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were trees where he lay down. He did not | sleep. Then he staid 
there. When he saw that it was morning, |‘he heard some noise. 
His people were fighting. | He thought: ‘‘Didn’t I tell you?”’ Then . 
he listened. || Very early in the morning he saw that they were all 200 
killed. | The enemies assembled and sang. | They shouted for joy. 
When, they went back, he cried. He was heard | above. They said 
to one another: ‘‘Don’t look at him! | He will carry the news back. 
He is the only one left.’’ He was left there crying. || 
They started back. After several days they arrived at | the place 205 
from which they had started. They sat down. | During the days 
when they were fighting, the elder brothers | of Rattling Claws always 
said: “Oh, Rattling Claws counted coup for | Not-sitting-down- 
Long.’”’ Now he was chief. || Then, when they sat down to separate, | 210 
the brothers of Rattling Claws spoke again, and said: “O Rattling 
Claws! | Chief Not-sitting-down-Long first counted coup for him. | 
He held down with his spear Chief Harelip.”” Then they arose again. | 
Not-sitting-down-Long said: ‘‘Why do you say that? He just || 
counted coup for me. I have made Rattling Claws | my chief, for 215 
he did this, although he was a youth. | Now, if yousay this, heshall not 
be | my chief. The grizzly bear will never be taken away from him.” 
Thus | Not-sitting-down-Long spoke badly. Then they separated. || 
They went home to Fish Hawk Nest. They shouted with joy. | 220 
The people of the town went out. The warriors were seen coming 
home. | They looked to see who was. chief. | The file of people was 
seen, and one was walking far ahead. | It was seen that he was to 
be the chief. || He was not recognized. When they arrived, it was 225 
known that it was | Rattling Claws. Then they entered the tent 
of Crazy Old Woman. | Crazy Old Woman spoke (and said): ‘Well, 
tell the news! | What has been done?’’ Those who arrived spoke, 
and said: ‘What must we say? | Rattling Claws held down with his 
spear || Chief Harelip. He counted coup.” Then | CrazyOld Woman 230 
was glad on account of his son, who was chief | warrior, although he 
was still a boy. | He was going to be clever. Then they went out. 
At night | the chief went out. He spoke, and said: “My children, | 
I am glad that you have arrived, that your warriors are not dead, | 235 
that you have killed (the enemy). To-morrow you shall not go out. 
The day after to-morrow | you will not be tired any more, and you 
may go out hunting. | You will hunt bighorn sheep. It will give 
good smell | to your wives. They will grease their hair with the 
tail fat of the bighorn sheep.”’ || 
On the next day they did not go out. On the following day | one 240 
son of Crazy Old Woman went out. | He ran fast. Then the hunter 
