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  THE 
  OMAHA 
  TRIBE 
  [eth. 
  ANN. 
  27 
  

  

  be 
  disliked 
  by 
  the 
  persons 
  from 
  whom 
  he 
  borrows." 
  This 
  meant 
  that 
  one 
  must 
  be 
  

   industrious 
  in 
  order 
  to 
  have 
  things 
  of 
  one's 
  own. 
  The 
  old 
  men 
  also 
  said 
  : 
  " 
  If 
  you 
  don't 
  

   make 
  arrows 
  yourself 
  and 
  a 
  young 
  man 
  who 
  is 
  industrious 
  shows 
  you 
  his 
  arrows, 
  you 
  

   will 
  be 
  tempted 
  to 
  steal 
  from 
  him." 
  Also: 
  "If 
  you 
  are 
  not 
  industrious 
  you 
  will 
  borrow 
  

   a 
  horse 
  from 
  a 
  young 
  man 
  who 
  may 
  be 
  insignificant 
  [of 
  no 
  position 
  in 
  the 
  tribe], 
  and 
  

   you 
  may 
  be 
  proud 
  that 
  you 
  ride 
  a 
  horse 
  even 
  if 
  it 
  is 
  not 
  your 
  own; 
  you 
  will 
  borrow 
  

   a 
  bridle, 
  too, 
  and 
  you 
  will 
  be 
  disliked 
  by 
  the 
  men 
  from 
  whom 
  you 
  borrow." 
  Also: 
  

   "If 
  you 
  are 
  not 
  industrious, 
  when 
  a 
  herd 
  of 
  buffalo 
  is 
  slaughtered 
  you 
  may 
  come 
  across 
  

   a 
  young 
  man 
  whom 
  you 
  may 
  consider 
  insignificant 
  but 
  who 
  has 
  killed 
  a 
  buffalo 
  by 
  

   his 
  energy; 
  you 
  will 
  look 
  longingly 
  at 
  the 
  best 
  portions 
  of 
  the 
  meat, 
  but 
  he 
  will 
  give 
  

   to 
  another 
  who 
  is 
  known 
  to 
  be 
  thrifty 
  and 
  generous 
  and 
  you 
  will 
  go 
  away 
  disap- 
  

   pointed." 
  

  

  Boys 
  used 
  to 
  be 
  made 
  to 
  swallow 
  a 
  turtle's 
  heart 
  so 
  as 
  to 
  make 
  their 
  hearts 
  strong. 
  

   I 
  was 
  an 
  orphan, 
  and 
  tender 
  hearted 
  and 
  when 
  any 
  woman 
  talked 
  to 
  me 
  I 
  would 
  

   easily 
  weep. 
  I 
  did 
  not 
  like 
  this, 
  but 
  I 
  could 
  not 
  help 
  it. 
  I 
  swallowed 
  a 
  turtle's 
  heart 
  

   and 
  since 
  then 
  I 
  can 
  control 
  myself. 
  lie 
  (pointing 
  to 
  a 
  man 
  in 
  the 
  group 
  about 
  him] 
  

   has 
  swallowed 
  three. 
  The 
  turtle 
  is 
  hard 
  to 
  kill 
  ; 
  even 
  when 
  the 
  heart 
  is 
  cut 
  out 
  it 
  will 
  

   still 
  quiver 
  and 
  the 
  turtle's 
  head 
  will 
  be 
  able 
  to 
  bite 
  after 
  it 
  is 
  severed 
  from 
  the 
  body. 
  

   The 
  heart 
  is 
  flat 
  and 
  about 
  an 
  inch 
  long. 
  The 
  boy 
  took 
  the 
  heart 
  and 
  swallowed 
  it 
  

   by 
  himself. 
  Only 
  the 
  heart 
  was 
  used. 
  

  

  In 
  eating 
  the 
  rib 
  of 
  the 
  game, 
  if 
  the 
  young 
  man 
  tried 
  to 
  unjoint 
  it 
  the 
  old 
  men 
  say: 
  

   "You 
  must 
  not 
  do 
  that; 
  if 
  you 
  do, 
  you 
  will 
  sprain 
  your 
  ankles." 
  

  

  Once 
  when 
  I 
  had 
  killed 
  an 
  elk 
  I 
  wanted 
  to 
  eat 
  the 
  marrow 
  in 
  the 
  bone; 
  so 
  I 
  roasted 
  

   it 
  but 
  when 
  I 
  was 
  ready 
  to 
  eat 
  it 
  some 
  old 
  men 
  saw 
  me, 
  and 
  they 
  said: 
  "If 
  you, 
  a 
  young 
  

   man, 
  eat 
  that, 
  your 
  leg 
  bone 
  will 
  become 
  sore." 
  

