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The young men refuse, but the bull is so powerful that at last they consent. 

 They send him the girl with various objects which become the parts of his 

 body. The young men try to recover their daughter through various animals, 

 all of which fail, until the mole and the badger burrow under the girl, who re- 

 turns with them, leaving her robe in her place. She flees with the young men 

 and they take refuge in a tree. The buffalo pursue them. All go by the tree 

 except a tired calf, which finds the people. The buffalo butt the tree, trying to 

 wear it through. They nearly succeed but are disabled. Then the bull charges 

 against the tree and the fifth time sticks fast in it. The young men kill him. 

 A rock demands the girl in marriage and frightens the young men into 

 giving her to him. She is again rescued by the mole and the badger. The girl 

 fiees with the men, retarding the pursuit of the rock by making a canyon behind 

 them. At last she kicks a ball up and with it raises the men and herself to the 

 sky. They become stars. — K. 



82. — Foot-Stuck-Child. 



A girl is born from the wounded leg of one of several men. A bull carries 

 her off. The mole rescues her by burrowing. The bull pursues the people, 

 and when they climb a tree the buffalo try to knock it down. At the last charge 

 the bull is killed. The girl by means of a ball causes herself and the men to 

 rise to the sky, where they become the Pleiades. — K. 



83. — S PLi NTER- Foot- Girl. 



Seven young men start for big camp-circle on war-path. After days of 

 journeying they come to stream with beavers' dam. They walk in single file 

 and all cross in safety except youngest one who gets splinter in foot as he is 

 about to land on other side. They continue journey but have to pack young 

 man who hops on one leg to next camping place. They erect shelter for dis- 

 tressed comrade, whose foot is much swollen. Early in morning on three fol- 

 lowing days, others start in different directions in search of game, leaving young 

 man to rest himself and attend to hides and beef if foot will allow him. 

 Shortly after others have gone out on this day he feels of swollen foot and finds 

 it quite soft. He takes thorn and pierces abscess and there comes out little girl 

 fully formed. He wraps her up in tanned buckskin hide. In evening he places 

 her under cover with rare meat to suck. Hunters return heavily laden and 

 inquire after foot. He says abscess is disappearing. He is able to help himself 

 and instead of fat meat he gets white intestines and roasts them. He watches 

 cover of little girl and chides others when they go near her in search of things. 

 In morning sick man is again left by himself. He gives little girl small piece 

 of small intestines to suck. Makes moccasins, fringed buckskin dress and other 

 wearing apparel. Next day while others are away he makes ball and stick for 

 shinny game. He sends daughter in buckskin dress and leggings outside to enjoy 

 herself. Young men see her and sick man tells them of her coming from ab- 

 scess. Splinter-Foot has separate bed and during night performs trick which 

 changes shelter-tipi into good commodious, tipi with beds and ornamented 

 articles. In morning all young men go out for big hunt. They warn Splin- 

 ter-Foot not to pay any attention to call to help in shinny game. She examines 

 seven buffalo hides to see if they are well tanned and then begins to do quilled 



