90 THE OSAGE TRIBE [eth. ann.43 



sent to the ground a shower of acorns which scattered around the 

 foot of the tree, whereupon they said: We shall make of this tree 

 our life symbol; our little ones shall multiply in numbers like the 

 seeds of the oak that fall to the earth in countless numbers. The 

 eagles that crowded upon the top branches of the oak became a 

 people whose thoughts dwelt upon war, but two of the eagles found 

 no resting place on the outspreading branches of the great oak and 

 were obliged to drop to the earth. One alighted on a larger elder tree 

 and his people became known as Ba'-po, people of the elder tree. 

 The other eagle alighted upon the ground in the midst of a patch of 

 little yellow flowers which his people made to be their life symbol 

 and their emblem of peace. The people cut the hair of their children 

 in such fashion as to make their heads resemble the little yellow 

 flower, the emblem of peace. (Fig. 7.) This yellow flower is 

 caUed Ba-shta', Hau--cut. It is the Ratlbida columnaris. 



A paraphrase of the wi'-gi-e of the Xu-tha'-zhu-dse, Red Eagle, 

 gens in which the "Uttle yellow flower," the emblem of peace, is 

 mentioned, is here given. 



Paraphrase of the Wi'-gi-e of the Eed Eagle Gens 



PEACEFUL DAY IS MY NAME 



Verily, my abode is in the days tliat are calm and peaceful. 



When the little ones make of me their bodies (their life), 



They shall become a people of the days tliat are ever serene. 



From each of the great gods, 



I verily remove all traces of anger and violence. 



When the little ones make of me their bodies, 



They shall have power to remove from the gods 



All anger and the desire for destruction. 



From the god of the lower world (the earth) ; 



From the god of Ught who standeth in the midst of heaven; 



From the god of the upper world (the over-arching sky) , 



I have power to remove all anger and violence. 



When the little ones make of me their Ijodies, 



They also shall have power to remove from the gods all anger. 



When the little ones of the Wa-zha'-zhc (subdivision), 



And those of the Ho°'-ga (subdivision), 



Make of me their bodies, 



They shall have power to remove from all lands. 



All anger, hatred and violence. 



NO-ANGER I.S ALSO MY NAME 



I am a person of whom the little ones may well make their bodies. . 



My abode is in the midst of the earth's warm, quivering air. 



When the little ones make of me their bodies, 



They shall become a people of the earth's quivering air. 



Verily, in the days that are gentle and peaceful, 



I make my abode. 



When the little ones make of me their bodies, 



