In a lonely forest, there once lived a man and his wife, who had a son. The father went out every day, as was the custom of the Indians, to hunt for food for his family.

One day, while he was away, his wife went outside the lodge and saw a very large man walking on the water, coming quickly toward the lodge. He was already so close that she couldn't escape even if she wanted to. She thought, “What should I say to this monster?”

As he came closer, she ran inside, took her son, a boy of three or four years old, and led him out. Speaking loudly, she said, “Look, my son, your grandfather,” and added, pleadingly, “he will have pity on us.”

The giant approached and said with a loud ha! ha! “Yes, my son,” and then asked the woman, “Do you have anything to eat?”