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Girl climbs tree and leaves young one at base, covered with grass. Buffalo 

 pass them, but come back. Husband turns himself into man, and girl tells 

 young one to call him. He promises to take them home and soon afterwards he 

 goes home with them. Girl tells parents of her marriage and that she has little 

 son. They send her for him and he turns to boy. His father says no one is to 

 whip his baby. Little Buffalo plays with girls and boys, who fool him with 

 blanket. He is tired of them and kicks boy. Boy gets mad and calls names. 

 Little Buffalo cries and father turns himself into Buffalo again and starts off with 

 little one. All Buffalo in camp go with them. 



24. — The Girl and the Mountain-Lion. 



Girl Mitsihi sends crier to call women together and tells them she is going 

 away, because her mother had whipped her. Several other girls and the crier go 

 with her. First night one girl is missing. This happens three other nights. 

 Next night, crier is missing. Next night another girl is missing. Mitsihi goes 

 on alone, crying, and bird speaks to her. Bird tells her Mountain-Lion had 

 eaten her friends. Bird says she is to get into hole in rock and put big rock 

 in front and Mountain-Lion will come at midnight. She does so and Mountain- 

 Lion comes and asks her to open door. She tells it to come nearer. He 

 comes nearer and she pushes rock on to him and kills him. Mountain-Lion 

 has bodies in him. Mitsihi goes on crying and finds several girl babies, nqne 

 of which she picks up. She then finds boy baby which she picks up and carries 

 with her. She builds tipi and when boy is big enough she makes him bow 

 and arrows. He kills jay bird and then blackbird. Mother wants to name boy 

 and gets Owl to call birds together. While they are waiting for Eagles, Owl 

 names child and other birds get mad. Boy becomes fine-looking man and kills 

 deer. He finds camp and does not return home. 



25. — The mourning Woman and her Lover. 



Man and woman live together. Man dies and woman grieves. Indians go 

 buffalo hunting and return. Woman still mourning. Always goes out to elm 

 tree and cries under it. Two boys, suspecting her, go and climb tree. Woman 

 goes to elm tree and looks back towards camp. Boy finely dressed comes. He 

 and woman lie together and act like horses. At sundown boy sees others in 

 tree and runs away. He points up in tree and woman sees boys. They go 

 home. The lover dies same night and next night woman dies. 



26. — The Deceived Boy. 



Boy and his grandmother go hunting and find deer. Boy shoots deer and 

 asks grandmother whether he killed it. Grandmother says no. She cooks beans 

 and goes to get piece of meat from dead deer to cook with them. Boy says 

 beans smell like meat. Old woman denies there is any meat. Boy asks Grand- 

 mother for his meat and says she has hidden the deer. 



27. — The Boy and Old Cheat. 



Old Cheat takes all the people's pretty girls and fine horses. Boy and 

 grandfather go with other Indians killing buffalo. Old ' Cheat takes his wife 

 out with him to get all buffalo tongues. Boy refuses to give them tongue. 

 When Old Cheat starts for boy he stamps on ground and Old Cheat is para- 



