Then he thought that something had pulled him off the ice into the sky. At first, he thought that DéFago had fallen through the ice, but there wasn't any hole. The hunter followed the tracks out to the middle of the lake, but there they disappeared. It was as if something had helped him to hurry away. They were so long no human being could have taken them. The steps DéFago had taken got longer and longer. They went through the woods, down toward the lake, then out onto the ice. Again and again he cried, 'oh, my fiery feet, my burning feet of fire.' Then his voice faded away, and the wind died down.Īt daybreak, the hunter followed DéFago's tracks in the snow. The hunter could hear him screaming as he went. Then the wind called again, and DéFago broke loose and ran into the darkness. 'You can't leave me out here,' the hunter shouted. But the hunter grabbed him and wrestled him to the ground. Suddenly, he jumped to his feet, and he began to run from the tent.

And DéFago became more tense and more restless. 'What's this all about?' the hunter asked. He was huddled in a corner of the tent, his head buried in his arms. But DéFago had gotten out of his sleeping bag. 'Da-faaaaaaaaay-go!' 'I must be losing my mind,' the hunter thought. And the more he listened, the more it sounded as if it were calling DéFago's name. There wasn't a breath of air, stirring, and the trees were standing perfectly still. To see the storm better, the hunter opened the tent flap.

They lay in their tent listening to the wind howling and the trees whipping back and forth. For three days they hunted, but they had nothing to show for it. They made camp in the snow near a large frozen lake. Finally, he found an Indian who needed money badly, and he agreed to take him. He traveled to a trading post and tried to find a guide to take him.

It tells the story of a monster that originates from Native American legend.Ī wealthy man wanted to go hunting in a part of northern Canada where few people had ever hunted. The Wendigo is a story from Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.

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