by good luck the lodge was well supplied with meats of various kinds ; the woman thought to please him by handing him these , which were savory and carefully prepared . but he pushed them away in disgust , saying , " i smell fire ; " and , not waiting to be invited , he seized upon the carcass of a deer which lay by the door , and dispatched it almost without stopping to take breath . when the hunter came home he was surprised to see the monster , he was so very frightful . he had again brought a deer , which he had no sooner put down than the cannibal seized it , tore it in pieces , and devoured it as though he had been fasting for a week . the hunter looked on in fear and astonishment , and in a whisper he told his wife that he was afraid for their lives , as this monster was one whom indians call weendigoes . he did not even dare to speak to him , nor did the cannibal say a word , but as soon as he had finished his meal , he stretched himself down and fell asleep . in the evening the weendigo told the people that he should go out a hunting ; and he strided away toward the north . toward morning he returned , all besmeared with blood , but he did not make known where he had been nor of what kind of game he had been in quest ; although the hunter and his wife had dreadful suspicions of the sport in which he had been engaged . withal his hunger did not seem to be staid , for he took up the deer which the hunter had brought in , and devoured it eagerly , leaving the family to make their meal of the dried meats which had been reserved in the lodge .
the weendigo stretched himself down and fell asleep .
what happened after the weendigo finished his meal ?
what happened after the weendigo finished his meal ?