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wife. And when they were in a line, the aged Buffalo-woman said, “O danghter’s 
husband, look around for your wife.” And the man looked around for her. ‘That 
standing one is she,” he said. He took hold of her. And they brought the trial to 
anend. The Buffalo-calf said as follows: ‘‘O father, they speak of making the boys 
run a race to-morrow, and I will join it. You must look around for me. Should you 
not recognize me, my grandmother speaks of killing you.” And they ran the race the 
next day. The boy said as follows: ‘‘O father, I will walk the sixth after the five 
Buffalo-calves that leave the others behind.” And they ran the race the next day. 
Five Buffalo-calves left the others behind. and one walked following them. And the 
man said as follows: “That is my child.” ‘Where is he?” said the aged Buffalo- 
woman. ‘He is the sixth one, he is next to the five that have left the rest behind,” 
he said. And they made an end of the race. ‘I wonder if they have been telling 
him?” said the aged Buffalo-woman. And the next day the Buffalo-calf said as fol- 
lows: “O father, my grandmother speaks of running a race with you. If you do not 
overtake her, she speaks of killing you. Be strong.” “Yes, my child; what your 
grandmother says must be so,” said he. On the next day she ran a race with her 
daughter’s husband. And she went with him. She went with him to a very distant 
hill. ‘“O daughter’s husband, we will come back from yonder place,” said she. And 
thence she was coming back with him. And she left this man very far behind. 
And the aged Buffalo-woman said, “You shall surely die.” And she left him and 
went homeward. And she came in sight on a hill on her way home. And without 
stopping at all, she went homeward. ‘The old woman has left him, and is coming 
back,” they said. When the old woman came near to the lodge, she said, “Place my 
spear ready for me; I am coming home to you.” The man took his fine feather, and 
when he blew it off suddenly, behold, he had gone right into his lodge, as the old 
woman asked for her spear when she was coming back. And he lay sound asleep; he 
did not stir at all. “At last I have hindered him,” she said. And his son said as 
follows: ““What does that old woman keep saying? My father came back a very 
long time ago.” ‘ Hm+!” said the old woman. His mother said as follows: “Has 
your father reached home?” The boy said, “As my father came home long ago, he 
lies sound asleep. The woman, too, talks incessantly and may disturb him.” And her 
daughter said, “Old woman, do keep quiet ; he came home long ago.” And so he slept. 
“O father, she speaks of playing swinging with you,” said the Buffalo-ealf. “Anda 
cord is there which is tied in many places. The other one is very good; it is not 
broken. And when they cause you to examine the cord broken in many places, do you 
use that,” said the boy. And he arrived there with her. And the man took the strong 
cord. A high tree was standing on the edge of the cliff. Well, she said, “Come, O 
daughter’s husband, let us go.” He and his wife’s mother went together (i. e., when 
in the swings). Going directly in a line with the tree, when they were in the middle, 
behold, her daughter’s husband broke the cord by his weight. When he came very 
neat the rocks, he remembered, and having taken his fine feather, he blew it off sud 
denly. Behold, he approached the other side, and lay there (i. ¢., asa feather). And they 
reached home, she and her daughter’s husband, having failed in her effort. At length 
they were playing the game “banange-kide.” One young Buffalo bull approached 
him and stood. “My friend,” said he, “this one Buffalo.woman will go for water. 
When she shall have come in sight, she willlaugh at you. Do not laugh with her. Her 
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