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140. — Found-in-Grass. 



[In this version, second monster slain by boys is a panther. Fourth 

 monster is multi-colored worm which they kill. On way home, Spring-Boy 

 is blow away in dust storm which overtakes them. Crow is already married 

 to older daughter of chief.] Found-in-Grass wants to marry the younger 

 and sends old woman to ask for her. Older sister says boy is ugly and dirty. 

 Boy tells old woman to get material and he makes small running wheel repre- 

 senting animals, also darts. He rolls wheel and hits it with one of darts. 

 When wheel stops there is dead buffalo steer. Each time wheel becomes larger 

 and also buffalo. Old woman delivers beef to chief. Thus his family become 

 acquainted with Found-in-Grass' ability. Younger sister brings prepared food 

 for him at night. He becomes beautiful and girl falls in love with him. Found- 

 in-Grass sends old woman to tell chief to erect two diverging rows of stone 

 heaps, beginning at precipice. Boy rolls wheel and causes buffalo to come 

 into corral. People wait until there are plenty of buffalo and then drive them 

 over precipice. Everybody goes down to get as much skins and beef as they 

 like. When Found-in-Grass is working, older sister is around working near 

 him, trying to win him. Found-in-Grass makes bag of blood to carry himself.- 

 Older sister wants to carry it. Found-in-Grass stabs bag with knife and tells 

 her bag is leaking, but she does not care. Big tipi is put up and completely 

 furnished. Found-in-Grass is called to tipi and finds younger sister awaiting 

 hiim as wife, also finds food and relatives. — D. 



141. — Found-in-Grass. 



[In this version woman offers stranger wooden bowl, eagle-tail fan. 

 buffalo robe, war bonnet, kit-fox, white buffalo robe, elk-tooth dress, and 

 dress, finally herself, as food dish. In restoring mother to life red arrow is 

 used first. The twins kill water monster. Thunder-bird, Tangle-Hair, a woman, 

 and in shooting at little bird they pick up last arrow shot, which causes 

 whirlwind. The foster-mother of Found-in-Grass makes him bow of rib. 

 arrows and netted wheel. With wheel he provides buffalo. Older daughter 

 of chief offered for captor of red kit-fox. He traps it, but Crow steals it. 

 He creates another hide from piece of fur. Crow gets older daughter, Found- 

 in-Grass younger. Found-in-Grass turns chips into buffalo.] Found-in-Grass 

 reaches home with Crow and wife as servants. Father-in-law directs old man 

 to invite chiefs and warriors to Found-in-Grass' tipi for smoke. Men of all 

 ranks come and feast with greatest hero. Tribe over great famine. Found- 

 in-Grass ambitious for war-path. He makes bladder bag and fills it with por- 

 cupine quills and cleans war lance. Starts alone and at last spies enemy's 

 camp-circle and advances silently to kill, but is seen by herder who gives 

 alarm. Horsemen in war costumes come against him and he escapes to rocky 

 hill. When foe near him he opens bladder bag and , thousands of warriors 

 go after his enemies. He kills many and takes several scalps. Men soon 

 massacre camp-circle and then go back to bladder bag. Found-in-Grass re- 

 turns to camp, gives wolf-cry and goes to his tipi. People have big scalp- 

 dance, which lasts many days and nights. Found-in-Grass is now chief's war- 

 rior and tribe respects and obeys him. Four times he goes out on war-path 

 alone and returns victorious. People are well supplied with all kinds of 



