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scouts. They found a village. When the party reached the village 

 the chief told them that he was not seeking it, but something else. 

 There were similar occurrences on three successive days. On the 

 fourth day he sent out scouts again, saying: "Warriors, should one 

 of your grandfathers be there, do not kill him." They met a buf- 

 falo, and, after some disputing, one shot at it, and the buffalo 

 killed him. The survivors reported this to the chief, who said, 

 " Did not I tell you not to harm your grandfather? " On reaching 

 the body they buried it and passed on. The next day, after a 

 similar warning, the scouts attacked a big wolf that killed one of 

 their party ; so on the third day, when they met a grizzly bear. 

 On the fourth day they came to the end of the sky, which passed 

 up and down very rapidly. Each time it went down into a deep 

 chasm in the earth. The chief warned the warriors to jump across 

 without fear. He was the first, and all but one followed in safety. 

 One failed, and the end of the sky carried him down into the earth. 

 So they 'went and went, for days. At last they saw a very high 

 hill and a dense cedar forest. The men had become tired of jour- 

 neying so far. "Well, warriors," said the chief, "we are going 

 thither. We will then return home." Four scouts were sent out. 

 They saw the smoke, but could not find the lodge. It was not till 

 the fourth day that the scouts for that day found the lodge, which 

 all entered. There sat a very aged man, with an unusually large 

 head ahd plenty of white hair. (He was a Thunder.) The old man 

 thought, " Though my brothers may have much trouble by going 

 to so great a distance hunting for game, some men have brought 

 themselves right into this lodge, where I can kill them with ease." 

 The chief thought, " Whew ! I have said that I would have a robe 

 of scalps. I think that here is the very thing. I will have it." 

 By and by another old man entered, bringing a black bear. He, 

 too, had a large head, and his hair was very red. A third old man, 

 with very yellow hair, came with a buffalo. The fourth brother, 

 who had very green hair, brought the body of a man ; and he who 

 had red hair said, " Brother, have these men eaten ? " " No, they 



