All the birds went on land. Wolverene said, “Now let us have a dance and I will sing. But shut your eyes and do not open them until we have finished dancing.” Wolverene began to sing,
A-ho-u-mu-hou-mur-mur-hum
A-ho-u-mu-hou-mur-mur-hum.
So he sang. He sang that last word hum very loud and very often. And every time he sang hum he snipped off the head of a duck. Now Loon thought it very strange he sang hum so often. He opened his eyes and looked.
Then Loon ran to the water shouting, “Our brother is killing us.” Wolverene ran after him, but Loon dived and came up a long way off, shouting very loudly:
Takakkaw Falls
Field, British Columbia
Courtesy of Canadian Pacific Ry.
Mount Stephen
Field, British Columbia
Courtesy of Canadian Pacific Ry.
A-ho-u-mu-hou-mur-mur-hum.