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to wonder what had become of her and her boy. Her husband thought : 

 "She has found some way to go back." Then they searched for her 

 and found the stick across the hole. Looking down, they saw the wo- 

 man at the end of the sinew rope. The sun took a flat stone used for 

 pounding (hataa°) and said: "Not to my boy, but to the woman. 

 Let it fall on her head." Then he dropped the stone. It killed her, 

 and she fell down. The boy, however, was not hurt and ran about 

 where his mother lay, sucking from her. Thus it was for a long time. 

 Then a camp of people passed by, traveling. They found the boy 

 among the grasses and weeds, scabby and dirty. They called him 

 Blaxuyan (Found-in-grass). His true name was Housa" (Porcupine's 

 son) or Hiiciisteia" (Sun-child).^ — K. 



139. — Found-in-Grass. 



A man and wife camped alone by the river. The wife was in the 

 family way, just about to endure labor. "Now I shall be gone on a 

 hunt every day and I want you, dear, to stay inside and attend to your 

 usual work. Somebody may try to tempt you while I am gone. Should 

 such an one came to our tipi calling for you, saying, 'How is it with 

 you ?' do not pay any attention to him," said the husband. So the man 

 went out far from home, and while he was away a voice came, calling 

 to the woman, "How is it with you?" The woman did not even move, 

 but kept at her quill work until her husband returned. "Come out and 

 unload the pony," said he as he approached. The wife went out smil- 

 ing and congratulated her man for bringing the meat and hide. 



The next morning after breakfast the man went out after more 

 meat and hide, leaving his wife at home, and cautioning her to be 

 on her guard. After he had gone the voice came nearer to the tent, 

 calling, "How is it with you?" The wife, being very busy, didn't pay 

 any attention to the person calling and howling outside. The husband 

 returned home and called to his wife, "Come out and unload this pony." 

 The wife went out smiling to her husband and soon unloaded the pony. 

 By this time they were well provided with meat. 



The next morning the husband started off again in search of game. 

 After a short while the voice came about the tipi and nearer than 

 before, calling out louder, "How is it with you ?" This time the wife 

 was somewhat affected by the strange voice. "I wonder from whom 

 that strange voice comes ? Here am I alone and in need of everything, 

 and my husband goes out for that," said she; The husband returned. 



» Hiiciis is both sun and moon. Biaxuyan is usually the name of the hero of another myth. 

 See Nos. 142 and 143. 



