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said. He was the sun. The sun was the white dog. Then this woman 

 went back. Whether she went back with one of her children or went 

 alone, is not known.* — K. 



92. — The White Dog, the Woman, and the Seven Puppies. 



There was a big camp-circle along the river bottom which stood 

 near the edge of some timber. Among the people there were a man, 

 wife, daughter and young boy. 



This family was noted for their beautiful daughter and for their 

 reputation and character. The fact is, this daughter had a separate 

 tipi. In this tipi she had a good time to herself, doing quill work ; be- 

 sides, she kept her tipi in good condition. This tipi was beautifully 

 ornamented with discs and pendants, which made it very attractive. 



This woman with her tipi charmed many ambitious young men, 

 but she was known to exclude all callers for her own good. She had 

 plenty of horses, tipi furniture, various kinds of food in parfleches and 

 plenty of everything for comfort. During the day and at night young 

 men of all ages and according to their appearance courted this daughter 

 for a wife, but with little success. A great many of them would send 

 old women to the parents, asking or begging for marriage. Many were 

 refused, for the reason that the daughter objected to any marriage. 



"Oh, pshaw, I can't be a wedded wife, for being single is a 

 blessed thing, and besides a profitable thing. It is no use for young 

 men to come around and bother me, for I am always busy with my 

 work. Those old women ought to know by this time that I have no 

 desire for a husband. I know my little brother has a right to say a1x)ut 

 myself, but I can't help it, just simply because I don't want to get 

 married and become a servant. So please leave me alone. Can you 

 people keep away from me for a while?" said the daughter with em- 



•This well-known myth is found among the northern Athabascans, all the Eskimo, and along 

 the North Pacific coast. Among the Cheyenne and Arapaho it appears to reach its southern limit. 

 Among the Shoshoni a brother is substituted for the dog. The tribes of northwestern California 

 have myths of the origin of men from a female dog, as do the Huichol of Mexico (Lumholtz, Mem. 

 Am.Mus.Nat. Hist.. Ill, 169), and the Blackfeet, but this conception is quite a different one. Thedis- 

 tributionof the present myth is as follows: Eskimo: Kjnk, Tales and Traditions of the Eskimo, 471; 

 Boas, Bull. km. Mus. Nat. Hist., XV, I, 165, Journ. Am. Folk Lore, II, 124, X, 207, .^nn. Rep. Bur. 

 Ethn., VI, 587, 637; Holm, Sagn og Fortaellinger fra Angmagsalik, %b\ Kroeber, Journ. Am. Folk 

 Lore, XII, 16S; Murdoch, Am. Naturalist, 1886, 594; Turner. Ann. Rep. Bur. Ethn., XI, 261; Rink, 

 Am. Anthr., i8f)8, iqi (a general discussion). Athabascan: Petitot, Trad. Indiennes du Canada 

 Nord Guest, 311; Farrand. Mem. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., IV, 7; Morice, Trans. Can. Inst. IV, 28. 

 North Pacific Coast: Boas, Indianische Sagen von der Nord Pacifischen Kiiste Amerikas, 25. 93. 118, 

 132. 263, Chinook Texts, 17, Bull. Bur. Ethn., No. 26, 155, Journ. Am. Folk Lore, X, 35; Krause, 

 Tlinkit Indianer, 269; Teit, Mem. Am. Folk Lore Soc, VI, 62; Farrand, Mem. \m. Mus. Nat. Hist.. 

 IV, 127. Cheyenne: Journ. .-\m. Folk Lore, XIII, 181 Siberia: Chukchee, Bogoras. Am. Anthr., 

 n. s: IV, 61S 



