“The place where we live is called _danagogai_, plain. Something has been killing our kinsfolk. It has been killing people everywhere on the earth. We do not know what to do,” one of them replied. Naiyenezgani told another of the men to question them. He asked if it were really true that they had been living in that place, saying he did not believe what the other had said. One of the guests replied that it was true. He said they did not know how to tell untruths and that it was not right to do so. “While we are here in camp it will kill someone.” He added, “I have finished.” The second questioner said, “Why did you tell us this? We are uneasy about it.” They replied that they were afraid of it and therefore came there where they intended to live with them.
Naiyenezgani called upon a third man to question them. “Why did you leave a trail for them?” he inquired. “When your kinsfolk were all killed, why did you come to us leaving a trail?” The same man spoke again. He directed that the next day a sweatbath should be prepared that they should take a bath with the two visitors.
“You said the horses had gone far away. I presume they have already come together again,” he said. “These some-kind-of-things you said were going away we call horses. That is all I have to say.” “These two will speak to you,” one of the company said.
“I cannot promise that I will kill that thing which has been killing your people. Hurry to build the sweatlodge he mentioned,” Tobatc'istcini said. “Make the sweatbath: we are going for the horses,” he added.
During the night the horses had come together. One bridle was lying at the east and the other at the west. They told the horses they must all stay there together. When the brothers returned the sweatlodge was built and the stones were on the fire. Tobatc'istcini directed that the men should stand in line while four of them should go into the bath four times. He said that when they had come out the fourth time the visitors would be like themselves. “You built this sweatbath, but it belongs to the Sun,” he told them. When he (Naiyenezgani) went in with them the fourth time he asked them where the thing was living which was killing them. The visitors replied that he lived down this way, pointing toward the west. “The one that has killed all of our people has something long for a weapon,” he added. Naiyenezgani said, “Well, he has been killing you.” When they came out the fourth time they all looked alike. They ate and after the meal the brothers told them all to remain there while they went to yonder white mountain ridge to look beyond. He looked at the Sun.