He did not, however, actually kill him, for, as I have said, these were beings who could not die; and, in fact, Tawiscara was merely driven from the earth and forced to reside in the far west, where he became ruler of the spirits of the dead.

These go there to dwell when they leave the bodies behind them here.
Ioskeha, returning, peaceably devoted himself to peopling the land.

He opened a cave which existed in the earth and allowed to come forth from it all the varieties of animals with which the woods and prairies are peopled.

In order that they might be more easily caught by men, he wounded every one in the foot except the wolf, which dodged his blow; for that reason this beast is one of the most difficult to catch.

He then formed men and gave them life, and instructed them in the art of making fire, which he himself had learned from the great tortoise.