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though made by person. They go to tree and cut it down. They split tree 

 and find missing baby, which acts like owl. They take it back and finally it 

 gets used to them. 



34. — The Boy who killed the Hill. 



Hill near village eats up everything — buffalo, deer and horses. Boy sharpens 

 knife with which to kill hill. Goes and asks hill to eat him. Hill does so. When 

 inside, boy cuts hill's heart and hill dies. All things inside come out and go into 

 woods. Boy is given chief's daughter as reward. 



35. — The Boy and the Bad Spirit. 



Indians go scalp hunting. When some distance, one has sore foot and 

 starts back. He kills deer and roasts best part of it at night near creek. Hears 

 something coming. Bad Spirit comes and eats meat. Tells him not to be 

 afraid, he has walked over Spirit's house, but he will not hurt him. 



36. — The Chief's Son and the Orphan Girl. 



Chief has boy and little adopted orphan girl. Girl has lice on her head. She 

 says she will have child by chiefs son and goes and drinks his urine. In fort- 

 night she is pregnant. Boy's mother tells him she is going to have baby by 

 him. Girl has baby and next morning boy runs off. Girl follows him. As boy 

 is cooking deer, he sees girl coming and shoots her. He goes on and at night 

 ?irl again walks up. He shoots her again and goes on. This occurs twice 

 more and last time boy cuts up girl and baby too. Boy goes on and at night 

 girl comes again, all dressed up very pretty. They live together. Boy makes 

 corral of trees and big lodge and digs well inside. One morning they have good 

 many horses, field in good condition and good many negro slaves. 



37. — The Water-Baby. 



Woman is at creek washing and her baby disappears. She mourns for it 

 every day. Year after throws her shirt away. Woman hears that two boys know 

 about baby. By husband's advice she cooks food and invites boys. They tell 

 her they can get baby back if she wants it. She promises them her best horse 

 if they do so. One of the boys says baby is in water and acts like monsters. In 

 four days he brings baby and gets horse. 



38. — The Lost Boy and his Horse. 



Boy strays from village, is lost in big prairie. Stays in hollow tree. Wild 

 horses graze around. They come again, and stallion asks him to go with them. 

 He goes and stays with Horses, in tall grass, two years. Horses go away for 

 two days. Pawnee kill buffalo. Two girls butchering buffalo. One goes to tall 

 grass for water and finds boy. Girls take him home with them and tell father 

 they want him for brother. Chief tells people and they promise not to hurt him. 

 Boy stays long time. Boy and sister take Horses to tall grass and his Horse 

 sees him. Horse says if he returns in two days they will go with him. He 

 does, and he rides Horse and drives others home. Boy becomes man and sisters 

 marry, him. Horse tells him his folks are close by. Boy tells wives he is going 

 to see folks and may not return. Boy goes and sees father and mother. He 

 returns with them and they make him marry again. Two years afterwards he 



