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54. — NiH'A'^gAN CUTS HIS Hair. 



Nih'a^ga"^ finds women at river- taking bath. They ask him to be their 

 child. Nib'S-^ga"! selects best one as first mother. Lays head on lap, others 

 louse him, he falls asleep. While sleeping, burrs begin to stick to him, until 

 head covered with them. He awakes and pain about face and head caused by 

 burrs is so great that he cuts off all his hair. He accidentally runs knife into 

 head, which makes it bleed. Starts for tipi and as he gets to it cries very bit- 

 terly. Tells his wife he is very glad to see her, as he had been told she was 

 massacred and he mourned for her and had cut off his hair short. — D. 



55. — Nih'an^an cuts his Hair. 



Nih'a°Qa» while traveling is persuaded by two women to let them louse 

 him. When he goes to sleep they put burrs into his hair and leave him. When 

 he awakes, the burrs hurt him so much that he cuts his hair. Returning home 

 he weeps and pretends to have cut his hair on account of a report of his 

 wife's death. — K. 



56, — Nih'an^an goes Fishing. 



Nih'aiga'^ sees a man fishing with a line made of his own skin, and learns 

 the trick from him. He fishes too often and a large fish drags him into the 

 water and swallows him. He is rescued by the man who taught him. — K. 



57.— NiH'A^gAN sharpens his Leg and dives on the Ice. 



Nih'a°qa'^ visits his friend, who provides food for him by sharpening his 

 leg and stabbing buffalo. Nih'a-^ga'^ invites him, and when he comes, sharpens 

 his own leg. He sticks fast in the buffalo he has kicked. His friend rescues 

 him and provides the meat for him. 



Nih'a^ga'^, visiting again, is given food to eat by his friend, who dives 

 from a tree through the ice and returns with fish. Nih'a"ga" invites him and 

 then attempts to do the same, but strikes the ice and is nearly killed. — K. 



58. — Nih'a^can dives on the Ice. 



Nih'a°ga°, in trying to imitate his host who procures food by divting through 

 the ice, injures himself. — K. 



59. — Medicine-Man Kingfisher dives through the Ice. 



Medicine-man camps alone with his wife. Friend visits them. Medi- 

 cine-man has no food. Sends wife to lake to see if there is leaning tree. Wife 

 returns and tells 'husiband. Medicine-man paints, takes bone whistle and goes 

 to lake with friend, blows whistle, plunges through ice and brings out two 

 beavers. Medicine-man skins beavers and gives meat to wife to cook. Medi- 

 cine-man eats with friend. Visitor tells medicine-man he possesses same power 

 and goes home. Early next morning, wife goes out, sees man standing, husband 

 says it is medicine-man and tells him, to come in. He says they have no food, 

 but will get some. He paints himself, takes bone whistle and goes with medi- 



