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  wear 
  leggings 
  made 
  out 
  of 
  the 
  top 
  of 
  an 
  old 
  tent 
  that 
  is 
  smoked 
  yellow; 
  for 
  a 
  robe 
  you 
  

   will 
  wear 
  a 
  buffalo 
  skin 
  pallet 
  pieced 
  with 
  the 
  fore 
  pari 
  of 
  a 
  buffalo 
  hide 
  — 
  such 
  is 
  a 
  

   lazy 
  man's 
  clothing. 
  An 
  industrious 
  man 
  wears 
  leggings 
  of 
  well-dressed 
  deer 
  skin; 
  

   his 
  robe 
  is 
  of 
  the 
  finest 
  dressed 
  buffalo 
  skin 
  and 
  he 
  wears 
  earrings 
  — 
  such 
  is 
  the 
  dress 
  

   of 
  the 
  energetic, 
  industrious 
  man. 
  If 
  a 
  man 
  is 
  not 
  industrious 
  and 
  energetic, 
  he 
  will 
  

   not 
  be 
  able 
  to 
  entertain 
  other 
  people. 
  A 
  lazy 
  man 
  will 
  be 
  envious 
  when 
  he 
  sees 
  men 
  

   of 
  meaner 
  birth 
  invited 
  to 
  feasts 
  because 
  of 
  their 
  thrift 
  and 
  their 
  ability 
  to 
  entertain 
  

   other 
  people. 
  If 
  you 
  are 
  lazy, 
  nobody 
  will 
  have 
  pleasure 
  in 
  speaking 
  to 
  you. 
  A 
  man 
  

   in 
  passing 
  by 
  will 
  give 
  you 
  a 
  word 
  with 
  only 
  a 
  side 
  glance 
  and 
  never 
  stand 
  face 
  to 
  face 
  

   in 
  talking 
  with 
  you. 
  You 
  will 
  be 
  sullen, 
  hardly 
  speaking 
  to 
  those 
  who 
  address 
  you 
  — 
  

   that 
  is 
  the 
  temper 
  of 
  the 
  lazy 
  man. 
  The 
  energetic 
  man 
  is 
  happy 
  and 
  pleasant 
  to 
  speak 
  

   with; 
  he 
  is 
  remembered 
  and 
  visited 
  on 
  his 
  deathbed. 
  But 
  no 
  one 
  mourns 
  for 
  the 
  

   lazy 
  man; 
  nobody 
  knows 
  where 
  he 
  is 
  buried; 
  he 
  dies 
  unattended. 
  Even 
  when 
  only 
  

   two 
  or 
  three 
  are 
  gathered 
  to 
  a 
  feast 
  the 
  industrious 
  and 
  energetic 
  man 
  is 
  invited. 
  

   People 
  in 
  speaking 
  of 
  him 
  say: 
  He 
  is 
  pleasant 
  to 
  talk 
  with, 
  he 
  is 
  easy 
  of 
  approach. 
  

   Such 
  a 
  man 
  has 
  many 
  to 
  mourn 
  his 
  death 
  and 
  is 
  long 
  remembered. 
  A 
  thrifty 
  man 
  is 
  

   well 
  spoken 
  of; 
  his 
  generosity, 
  his 
  help 
  are 
  given 
  to 
  those 
  who 
  are 
  weaker 
  than 
  he 
  

   and 
  all 
  his 
  actions 
  are 
  such 
  as 
  to 
  make 
  others 
  happy. 
  Such 
  are 
  some 
  of 
  the 
  things 
  

   that 
  used 
  to 
  be 
  said 
  by 
  the 
  old 
  to 
  the 
  young 
  men. 
  

  

  Yes, 
  girls 
  were 
  also 
  talked 
  to 
  by 
  the 
  old 
  men 
  and 
  all 
  this 
  talk 
  to 
  both 
  boys 
  and 
  girls 
  

   was 
  to 
  prevent 
  their 
  becoming 
  thieves 
  through 
  envy. 
  When 
  they 
  saw 
  valuable 
  

   things 
  and 
  desired 
  them, 
  they 
  should 
  know 
  that 
  if 
  they 
  were 
  industrious 
  they 
  could 
  

   have 
  such 
  things 
  for 
  themselves. 
  And 
  these 
  sayings 
  were 
  also 
  to 
  prevent 
  the 
  young 
  

   men 
  from 
  growing 
  up 
  in 
  laziness 
  so 
  that 
  they 
  would 
  go 
  from 
  house 
  to 
  house 
  in 
  order 
  to 
  

   live. 
  Girls 
  were 
  required 
  to 
  know 
  how 
  to 
  scrape 
  and 
  to 
  dress 
  skins 
  and 
  to 
  tan 
  them; 
  

   to 
  cut 
  and 
  make 
  tent 
  covers, 
  garments 
  of 
  all 
  kinds, 
  and 
  moccasins. 
  There 
  were 
  many 
  

   other 
  things 
  that 
  a 
  woman 
  must 
  know. 
  She 
  had 
  much 
  to 
  do, 
  and 
  upon 
  her 
  work 
  the 
  

   people 
  depended. 
  

