myths and legends of the sioux-第28节

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like　this　to　happen；　lost　very　little　time　in　getting　outside　and

down　into　a　hole　at　the　roots　of　a　large　tree。　　The　two　widows　not

being　able　to　follow　Unktomi　down　into　the　hole；　had　to　give　up

trying　to　get　him　out；　and　passed　the　rest　of　the　day　and　night

crying　for　their　beloved　babies。　　In　the　meantime　Unktomi　had

gotten　out　by　another　opening；　and　fixing　himself　up　in　an　entirely

different　style；　and　painting　his　face　in　a　manner　that　they　would

not　recognize　him；　he　cautiously　approached　the　weeping　women　and

inquired　the　cause　of　their　tears。



Thus　they　answered　him：　〃Unktomi　came　here　and　fooled　us　about　some

plums；　and　while　we　were　absent　killed　our　babies　and　made　soup　out

of　their　bodies。　　Then　he　gave　us　the　soup　to　eat；　which　we　did；

and　when　we　found　out　what　he　had　done　we　tried　to　kill　him；　but　he

crawled　down　into　that　hole　and　we　could　not　get　him　out。〃



〃I　will　get　him　out；〃　said　the　mock　stranger；　and　with　that　he

crawled　down　into　the　hole　and　scratched　his　own　face　all　over　to

make　the　widows　believe　he　had　been　fighting　with　Unktomi。　　〃I　have

killed　him；　and　that　you　may　see　him　I　have　enlarged　the　hole　so

you　can　crawl　in　and　see　for　yourselves；　also　to　take　some　revenge

on　his　dead　body。〃　　The　two　foolish　widows；　believing　him；　crawled

into　the　hole；　only　to　be　blocked　up　by　Unktomi；　who　at　once

gathered　great　piles　of　wood　and　stuffing　it　into　the　hole；　set　it

on　fire；　and　thus　ended　the　last　of　the　family　who　were　foolish

enough　to　let　Unktomi　tempt　them　with　a　few　red　plums。











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