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<h2>IKTO AND THE THUNDERS</h2>
<p class="subtitle">Teton</p>
<p><span class="dropcap">I</span>kto once stood on the bank of a stream across
which he could not swim. He stood on the bank
and thought. Then he sang:</p>
<div class="poem">
<div class="stanza">
<span class="i0">I stand,</span><br/>
<span class="i0">Thinking often,</span><br/>
<span class="i0">Oh, that I might reach the other side.</span><br/></div>
</div>
<p>Just then a long Something passed, swimming against
the current. When it reached Ikto, it said,</p>
<p>“I will take you across, but you must not lift your
head above the water. Should you notice even a small
cloud, warn me at once, as I must go under the water.
If you see a small cloud, you must say, ‘Younger
brother, your grandfather is coming.’”</p>
<p>Before the other bank was reached, Ikto looked up.
He saw a small cloud and said, “Younger brother, your
grandfather is coming.”</p>
<p>There was a sudden commotion. When Ikto became
conscious again, the Thunder Beings were roaring, and
the water was dashing high, but the monster had
vanished.</p>
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