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goes to camp and tells of his marriage to women otters and asks that all should 

 go buffalo hunting for his father-in-law, who never gets enough to eat. Big 

 killing is made and young man announces that father-in-law and his friends 

 will have feast and will break up ice. Father-in-law tells man to plait his 

 scalp lock and tie ends with otter skins. Whenever enemies come. to -him he is 

 to .touch scalp lock to ground and he will disappear under ground. He 

 returns to his people, is made Chief and cures wounded warriors at water with 

 his medicine. One of wives goes to him and has boy child. She tells him not 

 to call her bad name. He does so and she is transformed into otter and leaves 

 him. Husband follows her but he cannot stay under water. He cries on river 

 bank and father-in-law tells daughters to take him back. Finally daughter 

 without child takes him back and they live happily together. 



16. — Old Man Coyote, his Deeds and "Sore- Tail/' 



Old Man Coyote had under his protection "Sore-Tail," who leads his people 

 in war. When they se,e enemy's camp Old Man Coyote transforms himself into 

 Sun. "Sore-Tail," as directed by Sun, puts bright red circles around his face. 

 If face looks like Sun there will be big killing of enemy. Sun has bright circle 

 around it and they kill many. Old Man Coyote becomes wiser and is more re- 

 spected. He gives power to man White Robe who sees him in vision. He 

 lengthens night by splicing to enable White Robe to reach camp before day- 

 break. This done by shield of White Robe. 



Old Man Coyote tells geese to come over lake. As they come he wrings 

 their necks, except last one which is so tall and strong he cannot wring his neck. 

 He elongates it by pulling, and ever since geese have had long necks. 



17. — The Creator, the Porcupine and the Climbing Woman. 



The Creator sees beautiful woman, whom he wants for wife and asks Por- 

 cupine to assist him. Porcupine climbs tree near where woman will go for wood. 

 She sees porcupine and climbs tree to get it. Porcupine keeps moving up higher 

 and woman follows until she is lost to view of companion. She soon appears 

 before Creator (Sun) whom she marries. Boy is born. Creator tells wife not 

 to lift any buffalo manure and that boy is not to kill meadow larks, as they 

 can talk Indian words. Wife lifts buffalo manure which covers hole through 

 which she sees people on earth. Boy kills meadow lark, when other meadow 

 larks say he does not belong up there. Creator now plans for their return home. 

 Long rope is made of buffalo sinew and mother and boy are lowered through 

 hole. Rope not long enough to reach earth. Creator tells large rock padded 

 with buffalo hair to go down and break rope. Rock hits woman on head and 

 kills her and son wanders over earth killing all animals he sees. Boy places 

 arrows in upright position around his body that they may fall' and waken him 

 if anything comes to harm him. Snake crawls under earth and into boy's body 

 through rectum. Boy tears legs from body to catch snake, but it goes in his 

 head. All flesh falls from boy and Creator -causes skull to roll into gully filled 

 with water. Snake afraid to come out and dies in skull. Boy never regains 

 former shape. 



18. — Bones-Together. 



Chief's daughter says to buffalo's skull at spring she will marry it, if her 

 father's people get meat soon. Successful hunt soon afterwards. Chiefs daugh- 



