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superiority and reputation, the name of Sasayi was not forgotten, for 

 he belonged to a chief's family, besides he was a good man. Thus the 

 handsome girl finally married the right man, and Nariniiha had no 

 wife. 



Nariniiha was a badger. From that time he has been used for a 

 drum in the rabbit-tipi and in the offerings-lodge. Nariniiha means 

 literally, a substitute. — D. 



Told by River-Woman. Another version of No. 121. In a brief version from the Northern 

 Arapaho, Nariniiha is spoken of as a badger, the First (or Rock) man. He is also called the 

 "Sufferer." 



90. — The White Dog and the Woman. 



There was a camp-circle at the river. In a family there was a 

 young woman who had a lodge all to herself ; she remained single for 

 a long time. During the time she was alone she had done a considerable 

 amount of work in buffalo robes, painted and quilled, and had also 

 made bags of different kinds and sizes, and many other useful articles. 

 Consequently her own tipi was charming and attractive. When at 

 work, and after water and wood, the young men would meet her to 

 court her; but she would not give them her consent. Of course the 

 young men as a rule would dress in the best of clothes and act politely 

 toward her, when advancing; but she would say to them: "I do not 

 wish to be bothered, for I am so busy all the time. It is of no use for 

 anybody to try to get me as a wife ; I do not need a man ; I have every- 

 thing that I need, and am well supplied with food I am satisfied with 

 what I have; so you had better leave me and attend to your own 

 affairs." The prettiest young men would give her the best of talking 

 to win her for a wife, but they all failed. 



One night when she was fast asleep, a young man lay down on 

 her bed with her, and when she awoke she saw a young man dressed 

 in good clothes, with a beautiful buffalo robe, which was painted in 

 lime (white), and she was overpowered. ' It has been a long time that 

 I have refused men, but now I am bothered," she said. After they slept 

 together, she reached back of the bed and stuck her hand into a red 

 paint bag and painted the robe of the young man, to identify him. She 

 did this as if she were hugging her lover. After they had passed a 

 good night, the young man got up and went out. . 



In the morning, after she had breakfast, she took an axe and 

 rawhide rope and started for the wood. "I want to find out who this 

 young man is and what family he belongs to,'' she said. As she was 

 chopping near the edge of the timber, and about to load herself, there 



