He will find
his way into a camp and destroy every object made by the hand of man
with a thoroughness akin to genius, and what he cannot destroy he will
carry to a great distance and carefully conceal. As his ferocity is
equal to his craftiness, he is very appropriately termed the Indian
Devil.] and others the Wolverine, who is exceeding subtle above the
beasts of the forest, and who is gifted with more evil mischief than
all of them in one. And when the Weasels called to him for help he
tarried, for it came into his heart that he might in some way torment
and tease them. But verily he had to deal with those who were not much
more virtuous than himself, and quite as cunning, for what with
traveling from the earth to the heavens and changing husbands, these
fair minevers were learning wisdom rapidly. So the elder sister, who
had not the least idea of keeping her promise unless it suited her
fancy, played a trick, and that quickly anon. For she at once took off
her hair-string [Footnote: The Hair-String, _Saggalobee_ (M),
occurs very often in Indian legends, generally as gifted with magic.
The Indian women allowed their hair to grow long, then doubled it upon
the back of the head, often making additions of something to enlarge
the roll. It was then bound in a bunch with the string.] and tied it
into a few less than a hundred knots among the twigs of the trees,
tangling it so that you would have deemed it a week's work before a man
could loosen it again without injury.
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