MICHELSON. ] THE LITTLE SPOTTED BUFFALO. 519 
Moreover, at the time when (the wickiup) is opened up, those 
celebrating the gens festival sing. Now this is how they sing when 
the gens festival is first begun. It is probably early in the morning 
when the little (stone) buffalo is uncovered and made to stand in its 
proper (place). Now the leading ceremonial attendant is he who 
unties it. The ceremonial attendants are always those who attend 
to (this). Now this little song is used: 
Appearing, appearing am I; 
Appearing, appearing am I; 
Iam about to appear, appear; 
I am about to appear.® 
And the other half is: 
Iam unveiled, I am unveiled; 
I am about to be unveiled; 
T am unveiled; 
Iam about to be unveiled.! 
That is how (the song) goes. After (this song) is used then the 
ceremonial attendant first unties it, and as many as are celebrating 
the gens festival make an offering of (tobacco) to it. At the time 
when it is made to stand in the center they walk in a circle (about it), 
making an offering (of tobacco) to that little buffalo. That is what 
they are accustomed to do. After it has been made to stand up, 
then they begin to fumigate it. After they fumigate it, then for the 
first time they again make offerings (of tobacco) to it where it is 
standing. Again, after all those celebrating the gens festival have 
made offerings (of tobacco) to it, then a ceremonial attendant is 
sent outside to tell those who are outside (to come in and make 
their offering). That, it is likely, is what they used to do while they 
were living in villages. Only the ceremonial attendant usually went 
outside when he cried out at the top of his voice. This is what he 
would go about saying, “Make an offering (of tobacco) to our grand- 
father.” The people would be told that. ‘‘ Bring your children so 
they may make an offering (of tobacco),”’ the people would be told, 
“life is here,” they would be told. That is surely what they did. 
To-day, at the present time, they merely make offerings (of tobacco) 
to (the little stone buffalo) as they continue to come. They in no 
way go around telling the people. They walk around im a circle and 
make offerings (of tobacco) to that little buffalo. After all have 
made offerings (of tobacco) to him, they again begin to sing. This 
is how the first song goes: 
(Merely syllables.) 
® It is as if the little buffalo were talking, saying, ‘‘I appeared, uncovered.”’ 
10 The other halfis a kind ofa chorus. That is, the songs given in the text are givenin abbreviated form, 
notexactly assung. The object is to keep the written songs from being too long. 
