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port the ceremonial attendants. Some time later on it will say this 
of them when there is daylight for the final time, “This one has 
always taken good care of the gens festival offerings as long as he has 
acted as a ceremonial attendant. Indeed he always takes good care 
of all kinds of offerings. Again, he did not in the meantime think 
at all about women in his heart. Indeed all he thought of was this 
which I have said of him. He did what I have said of him.”? That 
is what will be said of the ceremonial attendant at that time by the 
White Buffalo Hoof sacred pack. 
He who is careful every time they have a gens festival will be helped 
by those who are in that sacred pack. 
It is said that the leading ceremonial attendant is the one who is 
watched very closely by that White Buffalo Hoof sacred pack, yet 
it always gives life to the leading ceremonial attendant. He is 
thought of thus. That is the reason, it is said, the leading ceremonial 
attendants believe in it strongly, and why they do not think of 
going out. 
They likewise, it is said, keep track of the ceremonial attendants 
that they may not boil things over; also that they may not talk too 
much; that they act as ceremonial attendants there in quiet. It is 
said that is what they wish of their fellow ceremonial attendants. 
It did not (scorch) the ceremonial attendants (when it was very 
hot). It is said they would indeed stand around nevertheless near 
the fire. It is said that they would indeed be very wet from sweat- 
ing. Again, when it was smoky it did not (stop them). They indeed 
stood around just the same amidst the smoke to watch what they 
were cooking so that it might not boil over. Indeed the ceremonial 
attendants kept fires up slowly. 
It is said that those (i. e., the packs) who watched over them were 
untied. They were indeed there. They indeed thought in their 
hearts that the manitous were right there. The attendants would 
never think of doing things secretly in their hearts. 
And they dished out a little bit to those who were to eat.2 They 
were not to feed anyone in a wrong way. They fed them all alike. 
This was not the time they had to dish out (food) to all; it was the 
time when it dished out the invited ones.? They fed all the same 
amount. The leading ceremonial attendant took one dish of meat 
and handed it out. Another attendant would then go around serving 
soup. That was the way, it is said, they did. Indeed they did the 
serving by the fire. That soup, it is said, was hot and that meat 
was cool. It is said that they would always be very warm. 
After they had dished out (the food) the leading ceremonial attend- 
ant would go and wipe his hands on the manitou skins in the White 
Buffalo Hoof sacred pack. The other attendants wiped their hands 
on the loose fresh earth (upon which the bundle rested). 
2 Free translation. 5 The point is a kettle of food is ready; the main food will be later on. 
