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cautious and jealous of her. When other buffalo came around he drove 

 them off. He told his wife not to look at them, but to keep her position 

 until ordered to move. The girl kept herself hidden for a long time, 

 and was afraid to look anywhere. 



The young men had returned from their hunt, but found their 

 daughter gone. "Our daughter has been deceived ; what shall we do 

 to get her back !" they said. They thought of plans, asked the different 

 birds, animals and insects, until a gopher came and told them that he 

 would try the task. Gopher said, "I am the only one who can go to 

 any place to identify one without being noticed." So he started on his 

 way underground until he reached the girl. "Now," he said, "they 

 asked me to bring you back ; I want you to leave your robe behind ; 

 stand it up as though you were still sitting !" Gopher made a tunnel big 

 enough for the girl to go through. "Well!" said Gopher, "come!" 

 The girl made her escape and got back. Just then the herd of buffalo 

 was about to go to water for drink. Buffalc-Bull told his wife to get 

 up and come along to the river. The girl did not say anything (the 

 robe was the false wife), which made Buffalo-Bull mad. He was 

 very much disappointed and struck her, but she was gone. Buffalo- 

 Bull then inquired among the rest, but it did not do any good. After 

 smelling her direction, the whole herd started on her trail. When the 

 young men with their daughter, saw the herd coming, they were fright- 

 ened and obtained safety in a tree-top. The herd surrounded the tipi 

 and began striking it, but the people were gone. Looking around, 

 they saw them up in a tree. Buffalo-Bull ordered the other buffalo to 

 charge on the tree, but even all could do no good. Some left, and 

 many died from bruises. Now, Buffalo-Bull took his turn. The tree 

 was damaged somewhat, and the people up the tree were frightened. 

 After knocking a few chips off the tree, he concluded to charge it in the 

 center; so he did. By doing this, he thought he would end the lives 

 of the people. When he charged the tree he got himself fastened and 

 the tree went back to its original size. One of the men came down, 

 and with his knife struck Buffalo-Bull on the side of the neck and 

 killed .him. This is the way they saved themselves. Then they gath- 

 ered sticks of wood and placed them around his body and lighted a frre 

 which burned him into ashes. — D. 



Told by River-Woman. Cf. No. 83. 



