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hunt and took these dogs along. Toward the close of the day they re- 

 turned with dogs well loaded with beeves. This mother dog who got 

 punished was given fat pieces of meat the first thing, as also were all 

 the dogs. .So the dogs remained to this day. The people went after 

 buffalo once and then peace was declared. — D. 



Told by River-Woman. Cf. Nos. 90 and gi. 



93. — The She Bear and the Two Brothers. 



There were two brothers who had had no experience with women. 

 These boys were out in the prairie one day, and while they were con- 

 sulting each other on such topics, they saw at a distance a person walk- 

 ing about ; they were somewhat attracted. This person walked over 

 the divide, and the boys watched closely to see if he came out of the 

 divide, but he did not appear. So the boys went over to the divide where 

 this person had gone, and after loo4<ing into the woods along the creek 

 they saw a black creature lying under the shade of a tree. They stopped 

 and questioned each other. Finally they concluded to find out what 

 sort of a creature it was. So one brother took ofi" his clothes and went 

 to see the creature. This young man walked very slowly ; on reaching 

 the creature he saw that it was a black she bear. The bear lay on its back 

 like a woman, fast asleep. The bear did not awake, but kept snoring 

 away. So this boy got up satisfied, and went back to his brother. 

 "Say, brother, get ready, and let us get away. That animal is power- 

 ful," said he. So he put his clothes on again. Both started off toward 

 home. The boys were about home, when they looked back and saw 

 She-bear was following them. 



When this bear wakened she smelled a human being's presence. 

 She tracked their trail from herself to the place where the boy had un- 

 dressed, then she followed them closely, until they had arrived at a 

 camp-circle. Inside the circle the boys took a zigzag way through the 

 camp to dim the scent of their trail, and therefore get away. But the 

 bear kept on the trail until she reached the tipi where the boys went 

 in. Then she slowly walked to the bed of the boys and separated them 

 and lay on the bed between them. 



In the morning the boys were sleeping rather late and the father 

 Vv'as calling them to get up to drink and eat their food. Finally they 

 got up, and there was a bear with them. The boy who had had connec- 

 tion with the bear went out, and the bear followed him. The father 

 put up a tent outside for the boys and the bear, and a big council was 

 held to decide on the best way to get rid of the animal. It was de-- 



