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succeed in enticing him to alight on game and he is caught. He is tied in the 

 smoke hole of a tent until he turns black. He is released and the people come 

 to him. He is deceived into harboring a little dog, which drives the buffalo out 

 of a hollow mountain. The buffalo scatter through the world. — K. 



123. — Man-Above and his Medicine. 



During Sun-dance, Man-Above had separate tipi in which to fast four 

 days. Each time he fasted, animal, insect or bird, or Supernatural-Being 

 would take pity on him. Becoming medicine-man he was bewitched by another 

 man, by means of worm, found in pith of sunflower. He knew who had be- 

 witched him. Instead of doing harm, Man-Above removed troubles of others, 

 i. e., he was gifted to heal those affected by poisonous insects. Was called 

 Man-Above because a good doctor. He would cause things to appear natural 

 before people. Was shown by bull to doctor with tail, rattle, etc. Before 

 going to sick, required pipe filled with tobacco as offering to spirits. Every 

 spring, when sage fully grown he calls followers for general rehearsal of songs, 

 to make more medicine, to tell new ways, etc. — D. 



124. — Skull acts as Food-getter. 



Man, wife and handsome daughter by river. Daughter goes after water 

 mornings, noons and evenings. Father tells daughter they have no more 

 food. Somebody hears remark. Daughter goes after water and sees dead 

 buffaJo cow. She tells father. Father and mother bring i-n beef and they 

 have good meal. Next morning, daughter finds another buffalo. Next morning 

 she finds fat female antelope. On following mornings daughter finds dead 

 on trail deer, black deer, female elk, and male elk, successively, each little 

 nearer to tipi than preceding one, all of which are used as before. Family is 

 now well supplied with fresh meat and dry meat. One night,* comes voice, 

 taking deep breaths, saying it has brought the burden, dropping it by door. 

 In morning daughter goes out and sees fat bull lying dead. Father and mother 

 skin bull and take in meat and hide, which is very good for robe. Next night 

 voice comes again and in morning they find buffalo cow at door. Voice comes 

 several following nights and they find at door of tipi buffalo steer, female 

 antelope, deer, black antelope, and black deer in succession. All parfleches 

 now filled with meat and folks obliged to hang meat on poles. Next night 

 voice comes and female elk brought* which is skinned for meat and hide. 

 Father becomes suspicious. Next night voice comes and says he has brought 

 burden and wonders if folks are getting fat. Father goes to door and peeps 

 through hole, when he sees white-looking object jump into timber out of 

 sight. He tells daughter and says they had better be getting away. Daughter 

 replies that they must get away soon. She makes four pairs of moccasins, 

 which she places at four different spots inside tipi, two under cover of bed 

 at back and two pairs at sides of tipi. Father and mother, follpwed by daugh- 

 ter, start off to get away, leaving male elk outside undisturbed. At night 

 strange object again comes to door and drops burden at door. Seeing elk 

 untouched, says they can't escape and flies around tipi, buzzing against it, 

 but attracts no attention. It starts off, rolling along trail, but pair of mocca- 

 sins cries like person behind it. It return's to tipi, jumps inside, but finds 



