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side of the main camp-circle. Her tipi was very old and well smoked, 

 and considerably patched up. The old woman gave notice that she had 

 found a boy in the tall grass, and that his name was Found-in-Grass. 

 Although the child was filthy, she cleansed him and fed him on scanty 

 food. When the boy called for food she gave him some berry puddings 

 and some other remnants of food. 



There was quite a famine in the camp and scouts were constantly 

 going out to look for herds of buffalo. All were unsuccessful, and 

 therefore they lived mostly on berry mashes and puddings. One day 

 this boy, Found-in-Grass, told his grandmother to make him a bow 

 out of the last rib of the buffalo and some arrows. "My dear boy, how 

 can you have a bow and arrows, when you are yet young and in a pain- 

 ful condition?" said she, laughing at him. "It makes no difference, 

 grandmother, for I want a bow and some good arrows," said he earn- 

 estly. To please the boy she went cut and got the material and made 

 the bow and arrows and gave them to him. "Now, grandmother, make 

 a netted wheel right away," said he, as he was playing inside with his 

 bow and arrows. Seeing that her grandchild was getting along nicely 

 and was quite ambitious, she went out and cut a green stick and bent 

 it into- a ring, and also cut rawhide into small strips. From these arti- 

 cles she made the small netted wheel and gave it to her grandchild. 

 The child was much pleased with bis toy and enjoyed himself alone. 



One bright morning he gave his netted wheel to his grandmother 

 and said, "Roll this netted wheel toward me ; when you start it, say 

 that a fat buffalo cow is running toward me." "Here goes this fat 

 buffalo cow, my grandchild !" said she, starting it carefully. Sure 

 enough, there came running to him a red cow. Standing to one side 

 with bow and arrows, he shot it and killed it, saying, "Now, grand- 

 mother, take your sharp knife and skin it here inside the tipi !" "Thank 

 you, grandchild !" said she, as she took hold of the buffalo cow. She 

 worked away silently and soon had every part of the. cow cut and 

 sliced nicely, which she then hung inside on rawhide ropes stretched 

 across over the fire. "Grandmother, keep your beef inside," said 

 Found-in-Grass, as he played inside. When she went out she took dirt 

 and rubbed it on her hair and face, making the people believe that she 

 had nothing to eat. After she had looked around in the main camp- 

 circle and had procured more firewood, she went in again. The next 

 morning grandmother and grandchild had a good meal, while the 

 whole tribe suffered. Very few tipis had smoke coming out of their 

 tops. 



'Now, grandmother, take this netted wheel and roll it toward 



