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away, and the camp was again in great need of meat, the chief told his 

 two daughters that the camp was out of meat and that all would starve 

 if meat could not be had. So the daughters told their husbands what 

 their father had said, and the boy who owned the stump-horn and blad- 

 der said, "There is lots of cottonwood right above here ; tell your father 

 to order everybody out and make a large corral, and we two boys will 

 see what we can do for the people." The daughter told her father, 

 who told all of his followers to build a large corral. Before daybreak 

 the next day, the corral was made, and the boys told their wives to tell 

 their father to come out on the top of the sharp hill when the day was 

 breaking. The two boys departed, and at the breaking of day the chief 

 went to the top of the hill and saw the buffalo going in the corral, and 

 at sunrise, a large herd was in the corral, driven in there by the two . 

 boys. This they did four times and the camp had plenty of meat for a 

 long time. 



One night the stump-horn and the bladder disappeared with the two 

 boys, but they, soon came back with the enemy's horses. This was done 

 four times. For four times the boys disappeared and returned with the 

 scalps of the slain enemies. 



There was a poor boy in the camp, who was envious of the powers 

 of the two boys and wanted to go with them and be one of them. 



The two boys' medicines were stars, inclosed in the bladder, and 

 when the boys wanted to achieve anything great they would untie the 

 bag and the stars would come out and execute the deeds required of 

 them, and the boys would get the credit. 



The third boy was allowed to join the two boys, but was made to 

 promise to say nothing about the medicine in the bladder or reveal any 

 plans. The third boy began to accompany the two boys, who continued 

 to perform great deeds, until another boy wished to join the three 

 boys, though the original boys objected. A council was held by the 

 three boys, and the fourth boy was allowed to join in their undertak- 

 ings, which caused considerable wonder among the older people of the 

 camp, who said, "They are not old; they are young boys; how can 

 they do these things, as they are so few in number?" 



One night the boys disappeared with the medicine and went to the 

 enemy's camp. As they neared the camp the owner of the bladder un- 

 tied the string around it and the stars came out in the form of war- 

 riors. There were many of these warriors who fought the enemy, and 

 they defeated them. While the battle was being fought, the four boys 

 looked on from a hilltop near by and as soon as the battle was over 

 the owner of the bladder returned the warriors (stars) to the bladder. 



