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Show 246 MYTHS OF THE CHEROKEE [ KTH. ANN. 19 tracks and set fire to the grass and bushes and burned up nearly all the other Wolves. Only two or three got away, and from these have come all the wolves that are now in the world. Soon afterward some strangers from a distance, who had heard that the brothers had a wonderful grain from which they made bread, came to ask for some, for none but Selu and her family had ever known corn before. The boys gave them seven grains of corn, which they told them to plant the next night on their way home, sitting up all night to watch the corn, which would have seven ripe ears in the morning. These they were to plant the next night and watch in the same way, and so on every night until they reached home, when they would have corn enough to supply the whole people. The strangers lived seven days' journey away. They took the seven grains and watched all through the darkness until morning, when they saw seven tall stalks, each stalk bearing a ripened ear. They gathered the ears and went on their way. The next night they planted all their corn, and guarded it as before until daybreak, when they found an abundant increase. But the way was long and the sun was hot, and the people grew tired. On the last night before reaching home they fell asleep, and in the morning the corn they had planted had not even sprouted. They brought with them to their settlement what corn they had left and planted it, and with care and attention were able to raise a crop. But ever since the corn must be watched and tended through half the year, which before would grow and- ripen in a night. As Kana'ti did not return, the boys at last concluded to go and find him. The Wild Boy took a gaming wheel and rolled it toward the Darkening land. In a little while the wheel came rolling back, and the boys knew their father was not there. He rolled it to the south and to the north, and each time the wheel came back to him, and they knew their father was not there. Then he rolled it toward the Sun-land, and it did not return. " Our father is there," said the Wild Boy, " let us go and find him." So the two brothers set off toward the east, and after traveling a long time they came upon Kana'tl walking along with a little dog by his side. " You bad boys," said their father, " have you come here?" " Yes," they answered, " we always accomplish what we start out to do- we are men." " This dog overtook me four days ago," then said Kana'tl, but the boys knew that the dog was the wheel which they had sent after him to find him. " Well," said Kana'tl, " as you have found me, we may as well travel together, but I shall take the lead." Soon they came to a swamp, and Kana'tl told them there was something dangerous there and they must keep away from it. He went on ahead, but as soon as he was out of sight the Wild Boy said to his brother, " Come and let us see what is in the swamp." They went in together, and in the middle of the swamp they found a large |