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143. — Found-in-Grass. 



A man tells his two sons not to go where the thunder-birds are. They go 

 and tease the young thunders. One of them is blown away. He is found by 

 an old woman. A girl is offered as a prize for a porcupine. The boy suc- 

 ceeds in winning her. Her older sister ridicules him. The boy makes buffalo 

 for the starving people. He becomes a chief. His sister-in-law falls in love 

 with him. He is found again by his father. — K. 



144. — Blue-Bird^ Buffalo-Woman, and Elk-Woman. 



Blue-Bird, who is married to Elk-Woman, in his travel finds, marries, 

 and leaves a Buffalo-woman. Later she overtakes him with her child, a calf. 

 Blue-bird lives with both wives, who are jealous and rival each other in pro- 

 curing meat. The . Buffalo-woman leaves, taking her boy with her. Blue- 

 bird follows them. In the fourth herd he finds his son, the calf. Blue-bird 

 wishes to return with it. The calf's grandfather tells Blue-bird to race with 

 the buffalo. The calf is allowed to run in his stead and wins the race. Then 

 the man is told to pick out his son from all the buffalo calves. The calf 

 moves its ear, foot, and tail, and he recognizes it. Then the man is asked to dance 

 against the buffalo for four days. The calf takes his place and wins by danc- 

 ing on four turtle shells. Then the man is to keep awake during four days 

 of myth-telling. The fourth morning he goes to sleep. The bviffalo trample 

 him to death, leaving no remains except a plume. His brother Magpie knows 

 by the cloud of dust that Blue-bird has been killed. He finds the blue plume, 

 puts it into the sweat-house, shoots upward, and Blue-bird emerges from the 

 sweat-house alive. The Buffalo-woman, followed by the buffalo, comes to 

 destroy Blue-bird and the people. Elk-woman directs them to make a sweat- 

 house of four kinds of wood. The buffalo try to * break the sweat-house. 

 Many are killed, but only one layer of wood remains. At last only the Buffalo- 

 woman is left. She and Elk-woman abuse each other. She charges, sticks 

 fast in the wood, and is killed by Elk-woman. The buffalo become food for 

 men and Elk-woman becomes an elk in the mountains.- — K. 



145. — Blue-Feather, Buffalo- Woman and Elk-Woman. 



Blue-Feather, industrious, generous, tells wife needs another companion. 

 She makes no objection. Late in night he comes home with woman. First wife 

 (Buffalo- Woman) wears long fringe buckskin dress. Second wife (Elk- 

 Woman) has fringed elkskin dress with elk^teeth.- New wife gives birth to 

 boy, which grows fast. Two boys at play quarrel. Mothers ignorant of quar- 

 rel, but become jealous. Elk-Woman gets wood, also piece of bark, makes 

 fire inside tipi, and holds bark over fire. Bark turns into roasted beef, with 

 wh^ch she makes pemmican. Gives it to husband and asks him to invite men 

 to feast. Old man makes announcement. Men come, many eat, but pemmican 

 retains its original size. Elk-Woman directs balance of pemmican to be 

 given to other woman. Then Buffalo-Woman goes through same performance. 

 'Directs rest be given to Elk-Woman. Elk-Woman jealous and runs awa.v 

 with her boy. Husband finds her and persuades her to return. She tells hus- 

 band of herd of elk. she to have teeth and number of hides. Old man makes 



