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lected was dried and put away in parfleches. The mother sliced the 

 second beef and hung- it on poles to dry, and the parents with their 

 daughter had good meals. 



The next morning before breakfast the girl again took the bucket, 

 a bag made out of intestine, and went for some water, following the 

 usual trail to the river. (When a tipi has stood in a place for some 

 time a water trail is soon worn by the women going to the river for 

 water.) A little farther from the place where they skinned the second 

 animal she found a fat female antelope lying dead. After she had filled 

 the water Sag, she went to the tipi and told her father what she had 

 seen on the trail again. The father was more than ever pleased. The 

 father and mother went and skinned the antelope and brought the meat 

 and hide, and the folks had a different sort of meat for their meals. 

 The daughter prepared the hide, which they used for majcing moc- 

 casins. 



The next morning she went after water and found a fat deer by the 

 water trail. "Father, there is a good fat deer by the water trail," said 

 the daughter. "Thanks ! We shall have some meat to eat," said the 

 father. The father and mother went and skinned the deer and brought 

 in the beef and hide to the tipi. As the folks were getting fresh meat, 

 the dry meat was put away in parfleches for future demand. The 

 daughter was still very busy on her quilled work, on robes, bags and 

 parfleches of different kinds. 



The next morning she went for water, after making a fire in the 

 tipi, and by her trail, a little nearer toward the tipi, she saw a black 

 deer lying dead. ''Father, this time I saw a good fat black deer by 

 the trail," said the daughter. "Thanks ! That is good ; that much more 

 for us," said the father. The father and mother went and skinned the 

 black deer and brought in the meat and hide, and the folks had another 

 kind of meat for their meals. The daughter in the mean time prepared 

 the hides for shirts, leggings, etc. 



The next morning she got up, built the fire, told her parents to 

 get up, and went to the river to get water. While she was following 

 the trail, she came to a good fat female elk lying dead, a little nearer 

 toward the tipi. ''Father, I saw by the trail a big female elk lying 

 dead," said the daughter. "Thanks !" said the father. The father and 

 mother both went and skinned the elk, brought in the meat and hide. 

 The daughter was pleased to get the hide for quilled work, because it 

 was large and thick. 



The next morning she went for water she found a fat male elk 

 lying closer to the tipi. She told her folks about it. They at once 



