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When the days were shortest, our dry meat was getting low, for we had been 

 giving so many feasts. There were many deer at that time so my brothers and 

 I went out hunting a great deal. Then we would put on a feast and invite in 

 clan brothers and sisters and they would give us things for the ceremony. 



There was a dance of the Night Grass society towards spring and Young Wolf 

 donated a horse. There were many other dances of the Grass society through 

 the winter and the pile of articles continued to grow. All this time our sister, 

 Brown Woman, continued to help us. Wolf Eyes, whom we appointed to help 

 us and to look after the articles, would come over once in a while. We heard that 

 he had been looking for a wolf hide. 



One day he called us over to his lodge. There we found Hairy Coat, who was 

 the leader for the Woman Above rites, and my father. Wolf Eyes' sacred bundle 

 was on a four-post platform. I saw some fox and coyote hides but I could not 

 see a wolf hide. I thought it would be hard to get one for wolves were scarce. 

 Wolf Eyes said to Hairy Coat, "You are the man who is leading and will sing 

 the holy songs. I am supposed to get the wolf hide and the other things for 

 Wolf Chief but it is pretty hard to get the scalp and wolf hide but otherwise I 

 think I have all the things that I should get for them." 



Hairy Coat said, "Since they made the promise, I thought we might have an 

 enemy come so that we could get a scalp. We should be able to get a wolf but I 

 see now that we may have trouble. Of course in the early days I promised a 

 ceremony to the Woman Above, but in those days there were many enemies. 

 One of our people went out and killed one enemy. He gave the scalp to my 

 'father' to use and I have that in my bundle. If they will pay enough, they can 

 have that scalp." 



When we heard that we were glad. I was 13 years old when this attack was 

 made on the village and they gave Hairy Coat the scalp when he put on the Old- 

 Woman-Above ceremony. 



Small Ankles said, "I am glad they have promised to give the ceremony. Up 

 to this time they have had no bad luck. It shows that their wish is coming true 

 and yours. Wolf Eyes, and yours, too. Hairy Coat. All this makes me very 

 happy." 



Wolf Eyes was the one to get the scalp from Hairy Coat and pay for it.^^ 

 Small Ankles said, "I understand that you did not get a wolf liide but I gave 

 the ceremony when I was young. My 'father' gave me a hide and I had good 

 luck in war. Now I see that you do not have one for your 'son' and I will let 

 you have mine, only you will have to pay me." 



Hairy Coat said, "I am glad that all the articles that our sons are supposed to 

 have are at hand. We are to begin tonight for these two ceremonies are to be 

 held together. This is to be a practice meeting tonight but tomorrow we will 

 put on the regular ceremony. Each time I sing a song, you must pay a little." 

 The men sang and when our fathers brought the holy things in and laid them on 

 the ground, we were supposed to give some articles. We knew there was plenty. 

 After they finished talking we went back and roasted the corn and cooked the 

 dry meat ready for the feast. While they were together, the three "fathers" 

 selected Different Wolf to be the announcer for he belonged to my clan and would 

 see that the ceremony was well advertised. He went out through the village 

 calling, "Wolf Cliief asks all those with the Old- Woman-Above and the Sunrise 

 Wolf to come. He has a big sweatbath ready and he wants you to come. Who- 

 ever owns the Buffalo Skulls come too." 



3* Woli Eyes occupied an important position in the Wolf ceremonies at this time because of his military 

 record. 



