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they draw picture of girl and leave it near well. When they go, Rabbit returns 

 and sees picture. He asks girl for drink, but she says nothing and he threatens 

 her. Rabbit hits girl with right foot .and it sticks fast. Then he hits her with 

 left foot and afterwards he kicks girl with right leg and left leg. All stick fast, 

 and Rabbit then bites girl and mouth sticks. Men come back and see Rabbit 

 stuck to girl's picture. They throw Rabbit and girl's picture away. 



21. — The Woman who married her Son. 



As people are starting on deer hunt, woman dies and is buried. Her boy, 

 who has been visiting other Indians, returns and finds woman there alive. 

 Woman dresses as man and they start after Indians. They think boy and woman 

 are married. Woman sees five children she had left and gives them meat. 

 They tell father who invites woman to eat with them. After she has come and 

 gone, girl tells father that woman is her mother. They move camp and woman 

 and man stay behind. Father waits for them on road and kills them both. 



22. — The Woman who tried to marry her Son-in-Law. 



Woman falls in love with son-in-law. She partially cuts rope of swing 

 near water. While husband out hunting, woman goes with daughter to swing. 

 Old woman swings first across water and back. Then girl swings and on re- 

 turn, rope breaks and she falls into water and is drowned. Man comes in at 

 dark and asks for wife. Old woman finally tells him she is drowned and that 

 she will take care of baby. Man mourns for his wife and goes away for week 

 at time without eating. When out mourning, thunderstorm comes and Lightning 

 strikes all about tree he lis sitting under. Second time Lightning strikes tree near 

 him and leaves him club. Lightning tells him that wife was drowned by old 

 woman in big water, and that he is to try, and that he will get her back in four 

 days. Man goes to big water, where he sees wife. She says she is tied with 

 chains and will come up four times. Next time she comes half way out and asks 

 for baby to nurse. Man takes baby. He takes baby again and woman comes 

 out up to her knees. When woman comes out fourth time, man hits chain with 

 club. He gets wife. They go back home and man puts red-hot arrow through 

 ears of old woman and kills her. 



23. — The Woman w r HO married a Buffalo. 



Pretty girl talks with man at creek, and runs off with him. They go 

 long way, and man becomes Buffalo. He makes her ride between his horns. 

 They come to his partner, who is dead. Buffalo becomes man again and he 

 makes bow and arrows. He shoots at dead Buffalo, who comes to life again. 

 They carry girl on horns long way and then leave her. On return they lick girl 

 all over and she gives birth to little Buffalo. Buffalo, "One-Rib," takes girl and 

 goes off with her. Other Buffalo start after him, but every time they catch 

 up with him he makes wide ditch they cannot get over. One-Rib says he will 

 make two women and put them with girl and says if his father can tell wife from 

 others he may have her back. Girl sends word by young one to his father and 

 that she will move her right ear. Buffalo identifies his wife, and One-Rib tells 

 her to take her away. He goes away with her. Girl hears man crying and tells 

 little Buffalo it is her uncle and that she is going home with him. Buffalo takes 

 them to where he lives and at midnight they start for home. Buffalo follow. 



