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137. — The Porcupine and the Woman who climbed to the Sky. 



The moon, taking the shape of a porcupine, entices a woman to the sky 

 and marries her. She has a 'contest in chewing with the frog, his older wife. 

 The frog's deceit is discovered. The woman is pitied by an old woman, who 

 lets her down to the earth by a rope made of sinew. Her child becomes a great 

 chief. — K. 



138. — The Porcupine and the Woman who climbed to the Sky. 



A woman is enticed by a porcupine to climb a tree which stretches to the 

 sky. The sun marries her. The woman is forbidden to dig roots but does so 

 and sees the earth. She lets herself down by a sinew rope but fails to reach 

 the earth. Her husband kills her by dropping a stone. Her boy is uninjured 

 and is found by the people. — K. 



139. — Found-in-Grass. 



Man and pregnant wife camp by river. Husband tells her while on hunt 

 to stay inside and not move if some one comes and calls for her. While man is 

 away voice comes, calling woman, but she does not move. Husband returns 

 and calls to wife. She goes out smiling and receives him. Husband again 

 warning her leaves tipi for fourth time and voice comes for fourth time, 

 calling distinctly for woman. She makes hole through tipi with awl to see 

 who strange person might be. Stranger with tangled hair and fierce looks 

 enters tipi, saying that was what he had waited for and takes seat back of 

 center. ' Woman boils meat and gives it to visitor, in wooden bowl. Man says 

 that is not kind of bowl he is accustomed to. She then offers the food in 

 her white buffalo robe, and her best buckskin dress. Man rejects them. Finally 

 she takes meat, lies down in front of him and places meat on top of her chest. 

 Man now eats and then cuts woman open. Finding twins he throws one by 

 the door and other by the spring and lays woman with back towards fire, cover 

 ihg her with buflfalo robe. Then man leaves. Husband returns, wife does not 

 answer his call. He enters and sees wife covered with robe. Pulls off robe 

 and turns her body toward fire and sees her condition. He goes out and 

 mourns during night. In morning he buries his wife on prairie. On returning 

 next m6rning he finds arrows scattered inside tipi. Again goes to prairie to 

 mourn, returns secretly. Hears boys playing inside tipi and rushing in catches 

 one, named "By-the-Door," other boy (Spring-Boy) escapes. By-the-Door 

 fights but father reasons with him. Finally child yields and both are happy. 

 Father tells boy to persuade his brother Spring-Boy to come and play arrow 

 game. Father goes away, By-the-Door cries to brother to come play game. 

 Spring-Boy at first refuses, then goes in and they play. By-the-Door induces 

 Spring-Boy to stoop down, jumps on him and calls father. Father rushes in 

 and grabs boy, who resists at first. Boys tell father to make two bows and two 

 black arrows and two red arrows, and to erect sweat-lodge and place mother 

 inside. Boys shoot arrows, first bJack then red, up in air. calling on mother 

 to get away. Sweat-lodge moves a little each time. 'At fourth arrow, mother 

 comes out of sweat-lodge fully restored. Family thus formed anew. Father 

 warns boys not to go to timber. Boys steal away. They see lone tipi with man 

 with tangled hair in it. Man welcomes them inslide tipi. Snakes are crawl- 



