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glad that your father provides so easily such things as 1 have need of," 

 said Lone-Bull. 



"Now, my dear grandchild, will you please go over to your father 

 and ask him what I should have in my body for spleen?" said Lone- 

 Bull. ''AH right," said the boy, as he started to his father. "Say, 

 father, grandfather wishes to know what he should have for his 

 spleen?" said the boy, standing before his father, still panting. So the 

 father went out to the river and killed a beaver and brought in a 

 beaver's tail, and said to the boy, "Take this over and give it to him." 

 So the boy took the tail and carried it to his grandfather. "Oh, 

 grandfather, here is the beaver's tail which my father sent you for 

 your spleen," said the boy, taking a seat close to him. "Thank you, 

 dear grandchild, you are so kind and providing," said Lone-Bull. 



"Now, my dear boy, I want you to go over again for me and ask 

 your grandfather what I should have for my stomach?' said Lone- 

 Bull. "All right ! I will go over quickly," said the boy, starting off 

 on a run. "Say, father, listen to me ; grandfather wants to know what 

 he should have for his stomach?" said the boy in earnestness. So 

 the father went out of the tipi and walked into the woods and brought 

 in some cottonwood bark and handed it to the boy, saying in greater 

 earnestness, "Here, my dear son, take these over and give them to 

 him " So the boy took them and carried them to him and said at 

 his ears, "Oh, grandfather, here are the pieces of bark for your stom- 

 ach." "Thank you, my dear grandchild," said he, taking a deep 

 breath, at the same time looking forward. 



"Now, my dear grandchild, I want you to go back and ask your 

 father what I should have for my spinal marrow?" said Lone-Bull. 

 "All right, I shall do so," said the boy, starting off toward his father. 

 "Oh, father, listen, grandfather sends me over again. He wants 

 to know what he should have for his spinal marrow," said the boy, 

 seating himself close to him. So the father went out into a low val- 

 ley and brought in a long pith of the sunflower weed and handed 

 it to the boy, saying, "Now, dear son, take this over and give it to 

 him, but in carrying it, yc.u must guide your footsteps," said the 

 father. So Calf-Boy took the sunflower carefully and started off 

 slowly toward his grandfather. "Oh, grandfather ! Here is the sun- 

 flower pith for your spinal marrow, which my father sends to you," 

 said the boy. **Good ! Good ! Thank you, my dear boy," said Lone- 

 Bull, straightening his backbone. 



"Now, my boy, I want you to go over and ask your father what 

 I should have for my tallow?" said Lone-Bull. "All right, I shall 



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