STORIES 485

often failed to return, though no one knew what became of them. The
fate of four brothers was typical of all. Twa/difit, the supernatural
hunter, met them and invited them to his house where he gave them a
meal, but all the time he was plotting their destruction. He instructed
his dog, [/aixd?, to bite off their heads, which the animal did while the
brothers were sleeping. Twa/difit slew hunters in this way on many
occasions.

Once a youth, hunting with a small dog, met Twa/ditit, who invited
him into his house as usual. The host gave the unsuspecting mortal a
meal and then went out hunting, himself. Heretofore Twaldi#iz’s wife,
Afmnmuadm, had made no effort to help her husband’s victims, but she
felt a great affection for this lad, which, he in turn, reciprocated; after
misconducting herself, she determined to save him.

“When Twa/diit returns,” she warned him, “he will ask you the name
of yourdog. You must answer J/aixd?, which is the name of his own dog.
This will surprise him. He will then ask you if it has another name and
you must say, ‘Yes! He Who Can Hold Ten Goats in His Mouth at One
Time.’ Each time he asks you the dog’s name, increase the number by
ten, ‘He Who Can Hold Twenty Goats in His Mouth at One Time,’ “He
Who Can Hold Thirty Goats in His Mouth at One Time,’ andsoon. My
husband will be powerless. Above all, do not go to sleep. When Twa/lditit
yawns noisily, do so yourself, but do not sleep.”

Presently the hunter entered the house.

“What is your dog’s name?” he immediately asked.

“Tlatxd?,” replied the youth.

Twalditit repeated the question.

“He Who Can Hold Ten Goats in His Mouth at One Time,” answered
the lad.

He replied in like fashion, repeatedly, as Atmnmindm had instructed
him, until at last Twa/ai#it, much puzzled, admitted that the two dogs had
identical names.

As darkness fell they went to bed. Twa/di#it yawned loudly and the
youth imitated him, but neither slept. This continued throughout the
night, but towards dawn Twa/ldifit could keep awake no longer. Through
his knowledge of the names of his host’s dog, the mortal lad had gained
power over it, and he now bade it slay his master, exactly as the latter had
ordered it to kill the guest. J/aixdé? was prepared to obey the one who
remained awake, so he forthwith devoured Twa/di#it’s head.

Instead of returning home the fortunate young man became immortal
and assumed Twa/iitit’s position. It is he who has since been seen, with-
out fatal results, by hunters.