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And then the dogs would run around the tent so much, bouncing against it and barking madly, and as for me, I was scared to death and just shaking. And my grandfather used to say, "Don't worry about it! Let the windigo come in here," he would say, "I will very much burn him to ashes," he used to say, and he used to load medicine into the gun. And so, in the morning, finally, dawn would break and then we would leave, and here he was over there, the one who was using us as bait would be camped about a mile away, and so we used to return back home.
He said to us, we did not understand what he meant, "Ignore them," he told us. To our surprise they were of that kind: well, hey, how they looked, they were really ragged, they were completely in tatters, simply walking towards us in a group, they were that kind, gypsies; and they were carrying little bags and asking you for money, "You should not give them anything, that is what they do when tourists arrive," he told us. Well, and my late husband used to be extremely good-natured, he was a very good person (not once did he ever hit me while I was married to him, he was goodnatured), he felt sorry for these who were so ragged and gave each of them some money; as for me, I am stingy, and I did not give them anything [laughter], just kidding!
That also is truly a strange sight, these rocks are extraordinarily big, they stand upright, with others sitting sideways on top, I wonder how long ago and who on earth might have done that, we were completely amazed by that, it is such a strange sight; and there are so many great big rocks sitting there, oh my. And then, I might just as well also tell about this, in any case, as we were so stupid, we did not know anything (for I do not drink -~ my husband and I never drank and also never smoked - and I still never smoke; as long as I have lived, I have never smoked [laughter].