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Then they ran along over the ice. When they had got almost across, 
the ice began to melt. At last, however, they got to the shore and made 
off in flight. 
But now they were seen by the others, and “Ho, ho, ho! One-Leg is 
taking his sister away! Go after him!” they heard the buffalo cry. 
So then he and his sister ran fast. Presently, when they had gone a 
long ways, the others were near to overtaking them, for the woman was too 
slow on her feet. 
“Oh, little sister, throw down your blanket-robe!” he said to her. 
She threw it down, and to it the buffalo came, wildly bellowing and 
licking it. Meanwhile they got far ahead. Only when they had devoured 
the blanket did the buffalo resume the chase. 
When again they were close to overtaking them, “Oh, little sister, 
now throw away your sleeves!” 
She threw away her sleeves, and again those creatures made a wild 
noise, as they snouted at the sleeves. Again, only when they had eaten 
them up, did they start out. 
When again they had almost overtaken them, “Little sister, now 
throw away your moccasins!” 
When she had cast away these too, the buffalo delayed to lick them. 
Each time they did, after all, flee quite a ways. And when they had 
entirely devoured the moccasins, they chased them again. When they 
were again about to overtake them, she threw off her leggings. Over these 
too the creatures delayed. W^hen they had eaten these too, they were 
already near. 
Then, as the creatures were again about to overtake them, “Oh, little 
sister, now throw your belt!” he told her. 
She threw it too. This they devoured all the more quickly. Very soon 
they were now close to overtaking them. 
Then, when their dwelling was already near, “Oh, little sister, now 
do you throw your dress!” he told her. 
The young woman cast it off. As soon as the buffalo came to it, over 
it, too, they delayed. But by this time they were very near to their house. 
Only when they had eaten up the dress, did they start out again. But by 
this time he had reached their house. He threw his little sister to the 
roof; then he too flung himself up. Already the creatures arrived on the 
run. They nearly got there at the same time with him, so closely were 
they upon their heels. Then he took his arrows and made fight upon those 
buffalo, and when he had used them up, he would take another quiver, 
until at last he killed a great many of those buffalo. He had not yet suc- 
ceeded in killing the white buffalo. But presently he wounded it, but it 
seemed to be as strong as ever. 
It said to him, “One-Leg, you have defeated me. Come throw me 
toward the place of noon. Off in the future mortal men will grow into life. 
When one says, ‘The White Buffalo that dwells in the place of noon has 
taken pity on me,’ he will speak true,” it said to him. 
“Very well. White Buffalo, throw yourself thither!” he said to it. 
Truly, to that place it flung itself. 
“Ha, leave One-Leg alone! He will exterminate us. He has now 
defeated our chieftain!” they cried; “Leave him alone!” 
