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to get up so early ! But since you order me to do it, I shall do it with 

 the greatest of pleasure," said the wife, getting up from bed, still gap- 

 ing. The colts began to whinny for their motEers, who were grazing. 

 So she went out to the red-speckled horse. The horse began to whinny 

 like a stallion, pawing away on the ground, swinging his tail and 

 charging for the woman, but he was still tied to a stake-pin. "Oh, 

 dear, I do wish this horse would quit his foolishness. It provokes me 

 to hear such noise. Be quiet or I will punish you !" said the wife, turn- 

 ing him loose from the stake-pin with the rest. She then walked in 

 again and cooked for breakfast. "Now, dear wife, I want you to go 

 out and take the whole herd to that good range and come back soon. 

 Watch their course before you leave them," said the husband. "All 

 right, I shall start pretty soon, but bear in mind that I want you to 

 stay at home. You hear ? . You must have gone out yesterday, for some 

 things were out of place," said the wife, starting in a hurry. At this 

 time the husband suspected his wife for staying so long with the herd 

 in the mornings. Not only that, but he had noticed the action of the 

 horse toward her. 



So the husband was in a different mind and thought his wife must 

 have something to do out in the range, "I shall have to find out this 

 guilty action to-day. I cannot stand the foolishness much longer," 

 said the husband. So he got up from bed, put on his leggings and a 

 pair of moccasins and robe, with choking throat, for he was not in 

 good spirits. So he walked down the river and followed the course 

 until he came even with the timber and the hill, and then crawled 

 slowly to get closer, so as to see his wife. This wife had not yet got 

 to the timber when he arrived at the range. As she was driving the 

 herd, the red-speckled horse was with her. This horse would chase 

 the others away and bite them for coming near to her. She was still 

 on the gentle mare and looked back occasionally toward the camp- 

 circle. After she had gone beyond the timber and dismounted and 

 turned the mare loose, the red-speckled horse then rounded up the 

 whole herd and drove the woman in the midst. She stooped down and 

 lifted up her dress ; the red-speckled horse came along prancing, swing- 

 ing his tail and covered her. After this the herd scattered. She then 

 straightened herself, picked up her lariat and walked off toward home. 

 The red-speckled horse then snorted and shook his body, took a good 

 look at his wife/ and then walked away, grazing. 



When the husband had seen what had happened at the range, he 

 went back quickly to their tipi. Feeling very sorry, he at once went to 

 bed again, covering his head. "Oh, my, I am so tired," said the wife, 



