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reach. You may know that in order to remedy this the murderer 

 is to eat a piece of human flesh ; then we shall be at close range." 



Lone-Bull continued, '"Say, boy, you may go over to your father 

 and ask him what he thinks I ought to have for my backbone ?" So the 

 boy ran quickly to his father and said, "Father, my grandfather "wants 

 to know what he ought to have for his backbone." standing before his 

 father. His father reached to his lean-back and took out a handsome 

 war bonnet, and said, "Take this and give it to him.'' The boy ran, 

 carrying it to his grandfather, and gave it to him. 'Thank you, my dear 

 grandchild," said Lone-Bull. 



"Now go over again and ask him what I should have for my 

 tongue ?" said Lone-Bull. The boy ran over to his father again, and as 

 he stood before his father, said, "My grandfather wants to know what 

 he should have for his tongue." Reaching for the medicine case he 

 pulled out an eagle feather, one-of the middle ones, and said, "Take this 

 and give it to him." So the boy ran, carrying it to Lone-Bull, and gave 

 it to him. "Thank you, my dear grandchild," said he. 



"Now, please go over to him and ask him what I should have for 

 my eyes?" said he. The boy ran back and said to his father, "My 

 grandfather wants to know what he should have for his eyes." So 

 the fatfier went out of his tipi and brought in two pieces of hail, and 

 said, "Take these and give them to him." The boy took them and 

 carried them both to Lone-Bull. "Thank you, my dear grandchild," 

 said he, 



"Now, my dear boy, can you go back to your father and ask him 

 what I should have for my heart ?" said Lone-Bull. Calf-Boy ran to his 

 father and standing panting before him, said, "Say, father, I am here 

 again. Grandfather wishes to know what he should have for his heart." 

 So the father went >out of his tipi to the river, and brought in a small 

 air sack (from a vine which grows on willows and cotton woods) and 

 said, "Take this over and give it to him." So the boy took it and car- 

 ried it to him. "Thank you, grandchild," said Lone-Bull. "You are 

 such an industrious little boy that I am. proud of you." 



"Go over again and ask your father what I should have for my 

 lungs?" said Lone-Bull. The boy ran back to his father and said, "Say, 

 grandfather wants to know what he ought to have for his lungs." The 

 father then stepped out and went to the river and brought in "water 

 foam" and said, "Take this over and give it to him." So the boy took 

 it carefully and carried it easily and gave it to Lone-Bull. "Thanks! 

 Thanks ! my dear boy, I am sure I could not get a better errand boy 

 than you," said Lone-Bull, smacking his lips. 



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