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lyzed. He says he will give boy one of his wives. Boy says he will take one. 

 When boy gets back to camp he goes to Old Cheat's tipi and takes his prettiest 

 wife. Old Cheat goes to get wife. Boy tells girl to get two lice, red and blue, 

 from his head. Boy throws them at Old Cheat and they turn to Mountain- 

 Lions, which kill Old Cheat. 



28. — The Boy and his Dog. 



Five boys go hunting, leaving small boy at home with old folks and sisters- 

 in-law. He is to set fire to grass if anything happens. Just before boys return, 

 Pawnee come, burn old folks and carry off young women. Boys see smoke 

 and run home, but find only boy and his dog. They start after enemy and come 

 to where they have camped. Youngest boy goes on with dog, when dog goes 

 alone to find right trail. Dog reports that he has seen camp with fire still 

 burning. Boys run on all night. Next day, youngest brother and dog go again 

 in advance and dog sees smoke. Boys again run all night. Dog says he will 

 go and Hoo like wolf and after fourth time wolves will come and catch Pawnee. 

 He goes about a mile and Hoo's. Wolves come from all directions, jump on 

 Pawnee and kill them. Boys come up and scalp them and then return home with 

 women. 



29. — The Boy and Big- Nest. 



People taken from camp by beast called "Big-Nest," living near creek. Beast 

 is caught and put in little house. Boys play shinny near and one rolls his ball 

 inside of house. Boy stays near house crying and Big-Nest persuades him to 

 open door of house. Big-Nest goes back to creek. Boy confesses and his 

 father turns him away. Boy goes to creek and tells Big-Nest, who gives him 

 four round clay balls which will enable him to catch and kill animals. Boy 

 sees man with two dogs, and tells him about man-eater. Man says killer of 

 man-eater is to marry chiefs daughter. Man gets to creek and when Big-Nest 

 comes out he sets dogs on him and they kill him. Boy watches and then goes 

 on. He sees deer and throws clay ball which turns into Mountain-Lion and 

 kills deer. Comes to creek, throws ball for fish in and brings out two big bass. 

 He comes to some turkeys and throws third clay ball, which turns into wild- 

 cat. He catches and cooks turkey. He comes to prairie, where herd of buffalo.. 

 He tells buffalo clay ball he wants biggest buffalo in herd. Ball turns into 

 Mountain-Lion, which kills biggest buffalo. Boy comes to house where man is 

 living. He stays long time and brings in deer and turkey. Some one comes for 

 boy to prove that man with dogs had killed man-eater. When he gets home 

 people are washing colored man in hot water, to make him white. He had said 

 he killed man-eater. Boy says it was other man, so they cut colored man's ears 

 off and throw him into creek. Other man marries chief's daughter and gives 

 wedding feast. Old man and son do not go, as boy wanted to marry girl. 



30. — The Deserted Boy and his Sister. 



Popped acorn strikes boy in stomach and grows to be tree. Boy always lies 

 on bed. People go off hunting, leaving boy and youngest sister. Sister sees 

 turkey, deer and buffalo, which they eat. She sees man with elk. She says he 

 killed animals for them. Man marries girl. He tells her to pick up refuse and 

 old pieces of blanket in camp. They put things in big hole. Hard wind comes 



