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The next day, while the boys were out hunting, a big Bald-Headed- 

 Eagle came, and it was a very fine bird. The young boy said to him- 

 self, "Well, my brother will be glad if I kill this pretty bird." So he 

 shot at it all day, but he did not get it. A yellow bird came next. The 

 boy shot at it, but did not get it. The next day a big bird came, the 

 boy shot at it, but did not get it. The next day a brown Duck came 

 and the boy tried to kill it. The next day a pretty big white Duck came, 

 and the boy shot all his arrows away, but he did not get it. The Duck 

 flew away. The next day, the boy was shooting at little birds, when 

 he saw a big Red-Duck coming. The Duck came and lit on the same 

 tree as the other birds had lighted on. The boy said to himself, "What 

 a pretty bird that is ; my brother would be glad if I killed it." So he 

 started shooting at it. He shot all his arrows away, and he said, 

 "Well, I will kill you if I have to use my brother's arrow." So he went 

 and got this arrow that his brother had told him not to shoot. He shot 

 at the Duck and hit it right in the breast. The Red-Duck carried the 

 arrow away. 



The boy cried all day. The brothers returned from hunting and 

 the boy was missing. The oldest said to his brothers : "I told you 

 boys not to shoot that arrow, but you see the boy did not obey. He has 

 gone, and I am sorry for him." 



The youngest brother had started after the arrow, following the 

 Duck in the direction of its flight. The boy walked one year after 

 the bird, until he came to a village. Wlien he got to the edge of the 

 village he met a man, and said, "I wish you would tell me where the 

 chief's tipi is." The man said, "You see that tipi that has a banner on 

 it? That is the chief's tipi." The boy went to the chief's tipi, stopped 

 at the door, and the chief said to him, "Come in and take a seat." The 

 woman cooked something to eat. When the boy had eaten and was 

 through, the chief asked what was his business there. The boy said : 

 "Yes, chief, I have a good reason for stopping with you. A big Red- 

 Duck carried my brother's arrow away, and I am after him. I want to 

 ask you if you have seen or heard of him?" The chief said, "Yes, I 

 heard that he went through here about two days ago." So the boy 

 told the chief he wanted a pair of moccasins. The chief gave him a 

 pair. 



The boy started again, and as he went, he cried. He kept on till 

 he came to another village. He was very tired. He asked a man 

 where the chief lived. The man said, "Do you see that banner there? 

 He lives where that is." The boy went to the chief's tipi and was in- 

 vited to eat. When he got through eating the chief asked,, "Where 



