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crying out within the camp-circle that Crow had been out spying for 

 some game, but had returned with no report. 



Found-in-Grass told his little wife to tell his father-in-law that he 

 would go out and look for game. She went at once and said to him, 

 "Father, my husband says that you should announce to the people that 

 he will go out to look for buffalo to-day." "Listen ! You may all know 

 that to-day Found-in-Grass will go out to look for Buffalo !" said the 

 father-in-law, walking to and fro, repeating the command. 



So this handsome husband. Found-in-Grass, dressed himself ele- 

 gantly and took his \Var lance and started off before the people. All the 

 people were amazed at his appearance and recent conduct. The older 

 sister was not so talkatiye against her brother-in-law, but was fas- 

 cinated with him. She was not so close to Crow at this time. Found- 

 in-Grass soon got to the- divide and went over it. He at once gathered 

 all the buffalo chips and placed them in a big pile and commanded that 

 out of these chips there should be an immense herd after he should re- 

 turn to the camp-circle. Toward evening, he returned to the main 

 camp-circle, and looking back toward the pile of buffalo chips, there was 

 an immense herd of buffalo grazing on a broad prairie. He reached 

 his own tipi, went in and called for his father-in-law. The father came 

 out of his tipi, calling nearby neighbors to come and hear the report, 

 and finally all went into his son-in-law's tipi. 



After all were seated in order, Found-in-Grass filled a pipe with 

 tobacco and lighted it. Passing it to the men, he said to them loudly, 

 "I have seen the herd of buffalo just over that divide, so I want all the 

 people in the camp to sharpen their knives, etc., and get in readiness for 

 a big slaughter. Let everybody be quiet to-night, but get ready. Let 

 this be announced throughout the camp !" said he, straightening up 

 and dusting his hands, at the same time looking at every one present. 

 The men present thanked him, and all went out, after the smoke. The 

 old men started to the various points of the camp-circle and cried, 

 "Found-in-Grass has returned and reported to us all that there is a big 

 herd of buffalo just over that divide; that all people should get ready, 

 sharpen their knives to-night, and that they should be quiet to-night, 

 but get all ready for a big slaughter." 



The people got ready, as he commanded. In the morning, Found- 

 in-Grass went to the divide and drove the herd of buffalo toward the- 

 camp. When the people saw that herd, they charged upon the herd, 

 killing the fattest ones. They killed as many as they could reach. 

 Found-in-Grass converted a young bull into a thin and scabby animal ; 

 therefore this scabby bull followed the herd, walking weakly. When all 



