Women gave him bark strings; as he tied his hair back with them, they turned into beaded bands.
Old Wekómpmas was coming along through a low place at the foot of a hill. Wus took off his own skin, filled it with grass, and put his mind in the end of the nose. He left his body in a damp place where it wouldn’t dry up, then his skin [[140]]and mind ran off to meet Wekómpmas. As he got near, the old man put down his stone, and asked: “Where are you going?”
“I am just traveling around,” said Wus. “Where are you going?”
“I am going around the world,” said the old man, and he began sucking the blood out of his arms, he was so glad that he was going to have something to eat.
Wus asked: “What are you doing?”
“Come and lie down on this hole,” said Wekómpmas.
“Why should I do that?” asked Wus.
“It’s a game.”
“Will you lie down when I get up?” asked Wus.
“Yes.”