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cover herself, also if she accidentally coughed, she was scolded for it. 

 She was thus ordered to remain in solitude. 



By this time the young men had all returned from their hunting ex- 

 peditions. "Hello! Are you still inside, daughter? May be you are 

 asleep, daughter. We are here with more hides and beef," said the 

 father. But there was no answer. "My daughter, my dear daughter ! 

 I. told her to attend strictly to her occupation. Is it possible that she is 

 gone? Surely I shall be sorry if she is not inside," said the father. 

 *'Oh, my daughter is in the hands of that unmerciful Lone-Bull !" said 

 the father in trembling voice. When he entered the tipi he found that 

 .<;he had gone with the people. 



"Well, brothers, we cannot help it, for we repeatedly cautioned 

 her during our absence, so we shall have to cook for ourselves," said 

 he, with tears running down his eyes. The men themselves then 

 cooked, but ate little that evening, and retired earlier than usual. 



Early in the morning the young men said among themselves, with 

 rolling eyes, that something must be done to get her back from that 

 cruel man. So Crow was sent for by the men. "Now, dear friend, 

 since you are very cunning, but friendly, we want you to go after our 

 (laughter and bring her back home," said they. "All right, I shall do 

 my utmost to bring her back to you men," said he, flying away with 

 rapidity. He w^as cawing as he flew off. Crow soon reached the loca- 

 tion of the missing daughter, and lighted within a short distance and 

 began to caw for her attention. "You will not get her. Get away from 

 here quickly, or I shall come after you !" said Lone-Bull, with ironical 

 voice. Crow, without attempting further to attract the missing daugh- 

 ter, flew away disgusted. Reaching the men, he lighted above them and 

 said, in a voice of shame, "It is an impossibility to get her back, for 

 Lcne-Bull is a despotic being and shook his tail at me." 



"Now we must keep on until we get the right man, for we do want 

 to get our daughter back to our tipi," said they with vehement voices. 



Lone-Bull and his comrades were having a game of big-wheel. 

 For that reason the sitting or gathering was in the horseshoe shape. 

 So Magpie was sent for and he came without much delay. "Now, we 

 want you to go over in such a way and bring our daughter back to our 

 tipi ; Crow said that her husband was cross and very dangerous, but 

 we think you are the proper person to do the task," said they. "All 

 right, I shall try and bring her back to you people," said Magpie. "We 

 shall be very much obliged to you if you succeed," said they. So Mag- 

 pie chirped about and flew toward the location. Reaching the gather- 

 ering, he began to call for her attention, but this tyrant Lone-Bull 



