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to her their history, with the origin of the two from one, and she was con 
vinced. She tried to dissuade them from making war upon Stone Shirt, and 
told them that no arrow could possibly penetrate his armor, and that he 
was a great warrior, and had no other delight than in killing his enemies, 
and that his daughters also were furnished with magical bows and arrows, 
which they could shoot so fast that the arrows would fill the air like a cloud, 
and that it was not necessary for them to take aim, for their missiles went 
where they willed; they thought the arrows to the hearts of their enemies; 
and thus the maidens could kill the whole of the people before a common 
arrow could be shot by a common person. But the boys told her what the 
spirit had said in the long dream, and had promised that Stone Shirt should 
be killed. They told her to go down to the lake at dawn, so as not to be 
endangered by the battle. 
During the night, the So' -1ms Wai'-un-ats transformed themselves into 
mice, and proceeded to the home of Stone Shirt, and found the magical bows 
and aiTows that belonged to the maidens, and with their sharp teeth they cut 
the sinew on the backs of the bows, and nibbled the bow strings, so that 
they were worthless; while To-go'-av hid himself under a rock near by. 
When dawn came into the sky, Tum-pwi-nai'-ro-gwi-nump, the Stone 
Shirt man, arose and walked out of his tent, exulting in his strength and 
security, and sat down upon the rock under which To-go'-av was hiding; and 
he, seeing his opportunity, sunk his fangs into the flesh of the hero. Stone 
Shirt sprang high into the air, and called to his daughters that they were 
betrayed, and that the enemy was near; and they seized their magical bows, 
and their quivers filled with magical arrows, and hurried to his defense. 
At the same time, all the nations who were surrounding the camp rushed 
down to battle. But the beautiful maidens, finding their weapons were 
destroyed, waved back their enemies, as if they would parley; and, stand 
ing for a few moments over the body of their slain father, sang the death 
song, and danced the death dance, whirling in giddy circles about the dead 
hero, and wailing with despair, until they sank down and expired. 
The conquerors buried the maidens by the shores of the lake; but 
Tum-pwi-nai' -ro-gwi-nump was left to rot, and his bones to bleach on the 
sands, as he had left Si-kor'. 
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