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trunk, occasicnally he took the scent and then called his mother back. 

 "Oh, mother, this smells like the wife of Lx)ne-Bull. Come back and 

 see," said the calf, still rubbing against the tree. So the mother, feeling 

 proud, turned around slowly and went to the tree. Surely there were 

 those men with their daughter up in the tree. 



While Crow, Magpie and Mouse were trying to get Splinter-Foot 

 away from cruelty, they had made enough arrows for future use. 

 When the vast herds were there these people ascended the tree and 

 stayed there to be out of danger and death. Of course they saw vast 

 herds passing, but held their peace. 



The mother cow then said to her calf, "Run and overtake the last 

 herd and tell the cow wath the calf that you have discovered the people, 

 up in the tree." So this scabby calf, who at this time had renewed 

 strength, lifting its tail started off at full speed, and overtook the cow 

 and calf at the last herd. "Say ! You may know that we have discov- 

 ered the people up in the tree, close to where the tipi was standing," 

 said the scabby calf, still panting. The scabby calf then loped back 

 to his mother. The news circulated throughout the last herd, but 

 Lone-Bull kept on in his course. A young calf which was with the 

 mother in the last herd was then told to go on ahead and tell the news to 

 the next herd. This was done until from the third herd a young calf 

 ran up to Lone-Bull and told him that a scabby calf with its mother had 

 discovered the people up in a tree, and for him to turn around kindly 

 and return to the spot. 



"Well, I am glad to know it, but if that calf with its mother fools 

 me, they shall be punished for their falsehood," said Lone-Bull ; then he 

 stopped and returned with the rest of the herds, until they reached the 

 tree. "Sure enough !" said Lone-Bull, on reaching the tree bearing th6 

 people. "You can't get your deceitful wife," said Lone-Bull angrily. So 

 Lone-Bull commanded all those who did not hook the tunnel to come 

 forward and begin hooking the tree, to throw it down. Lone-Bull was 

 so anxious to have the tree fall to the ground that he got behind the 

 herds and chased them to the tree. So the animals began to hook at the 

 butt of the tree with terrific force. When they did this, these young men 

 with their bows and arrows shot at them. 



When the daughter returned. Mole gave information to the men 

 of the vital parts of Lone-Bull and the others, for they were shielded 

 with solid bones. Since Mole pitied them, he was the one who located 

 the vital spots. When the animals dodged away they would bear an 

 arrow at their necks and tenderloins and would die later on. Some of 

 the animals would split the bark of the tree, while others made quite 



