Oct., 1903. Arapaho Traditions — Dorsey and Kroeber. 269 



aroused the boy to try to do a wonder (miracle) . "You may go and tell 

 my father-in-law (he was a son-in-law, like his own brothers) to go 

 and bring my brothers into camp ; also tell others to do the same." So 

 the father-in-law did. "You may make a bow and four arrows for me. 

 Paint two of the arrows black, the other two red. You will then 

 erect a sweat-lodge in the center of the camp-circle. Put my brothers 

 first, and place them in the middle, with the rest all around. If the 

 others who have been killed cannot get in, just have their heads stick in, 

 and it will do." The father-in-law did so. The people were watching 

 to see the results and ceased crying. 



The boy then took his bow and arrows and began shooting, the 

 black ones first, up in the air. "Look out, my brothers! Get out, 

 brothers !" said he. Then he took the red arrows and did the same 

 way. When he shot the fourth arrow into the air, the brothers came to 

 life again, and also the others. 



The girls (owners of the moon-shells) were the two beautiful 

 daughters, and the only ones to supply drink to the children at the 

 spring. There were two of tfiem dressed in gay clothes, and each had 

 dippers of goat horn to give drink with. It is believed that they used 

 river shells for dippers or spoons. The spoon is used in all the cere- 

 monies, and is thought much of. — D, 



Told by Holding-Together. For the significance of the " Moon-Shells," see No. 146. 



120. — Split-Feather. 



There was a big camp-circle and people were getting fat. In one 

 family a beautiful young man married a beautiful young girl. This 

 man was very jealous of his wife on account of a certain young man be- 

 longing to the Star society. He had caught her walking in strange 

 ways, and afterward he kept his eye on her. 



Finally one night he went to his own folks and th^n came around 

 back to his own tipi. There came a young man behind the tipi, listen- 

 ing, and then went to the door, when the husband found out that she 

 had some affection for this person. 



One day there was an invitation for the Star society to go to the 

 head man's tipi to play hand-game. This was to take place in the 

 night, and much betting was already agreed upon. The husband didn't 

 go to the tipi right away, but stayed close to his own. The wife was 

 very kind to her husband that evening, and was with him that whole 

 day. 



