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They tell great stories. And then they dance. Sometimes they 
have a ball game. Sometimes these people play all sorts of games. 
And they sing. When (these songs) are used the ones invited are 
made to dance. In a way it is as if they were playing with the dead 
(person) for the last time. And this is how one song goes: 
Ghost, I speak to you to-day; 
Ghost, I speak to you to-day; 
Early I speak to you to-day; 
Ghost, I speak to you to-day. 
That is how one song goes. And another one, it appears that is 
used when they first begin to dance: 
That is the reason, that is the reason I come; 
That is the reason, that is the reason I come; 
Tobacco is why I come; 
Tobacco is why I come. 
That is what the song says. That is what they do. 
And when (the dead) is spoken to, this is what they say: “And now, 
so be it, our nephew has set what we should do; that is why, it seems, 
he has it happen to us because the manitou has planned death for 
“us.” That is what they always do. The story of Wi'sa‘ki‘* is 
retold there. 
And this is one thing they tell about. These Indians know (this) 
one (story). 
It seems long ago two men had a sister. They had one sister. 
Their sister was quiet. Soon she married one man. Their sister 
was very quiet and was in the habit of working. She did this very 
much. She was indeed very quiet. Their father (and mother) 
were very fond of their (the men’s) sister. That is what they were 
like. And some time later it seems her husband began beating her 
as he was jealous, though she did no wrong and was not talking (in a 
flirtatious manner) with any one. Later his wife became sick. When 
she was sick he beat her; he nevertheless beat his wife. And soon, 
it is said, she died. 
Then the little young boy took off his clothing and threw it to his 
brother-in-law. ‘Put this on,’ he said to him. Because the other 
had ill-treated his sister is why he did this to his brother-in-law, it 
seems. 
And soon they made preparation to release their sister by an 
adoption-feast. And that man was not attended to. And soon they 
