And
again he was accused, and once more he denied it. But as he swore with
all his might that he was innocent, something, as if on the floor,
laughed, and said, "You lie. I was with you; I helped you."
Lox thought it was his right foot. So he cut off the toes, and then the
foot, but the accusation continued. Thinking it was the other foot, he
cut that off; yet as the testimony was continued, he found that it was
_Taloose_, even he himself, the bodily offender in person,
testifying against his lying soul. So in a rage he struck himself such
a blow with his war-club that he fell dead. I cannot give in full all
the adventures of Lox. I may, however, observe one thing of great
importance. Lox, in these tales, is the Evil Principle, that is, a
giant by birth. His two feet in this story are male and female; they
talk as if they were human. In the Edda, a giant's two feet beget
together a six-headed son (Vafthrudnismal):--
"Foot with foot begot
Of that wise Jotun,
A six-headed son."
This six-headed son reappears as a demon in the Passamaquoddy tale of
the Three Strong Men.
_Tuloose_, literally translated, is the phallus. The red squaw
refers to the Newfoundland Indians, covered with red ochre. They are
believed to be now extinct.
THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF MASTER RABBIT
WITH THE OTTER, THE WOODPECKER GIRLS, AND MOOIN THE BEAR
ALSO A FULL ACCOUNT OF THE FAMOUS CHASE, IN WHICH HE FOOLED LUSIFEE,
THE WILD CAT
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