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Woman, who put the charcoal in her mouth first and then the chunk 

 of intestine. Frog-Woman tried her best to chew it, but there were 

 black streaks of charcoal running down at the corners of her mouth. 

 "Look at Ker ! See what she has done !" said Moon. That made her 

 feel ashamed. Frog- Woman had a vessel in her hand ready to go for 

 water, but was delayed in eating the chunk of intestine. "Well, 

 brother-in-law, your actions toward me are such that I shall be with 

 you all the time," said Frog-Woman, leaping toward Moon's breast 

 and remaining there distinctly. That is what the people see in the face 

 of the moon at night when it is full, the dark spot being the picture of 

 Frog- Woman, and her vessel to one side, which is also a small black 

 spot. 



Moon had another wife besides this human woman, and she was a 

 buffalo cow. Both of his wives gave birth to boys. The family was 

 happy with the old folks. "Now, my dear wives, watch our boys 

 closely! Don't let them get into a quarrel while I am out hunting! 

 See that tHey enjoy themselves as well as both of you !" said the hus- 

 band, Moon. The husband returned and found the mothers and chil- 

 dren contented. "That is the way I want you folks to be, — well con- 

 tented at home, doing something all the time," said Moon. "When- 

 ever you women go out for a distance, don't stay too long on account of 

 the children," said Moon. 



One day the boys were out playing and got into a quarrel, which 

 resulted in hot words between them, as well as between their mothers. 

 Moon, the husband, knew that there might be a quarrel some day, and 

 had cautioned the wives beforehand. When he returned from the hunt he 

 found his whole family in despair and sorrow. "That is the reason that 

 I warned you folks about the boys, but let us all be contented," said 

 Moon. The young boys would try to get together to play, but they 

 were separated by their mothers. "You folks can go out to dig the hog 

 potatoes, but don't dig deep or look into the holes you make. Come 

 home early," said the husband. So he went out one day to hunt and left 

 his family as usual. After he had gone, this human wife went out to 

 dig hog potatoes, putting her boy on her back. Two or three times 

 she went. She made up her mind to find out why her husband told her 

 not to look into the holes. 



So one day, after she had dug up a hog potato, she stopped and 

 looked into the hole, and to her surprise saw a big camp-circle below. 

 She noticed her father's tipi plainly. She spotted the place and went 

 back to her husband's relatives. She thought day after day how she 

 would get back. xA-t last she saw a way to get down. When her own 



