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them rise like a cloud. The little particles that arose became birds. 

 Ball Carrier took one of his arrows, shot it up into the sky, and as it 

 was returning cried out to the human remains, "People, people, arise; 

 the sky is falling down upon you!" Instantly the skeletons of those 

 last killed became living beings, who sat up and looked about in aston- 

 ishment. Ball Carrier again shot an arrow toward the sky and called 

 out a second time, "People, people, arise; the sky is falling down upon 

 you !" — whereupon more bodies returned to life, as the others had done. 

 )Six times did Ball Carrier thus shoot into the sky, and it was only after 

 this last shot that all had been restored to life — even those who had 

 been killed many years before. 



These strange things having been accomplished, the whole party 

 returned to the village of the chief. When they arrived, the chief 

 turned to Ball Carrier and said, "Ball Carrier, you are a powerful man, 

 for you have saved my daughter and my people from being destroyed 

 by the giant. 1 know of no one better fitted to become the husband 

 of my daughter, as well as my successor, than you; therefore, take her 

 and become chief of my people." Ball Carrier believed the chief's 

 daughter to be the most beautiful woman he had ever seen, and was 

 very glad to accept her. Then they became husband and wife. 



Living in peace and quiet among these people of his adoption was 

 not suitable to Ball Carrier, the traveler; so he decided to resume his 

 journey of adventure and to free other people of their enemies. He 

 therefore took leave of his wife and departed. 



After going a long distance, Ball Carrier saw a wigwam, and within 

 it a woman, who, on seeing him, said, " Ball Carrier, you are wel- 

 come ; but it is fortunate for you that you came this morning, for during 

 the day my sister, who wishes to kill you, remains here." 



Ball Carrier entered the wigwam and remained, the woman becoming 

 his wife. 



On the following morning he observed approaching the wigwam two 

 children, each of them eating the shreds of meat from human bones. 

 When the children finally came near enough to the wigwam to see 

 that a stranger was within, they ran away in great fright. Then Ball 

 Carrier said to his wife, "Whose children are those who are running 

 away?" — to which she replied, "They are the children of my sister; 

 she who desires to kill you." 



Presently the woman's sister, his newly made sister-in-law, was seen 

 approaching the wigwam, and so soon as she espied Ball Carrier, she 

 said to him, "I am glad to see you, my brother in-law; I have long 

 expected you. I hear you are very powerful, but I am desirous of try- 

 ing my power against yours." 



Ball Carrier knew that his sister-in-law desired to destroy him, and 

 he was very careful not to allow her to gain any advantage, but he was 

 compelled to appear pleased to see her; so he answered, " My sister in- 

 law, I am desirous of trying my power with you, but will first run 

 with you to learn which of us is the fleetest." 



