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her tipi, went out to cut some grass for bedding. As she was going 

 from one place to another, she ran across one of the boys full grown 

 in the tall grass. "Well, my dear grandson, I am glad to see you. I am 

 going to take you home to help me at my own tipi," said the old woman. 

 This boy was dirty and had a big belly, but the old W9man was glad to 

 have him as a grandson. The people heard of the old woman finding a 

 boy in the grass, and he came to be called ''Found-in-Grass." 



In the camp there was a big chief who had two daughters, very 

 handsome. One day the people were trying to kill the kit-fox in the 

 tree, but without success. "Now whoever kills that kit-fox in the tree 

 shall marry my oldest girl," said the chief. The men all tried their 

 luck to win the girl, but the kit-fox. was very cunning. "My grand- 

 mother, make me a bow and some arrows ; I want to try my luck," said 

 the boy. "Well, my grandson wants to get married, ugly and young as 

 he is, but there is nothing like trying," said the old woman. So she 

 made a bow and some arrows for him. He went out to the place and 

 found the people still shooting at the kit-fox. They ridiculed him for 

 his big belly and ugly looks. He aimed at the kit-fox and shot at it and 

 killed it. Now Crow was there in the crowd, and was trying his luck. 

 When this boy took down the kit-fox, Crow claimed that he had killed 

 it, although others who stood near admitted that the boy had shot the 

 kit-fox. 



The boy went home and told his grandmother to go to the crowd 

 and touch the animal, as the rest did, and at the same time pull from 

 it a small bunch of fur and bring it home. So the old woman went and 

 rubbed the animal and did as the boy had asked. She brought the fur 

 home and laid it at the door. In the morning this fur became a complete 

 hide, a good one, far surpassing in color that of the fox killed up in 

 the tree. "Grandmother, take this hide to the chief," said the boy. So 

 the old woman did. The chief was surprised to see a good specimen of 

 hide from the boy. "Well, since I offered a reward to the people for a 

 kit-fox hide, I shall have to let this boy take my other girl for his wife." 

 When the older sister heard about it, she said that if she were in her 

 younger sister's place, she would not under any circumstance marry 

 the boy because of his appearance. Nevertheless, a tipi was put up for 

 Crow and Found-in-Grass to live in with their wives. Crow's bed was 

 made on the north side and Found-in-Grass' in the west part, i. e., 

 back of the center of the tipi. 



When night came on these people came in together to sleep. Crow 

 and his wife went to bed without any comment on the part of the other 

 couple. But Crow-Woman vomited on account of the looks of the boy 



