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pointed out the duties of one wife toward another The new-born boy 

 grew very fast, and soon could go out quite a distance to play. 



One day the two boys went out after breakfast to play. For some 

 reason they got into a quarrel. One of them said to the other, "Your 

 mother is short, has a short forehead and has got a humpback. She is 

 too ugly in appearance." "And your mother is tall and has a long neck 

 and has got a mean appearance,"' said the other boy. Buffalo- Woman 

 had a light complexion and long black hair, while Elk- Woman, the 

 second wife, had a very light complexion with short yellow hair. ThuSj 

 these brothers identified their mothers during their quarrel. The two 

 mothers knew nothing of the quarrel between their boys, but a feeling 

 of jealousy sprang up between them. Of course it was not manifested 

 openly. 



One day Elk- Woman took up a lariat and went after a load of 

 wood. When she came back she brought in the load of wood on her 

 back, and also a big piece of bark. After she had made a fire inside the 

 tipi, she took a stick and fastened this piece' of bark to it and held it 

 over the fire. It gradually turned into a real roasted beef. Sfie then 

 took a small rawhide, used for crushing purposes, and a stone hammer, 

 sprinkled some water on the roasted beef and began beating it very 

 fine. After she had done this, she went and brought in a bowl of snow, 

 which she mixed in the pounded meat and then, made some good, de- 

 licious pemmican. "Now, husband, see this pemmican which I have 

 prepared for you"' (perhaps to show her love). "I want you to give an 

 invitation to the men to come to our tipi to eat this pemmican," said Elk- 

 Woman. "Thank you! That is what I want, this will help me in get- 

 ting up a reputation among the people," said the husband. So he got 

 the old man to announce this invitation : "All you men who can, come 

 over to the tipi of Blue-Feather. Do not fail to come with your friends. 

 Blue- Feather has prepared a pipe and some tobacco for you all to 

 smoke." After the old man had announced the invitation, the men be- 

 gan to come into the tipi, and it was soon crowded. After a little 

 chatting and a welcome smoke, this pemmican was distributed. Al- 

 though it was being given to the people outside as well as inside, it re- 

 tained its original size, until all had eaten. Then Elk- Woman in- 

 structed that the balance of the pemmican be given to her partner, say- 

 ing, "Give this remnant to her !" 



After some time, Buffalo-Woman took up the lariat and went off 

 for a load of wood. When she came back she brought in a piece of bark 

 with the load. She took a stick and thrust it through this bark and 

 lield it over the fire to roast. The bark gradually roasted into real buf- 



