his tail and sent him down. He found the otter was dead, hauled him up in to the canoe, rubbed him dry and blowed in his nostrils, when he revived.