  

  These 
  are 
  some 
  of 
  the 
  sayings 
  to 
  girls: 
  If 
  you 
  do 
  not 
  learn 
  to 
  do 
  these 
  things 
  [men- 
  

   tioned 
  above] 
  and 
  abide 
  by 
  the 
  teachings 
  of 
  the 
  elders 
  [about 
  thrift, 
  honesty, 
  etc.], 
  

   you 
  shall 
  stop 
  at 
  a 
  stranger's 
  house 
  and 
  your 
  place 
  will 
  be 
  near 
  the 
  kettle 
  pole, 
  your 
  

   hand 
  shall 
  rest 
  on 
  the 
  kettle 
  pole 
  and 
  without 
  being 
  told 
  to 
  go 
  you 
  shall 
  go 
  for 
  water, 
  

   and 
  when 
  you 
  have 
  brought 
  the 
  water 
  you 
  shall 
  look 
  wistfully 
  into 
  the 
  door 
  of 
  the 
  

   lodge, 
  and 
  they 
  will 
  tell 
  you 
  to 
  open 
  a 
  pack 
  so 
  that 
  they 
  may 
  do 
  their 
  cooking. 
  On 
  

   opening 
  the 
  pack 
  you 
  will 
  take 
  a 
  bit 
  of 
  the 
  dried 
  meat, 
  thrust 
  it 
  slyly 
  into 
  your 
  belt, 
  

   and 
  take 
  it 
  away 
  with 
  you 
  and 
  eat 
  it 
  stealthily 
  — 
  but 
  it 
  shall 
  not 
  satisfy 
  you. 
  Food 
  

   eaten 
  in 
  fear 
  satisfies 
  not 
  the 
  hunger. 
  

  

  The 
  thrifty 
  woman 
  has 
  a 
  good 
  tent; 
  all 
  of 
  her 
  tools 
  are 
  of 
  the 
  best; 
  so 
  is 
  her 
  clothing. 
  

  

  Hear 
  what 
  happens 
  to 
  the 
  thriftless 
  woman: 
  She 
  shall 
  stop 
  at 
  a 
  stranger's 
  place; 
  

   there 
  are 
  holes 
  in 
  her 
  moccasins 
  but 
  she 
  has 
  nothing 
  to 
  patch 
  them 
  with, 
  so 
  she 
  will 
  

   cut 
  a 
  piece 
  out 
  of 
  her 
  robe 
  to 
  mend 
  her 
  moccasins 
  with; 
  then 
  she 
  will 
  borrow 
  her 
  

   neighbor's 
  workbag 
  and 
  from 
  it 
  take 
  sinew 
  stealthily 
  and 
  tuck 
  it 
  into 
  her 
  belt. 
  

  

  If 
  you 
  are 
  a 
  thrifty 
  woman, 
  your 
  husband 
  will 
  struggle 
  hard 
  to 
  bring 
  you 
  the 
  best 
  of 
  

   materials 
  for 
  your 
  tent 
  and 
  clothing 
  and 
  the 
  best 
  of 
  tools. 
  If 
  you 
  have 
  a 
  good 
  tent, 
  

   men 
  and 
  women 
  will 
  desire 
  to 
  enter 
  it. 
  They 
  will 
  be 
  glad 
  to 
  talk 
  with 
  you 
  and 
  your 
  

   husband. 
  

  

  If 
  you 
  are 
  willing 
  to 
  remain 
  in 
  ignorance 
  and 
  not 
  learn 
  how 
  to 
  do 
  the 
  things 
  a 
  woman 
  

   should 
  know 
  how 
  to 
  do, 
  you 
  will 
  ask 
  other 
  women 
  to 
  cut 
  your 
  moccasins 
  and 
  fit 
  them 
  

   for 
  you. 
  You 
  will 
  go 
  on 
  from 
  bad 
  to 
  worse; 
  you 
  will 
  leave 
  your 
  people, 
  go 
  into 
  a 
  

   strange 
  tribe, 
  fall 
  into 
  trouble, 
  and 
  die 
  there 
  friendless. 
  

  

  If 
  you 
  are 
  thrifty, 
  build 
  yourself 
  a 
  good 
  tent 
  or 
  house 
  [earth 
  lodge], 
  and 
  people 
  will 
  

   like 
  you 
  and 
  will 
  assist 
  your 
  husband 
  in 
  all 
  his 
  undertakings. 
  

  

  