50 MYTHOLOGY OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS. 
the antelope was standing, that he might make along detour about 
some hills, and come upon him from the other side. To-go’-a went a 
little way from camp, and called to the brothers: ‘‘ Do you see me?” 
and they answered they did not. ‘ Hunt for me;” and while they were 
hunting for him, the rattlesnake said: “1 can see you; you are doing” 
—so and so, telling them what they were doing; but they could not find 
him. 
Then the rattlesnake came forth, declaring: “‘ Now you know I can 
see others, and that I cannot be seen when I so desire. Cin-au’-dv can- 
not kill that antelope, for he has many eyes, and is the wonderful watch- 
man of Stone Shirt; but I can kill him, for I can go where he is and 
he cannot see me.” So the brothers were convinced, and permitted him 
to go; and he went and killed the antelope. When Otn-au/-dv saw it 
fall, he was very angry, for he was extremely proud of his fame as a 
hunter, and anxious to have the honor of killing this famous antelope, 
and he ran up with the intentlon of killing To-go’-a ; but when he drew 
near, and saw the antelope was fat, and would make a rich feast for the 
people, his anger was appeased. ‘What matters it,” said he, “who 
kills the game, when we can all eat it?” 
So all the people were fed in abundance, and they proceeded on their 
journey. y 
The next day the people again suffered for water, and the magical cup 
was empty; but the So’-ktis Wai’-tin-dts, having been told in their dream 
what to do, transformed themselves into doves, and flew away to a lake, 
on the margin of which was the home of Stone Shirt. 
Coming near to the shore, they saw two maidens bathing in the water; 
and the birds stood and looked, for the maidens were very beautiful. 
Then they flew into some bushes, near by, to have a nearer view, and 
were caught in a snare which the girls had placed for intrusive birds. 
The beautiful maidens came up, and, taking the birds out of the snare, 
admired them very much, for they had never seen such birds before. 
They carried them to their father, Stone Shirt, who said: “My daugh- 
ters, I very much fear these are spies from my enemies, for such birds 
do not live in our land”; and he was about to throw them into the fire, 
when the maidens besought him, with tears, that he would not destroy 
their beautiful birds; but he yielded to their entreaties with much mis- 
giving. Then they took the birds to the shore of the lake, and set them 
free. 
When the birds were at liberty once more, they flew around among 
the bushes, until they found the magical cup which they had lost, and 
taking it up, they carried it out into the middle of the lake and settled 
down upon the water, and the maidens supposed they were drowned. 
The birds, when they had filled their cup, rose again, and went back 
to the people in the desert, where they arrived just at the right time to 
save them with the cup of water, from which each drank; and yet it 
was full until the last was satisfied, and then not a drop remained. 
