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house of the sko'yo. Ma'asewe said, "Youuger brother, let us hurry 

 to our mother. She must be sad. What do you think she imagines 

 has become of us?" TJ'yuuyewe replied, "I guess she thinks we have 

 been killed." The boys started for their home. When they were still 

 far from their house Ma'asewe asked, "Younger brother, where do you 

 think these bows and arrows were made?" Holding them up before 

 his eyes as he spoke, he said, "I think they are very fine." U'yuuyewg 

 remarked, "Yes, they are fine." 



Ma'asewe then shot one of the arrows a great distance and it made 

 much noise, and it was very beautiful and red. U'yuuyewg also shot 

 one of his. " Younger brother," said Ma'asewe, " these are fine arrows, 

 but they have gone a great way." When they were near their mother's 

 house, they again used their bows and were so delighted with the light 

 made by the arrows that each shot another and another. The mother 

 and grandmother, hearing the noise, ran out of their house, and became 

 much alarmed when they looked to Ti'nia and saw the flashes of light 

 and then they both fell as dead. Previous to this time the lightning 

 arrows were not known on this earth, as the lightning people had not, 

 to the present time, let any of their arrows fall to the earth. When 

 the mother was restored she was very angry, and inquired of the boys 

 where they had found such arrows, and why they had brought them 

 home. "Oh, mother," cried the boys, "they are so beautiful, and we 

 like them very much." 



The boys remained at home three daj's, and on the fourth day they 

 saw many he'ash (clouds, like the plains) coming and bringing the 

 arrows the boys had shot toward Ti'nia, and when the cloud people 

 were over the hoiise of the boys they began watering the earth; it 

 rained very hard, and presently the arrows began falling. Ma'asewe 

 cried with delight, "See, younger brother, the lightning people have 

 brought our arrows back to us, let us go and gather them." The cloud 

 people worked two days sending rain and then returned to their home. 



Ma'asewe said to his mother, "We will go now and pass about the 

 country." She begged of them not to go any great distance. "In the 

 west," said she, "there is a very bad antelope. He will eat you." Ma'- 

 asewe promised the mother that they would not go far, but when at a 

 short distiince from home he said to his younger brother, " Why does 

 not mother wish iis to go there?" pointing to the west. "Let us go." 

 TJ'yuuyewe replied, " No, mother does not wish it." He was finally 

 persuaded by Ma'asewe, and when near the house of the antelope the 

 boys discovered him. There was neither grass nor vegetation, but 

 only a sandy plain without trees or stones. " I guess he is one of the 

 peojile who, mother said, would eat us." U'yuuyewe replied, "I guess 

 so." Then Ma'asewe said, " Let us go a little nearer, younger brother." 

 " You know what is best, " replied U'yuuyewg, " I will do whatever you 

 say, but I think that if you go nearer he will run oft'. " They counciled 

 for a time and while they were talking the little Ohi'na (mole) came up 



