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berries are on ice. He then calls all animals to big feast. He tells them to 

 dance while he sings that he may get free. They dance and when he is nearly 

 free he sends beaver for large drum stick. He becomes free and tells animals 

 to shut their eyes while he sings his last song. With drum stick Old Man 

 Coyote kills most animals and he enjoys another feast. 



ii. Old Man Coyote, Bald-Head Eagle and his Illegitimate Offspring, the 



Thunder-Bird and the Morning Star. 



Old Man Coyote induces Thunder-Bird to live with wife of Bald-Head 

 Eagle. Offspring is born to them in form of young eagle. There are two 

 men of earth. One is given power by Morning Star. Other obtains power of 

 Offspring and becomes rich. Man given power by Morning Star makes a red 

 feather charm with which he shoots other man in heart and kills 

 him. Eagle obtains red feather and finds out who killed man. Body 

 of dead man and Offspring make big storm with thunder and lightning. This 

 worries Morning Star who asks Old Man Coyote for advice. He advises him 

 to get out of the way or to change existence of two men, which Morning Star 

 does. 



12. — Old Man Coyote, the Man and Cow Buffalo and Cow Elk. 



Old Man Coyote induces wandering man to have connection with buffalo 

 cow and afterwards with cow elk, stuck fast in mud. Buffalo and Elk each give 

 birth to boy. Man returns home and while playing game of ring and arrows, 

 little boy with short neck and curly hair and having buffalo calf robe approaches 

 and asks him to give him some if he wins anything. Soon another little boy. 

 with lighter hair and longer neck, approaches and asks same question. Man 

 tells them to bring their mothers. They come as women. Man does not care 

 for elk woman. Buffalo woman agrees to live with him on condition that he 

 does not call her harsh names. Man vexed one day pronounces forbidden word. 

 Woman becomes buffalo cow and child buffalo calf. Man chases them and 

 comes upon big herd of buffalo. Little buffalo calf comes and tells him that 

 he will have to pick calf out from all calves of same age and if he fails he is 

 to be gored to death. Calf says he will give signal by twitching left ear. Man 

 also has to pick mother out of circle and calf says he will rub clay on her left 

 shoulder. Circles of cows and calves formed and man picks out wife and child. 

 Buffalo start to gore him to death. Old- Man Coyote had instructed man to 

 place buffalo sinew and eagle breath feather on top of his head to re- 

 volve when dancing. Now feather rises in air and, as man's being is in feather, 

 there is no one in center of circle and buffalo gore each other. At last they see 

 his medicine stronger than theirs and they let him have wife and child. 



13. — Old Man Coyote and the Infant who was Adopted by the Buffalo. 



' Boy born of unmarried daughter of chief, by her father, thrown into buffalo 

 wallow. It is found and adopted by seven buffalo bulls. Four of bulls suc- 

 cessively toss baby in air and at fourth toss it stands on lits feet and runs. 

 Bulls teach boy animal ways. He makes bow and arrow. When asked, boy says 

 he will marry one of his own people. Buffalo prepare him for journey, tie 

 stuffed hawk to scalp lock and give him long bow and wearing apparel. He 

 overtakes Old Man Coyote who pushes him into pit and leaves him there after 



