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along. He moved, a little and the woman lay down en the bed with 

 him. This Light-Stone asked a question or two of the girl, but she 

 didn't answer, which made the young man feel different that night. He 

 turned back and seized her body, but was not certain who it was. 



For two or three nights this woman came to him without speak- 

 ing a single word. So he took a paint bag and placed it by. his pillow 

 to identify the individual. There came the girl again at night and lay 

 down by the side of the young man. After a while, Light-Stone placed 

 his finger into a paint bag and reached out his hand and hugged the 

 woman, rubbing the finger on her shoulder. 



The mother had prepared the breakfast and awakened the daugh- 

 ter. "Get up, my boy, your breakfast is ready, here is water, drink it, 

 and wash your face," said the mother. The young man opened his eyes 

 and looked about and to his surprise he saw the very identical 

 finger-mark on his sister's shoulder. He at once covered his 

 head again and went to sleep, feeling ashamed. "What is the 

 trouble, my boy !" said the mother. "I am very sleepy yet, I shall eat 

 my breakfast later on," said the son. Light- Stone. So the beautiful 

 young man slept quite late. Finally the mother gave him his late 

 breakfast, of which he did not eat much, because he felt ashamed of 

 what his sister had done. After that, he dressed himself and went out 

 for the day. As he was walking along, there were some children play- 

 ing' together. One of them said to him, "Look at Light-Stone, walking 

 away, his own sister has slept with him." 



When he heard the ridicule, he went directly to a hill and stayed 

 there till sunset. After dark, he began to cry, and he. was heard plainly 

 by the people. "Who is that who weeps so long on the hill ?" the people 

 asked. "Well, it is Light-Stone. His own sister has slept with him, 

 and he is ashamed of the affair," said one. The whole tribe heard the 

 news. The mother went to him 'on the hill and coaxed him to cease 

 weeping, but he said he could not bear the ridicule. The fourth time the 

 mother went to him, asking Fiim to come home, but he declined and 

 then concluded to cease being a human being, and he turned into a 

 stone. "That is the only way I can do to prevent myself from seeing 

 my own sister," said he. Thus, he was seen on the hill as a stone again, 

 so light that it could be seen from the distance. — D. 



Told by Adopted. For a similar identification of the lover, cf. Nos. 90 and 92. ."Mso pawnee. 



