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boy grows up, the woman tells her father to shoot a buffalo cow. The chief demands it, 
but the woman’s father refuses to give it up. When the chief tries to kill the woman’s 
father, her son shoots him. The youth enters the chief's tent, kills his wives, 
and gives the tent to his mother. He goes traveling, and reaches a village in which 
the people are hungry. A woman gives him a little to eat; and when he is not satis- 
fied, she tells him that the chief is rich but stingy. The youth goes into his tent. 
The chief becomes a rattlesnake, which he kills. Then he gives meat to the people. 
He goes down the river to another village, where the same happens with the Grizzly- 
Bear chief. He goes on down the river, and the same happens to the Buffalo chief. 
50. Lirrie Sun (No. 71).—The chief at Fish Hawk Nest, Crazy Old Woman, wants 
to go to war, and callsforarunner. Little Sun offers to go. Hestarts when the people 
begin to play ballin the afternoon. He arrives at the place to which he had been sent, 
which is far distant, before the people stop playing ball in the evening. He arrives 
dragging his blanket. He tells Chief Not Sitting Down Long whatis wanted. He tells 
the chief that his people are to work for three days preparing bows and arrows, and 
then to start. They are to meet at Low Hills. In the afternoon Little Sun starts 
back, dragging his blanket, and arrives at Fish Hawk Nest in the evening. After 
four days they start, and meet at Low Hills at noon. Among the warriors are Pipe 
Lighter and his friend. They are hungry. Pipe Lighter shoots at a burl on a tree, 
which is transformed into a bear. The first time his arrow strikes, it sounds like wood. 
The second time he kills the bear. The people are afraid of him. When the people 
are hungry again, his friend spears a piece of wood in the water, which is transformed 
intoacharr. The first time he strikes it, it iswood; the second time,itisafish. In the 
evening they reach the village of their enemies. Two scouts, Lamb Hat and Raven 
Hat, go out and see the village of the enemy. The people (except one man, who is 
suspicious) think they are animals. Lamb Hat transforms himself into a lamb, and 
is able, with the other warriors, to go down a slope of loose stones without making 
any noise. Crazy Old Woman’sson, Rattling Claws, goes with Not Sitting Down Long, 
who captures Chief Hare Lip, and shouts that he is holding him. Rattling Claws 
counts coup for the chief. Early in the morning all the enemies have been killed. 
. The one man, who had been suspicious, keeps away. In the morning he sees that 
the village has been destroyed. The warriors spare him and let him carry the news 
back to his people. While the warriors are going back, Rattling Claws brags, and 
says that Chief Not Sitting Down Long counted coup for him. The chief becomes 
angry, and wishes him to be killed bya grizzly bear. They arrive at Fish Hawk Nest, 
Rattling Claws going ahead, indicating that he is chief warrior. Chief Crazy Old 
Woman tells them to rest and then to go out hunting. Rattling Claws and one of his 
elder brothers go hunting bighorn sheep. The elder brother tries to frighten him, 
saying that he is being pursued by a bear. When a grizzly bear is really coming, and 
the elder brother warns Rattling Claws, he does not believe him, and is killed by the 
bear. This is due to the wish of Chief Not Sitting Down Long, whom he had offended. 
51. Pine Cone (No. 72).—Two friends, Lamb Hat and Wolverene Hat, are hunting 
mountain goat. When enemies come, the one transforms himself into a mountain 
goat, which climbs the steep mountain. The other one becomes a wolverene, and 
runs back along a ledge upon which they are standing. The enemies pursue them, 
and the friends reach an old man named Pine Cone, who is hunting muskrats. They 
warn him, but he disbelieves them. When he sees the enemies coming, he hides, and 
puts his blanket over a figure made of rushes, intending to deceive the enemies. The 
enemies find him, and he tries to shoot them. His arrows hit them, but do not pierce 
them. His last arrow has no point, and with it he kills one of the enemies, who then 
attack him. He tries to ward off their arrows with his bow, but is killed. The ene- 
mies go back. When the people of the two friends reach the lake, they find the body 
of Pine Cone. 
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