  

  The 
  lad 
  must 
  not 
  pick 
  the 
  bones 
  of 
  the 
  rabbit 
  with 
  his 
  teeth, 
  but 
  must 
  pull 
  off 
  the 
  

   meat 
  with 
  his 
  fingers. 
  If 
  he 
  used 
  his 
  teeth 
  they 
  would 
  become 
  cracked. 
  He 
  must 
  

   use 
  his 
  fingers 
  in 
  order 
  that 
  his 
  teeth 
  may 
  be 
  sound. 
  

  

  If 
  a 
  lad 
  desired 
  to 
  eat 
  the 
  turkey's 
  head 
  he 
  was 
  told: 
  "If 
  you 
  eat 
  that, 
  tears 
  will 
  

   come 
  into 
  your 
  eyes 
  when 
  you 
  hunt. 
  You 
  will 
  have 
  watery 
  eyes." 
  If 
  he 
  should 
  

   wish 
  to 
  play 
  with 
  the 
  turkey's 
  legs 
  after 
  they 
  had 
  been 
  cut 
  off, 
  the 
  old 
  men 
  said: 
  

   "If 
  you 
  play 
  with 
  turkeys' 
  legs 
  your 
  fingers 
  will 
  be 
  cold 
  in 
  winter 
  and 
  liable 
  to 
  be 
  

   frost-bitten; 
  then 
  you 
  can 
  not 
  handle 
  anything." 
  

  

  The 
  fat 
  about 
  the 
  heart 
  of 
  the 
  buffalo 
  was 
  given 
  to 
  children 
  that 
  they 
  might 
  have 
  

   strong 
  hearts 
  — 
  be 
  courageous. 
  

  

  The 
  liver 
  of 
  the 
  buffalo 
  must 
  be 
  eaten 
  raw. 
  This 
  was 
  said 
  to 
  make 
  a 
  man 
  courageous 
  

   and 
  to 
  give 
  him 
  a 
  clear 
  voice. 
  

  

  We 
  were 
  taught 
  that 
  when 
  a 
  man 
  wounded 
  a 
  buffalo 
  a 
  lad 
  must 
  not 
  shoot 
  an 
  arrow 
  

   at 
  it. 
  He 
  would 
  be 
  justly 
  chastised 
  if 
  he 
  did, 
  as 
  the 
  buffalo 
  belonged 
  to 
  the 
  man 
  

   who 
  first 
  wounded 
  it. 
  

  

  I 
  was 
  told: 
  You 
  must 
  not 
  be 
  envious 
  and 
  maim 
  the 
  horse 
  of 
  another 
  man 
  if 
  it 
  is 
  a 
  

   fine 
  horse 
  to 
  look 
  at. 
  You 
  must 
  not 
  take 
  another's 
  robe 
  or 
  blanket, 
  or 
  his 
  moccasins, 
  

   or 
  anything 
  that 
  belongs 
  to 
  another. 
  You 
  will 
  be 
  tempted 
  to 
  do 
  these 
  things 
  if 
  you 
  

   are 
  not 
  industrious 
  and 
  if 
  you 
  yield 
  to 
  the 
  temptation 
  you 
  will 
  be 
  shunned 
  by 
  all 
  

   persons. 
  A 
  man 
  must 
  be 
  energetic, 
  industrious 
  — 
  kiica'shko 
  n 
  . 
  If 
  you 
  are 
  not 
  indus- 
  

   trious 
  your 
  blanket 
  will 
  be 
  ragged, 
  your 
  moccasins 
  will 
  be 
  full 
  of 
  holes, 
  you 
  will 
  have 
  

   no 
  arrows, 
  no 
  good, 
  straight 
  ones; 
  you 
  will 
  be 
  in 
  poverty 
  and 
  finally 
  you 
  will 
  go 
  to 
  

   neighboring 
  tribes 
  to 
  avoid 
  meeting 
  the 
  members 
  of 
  your 
  tribe, 
  who 
  should 
  be 
  your 
  

   friends. 
  If 
  you 
  are 
  lazy, 
  by 
  chance 
  you 
  may 
  have 
  a 
  horse 
  that 
  is 
  stalled 
  and 
  you 
  

   will 
  think 
  that 
  you 
  own 
  property. 
  You 
  may 
  have 
  a 
  horse 
  that 
  is 
  blind 
  and 
  you 
  will 
  

   think 
  yourself 
  well 
  off. 
  You 
  may 
  have 
  a 
  horse 
  with 
  a 
  disjointed 
  hip 
  and 
  you 
  will 
  

   think 
  yourself 
  rich. 
  If 
  you 
  are 
  lazy, 
  your 
  tent 
  skin 
  will 
  be 
  full 
  of 
  holes. 
  You 
  will 
  

  

  