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198 Manibojou's Sentinal

On one occasion Manibojou had caught six ducks by an artifice. and he went and built a large fire to roast his ducks by burying the bodies and leaving the feet out of the ground. When he got every thing fixed he was very tired. and resolved that he would go to sleep so he lay himself down in a position so that his face, elbows hand, knees and toes touched the ground - while the [?bent?] portion of his back was highest and pointed toward the lake. which he sat to [?watch?] while he slept for he was afraid some one might plunder him of his ducks. Just as he expected, while he was asleep some indians were going along in a canoe close to the shore and soon they saw Manibojou and they knew at once that Maniboujou had something. for said one of the party. look at Manibojou he [?] [?] something let me go. so they went toward shore. Just then they noticed Manibojou's sentinals and they raised a red flag. to tempt the sentinal not to say anything which the sentinal obeyed. When the indians came to the fire, they tarred Manibojous watchman with pitch and gum. they they broke off the legs of ducks and took out the carcasses and stuck the legs back in the ground in their former place. as though they were unmolested. and left after a while Manibojou awoke. Ugh! said he the ducks must have been cooked a while ago. Mad because he thought that he over slept he pulled at the legs which yielded easily. then he tasted them he said they were well cooked and he began to dig for the carcases but to his dismay and indignation could not find them. and acusing [sic] his sentinal at once for alowing the thief to steal them. he said that he would punish him. so he began to carry a large quantity of wood which he lighted with the fire then turning his back to the fire he said he would fix his brother for disobeying. So the hotter the fire grew the more he burned his back and legs till his flesh became crisp and [?] and making a noise like any hot or greesey wood. He said I will learn you to say scinge. "Scinge! imitating the noise of his burning flesh. thus he punished his disobedient sentinal.