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their servants on the way. The mother-in-law had in the mean time 

 prepared a big feast for Found-in-Grass' tipi. The father-in-law went 

 out and directed an old man to invite the chiefs and warriors over to 

 Found-in-Grass' tipi. 'Listen to me! Found-in-Grass invites you 

 chiefs and warriors to come over quickly for a friendly smoke! The 

 food is now ready. Come over quickly and smoke with him !" said the 

 old man, walking back to his home, and then to Found-in-Grass' tipi. 

 The men of all ranks came and feasted with the great hero, smoking^ 

 telling war stories and reciting numerous events of the people. There 

 were other old men in the camp-circle who were yet praising Found-in- 

 Grass for his good will, etc. 



Thus the tribe had passed over that great famine. Many joyful 

 occasions were taking place in the camp, such as hand-games, company 

 dances, and games of all kinds. 



Found-in-Grass was still ambitious to go on the war-path. So one 

 day, after having a smoke with the men in his tipi, he told them that he 

 intended soon to go out alone on the war-path. Time passed on. Found- 

 in-Grass had made a bladder bag and filled it with porcupine quills, 

 and had cleaned his war lance. The mother-in-law had made several 

 pairs pf moccasins, and had prepared also much food, which she put 

 in a small rawhide bag. 



Found-in-Grass started out with weapons and food. For days and 

 nights he was alone, until at last he spied an enemy's camp-circle, lo- 

 cated in the river bottom. Having' made plans to kill, he advanced 

 silently to the camp-circle; but a sentinel saw him, and suspected him. 

 The sentinel went back to camp and spread the alarm. Immediately 

 there came toward him horsemen in war array. Seeing that they 

 meant to make a charge on him, he escaped to a rocky hill, which 

 he used as a breastwork. When the foe was near to him, he 

 opened his bladder bag and there came out countless numbers of war- 

 riors, who went after his enemies. He himself chased and killed many 

 and took several scalps. His men (porcupine) soon massacred the 

 entire tribe ; and thus was won a victory for Found-in-Grass and his 

 warriors. These porcupine quills after being in the heat of battle, con- 

 quering their enemies, returned to the bladder bag. 



Found-in-Grass went back to the camp he belonged to, and reach- 

 ing it, gave the cry of a wolf to the people, which meant that he had 

 conquered the enemy. The people heard the cry and there was quite 

 a scene in the camp. He got to his own tipi, hung his war lance and 

 bladder bag above the door and went in carrying those scalps that he 

 had taken from the enemv. 



