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bowstring off from his bow. With the bowstring he whipped his legs, 
so that he could run fast. As he caught up with one of his Buffalo part- 
ners, he whipped the Buffalo’s legs and the Buffalo was made to run 
fast. The boy kept whipping his legs until he reached another one of 
the Buffalo; then he would whip his legs. The boy caught up with all of 
his partners, and made them run fast by whipping their legs. The boy 
was now in the lead of all his partners, and they were running well. 
After a short time they passed the others, and were in the lead. White- 
Spot-on-Forehead’s people were walking around, throwing dirt upon 
their backs with their hoofs and looking fierce, for they were ready to 
fight. Some of the bulls were locking horns as if beginning battle. 
Then they would stop and watch the hills. As the runners came up 
over the second hill a boy appeared, and not a Buffalo. This time 
there was great rejoicing on the boy’s side. All of the boy’s partners 
came over the hill first; then the others began to appear. As the boy 
came to the foot of the next hill he stopped, pulled out his bow, 
put his string on it, and as all of his partners came up to him he would 
- tell them to stand by him. As the other Buffalo came up and tried 
to pass the boy, he would shoot an arrow through their sides and in 
that way he killed all of them. Then the boy and the Buffalo went 
over the last hill, and there the Buffalo were fighting. The boy ran 
among them and killed many. On his way through the herd of fighting 
Buffalo he came to where the old bull was fighting a young bull. The 
boy killed the young bull. White-Spot-on-Forehead’s people were furi- 
ously enraged. The bulls began to hook one another. The boy’s side 
were few in number and were overpowered. 
The Buffalo started out after the boy. He ran fast, for his deer 
leggings gave him great speed. The deer’s power gave out. Then the 
boy took his bow and one of the arrows and shot the arrow far 
away. He disappeared. The Buffalo stopped and hunted the boy, but 
could not find him. Someone said: ‘‘Where are the two female Buffalo 
who went after him?’”’ Another answered, ‘‘They are coming behind.” 
The Buffalo waited until the two girls came up. One of the Buffalo 
said: ‘‘What did he say he would do if we got after him?” One of 
the girls said: ‘‘Proceed; he is still going on ahead.” The Buffalo 
again started and saw the boy far ahead. The Buffalo ran after him 
and when they were nearly up to him, the boy again shot an arrow and 
again disappeared. The Buffalo stopped and waited for the two Buffalo 
girls and asked them, ‘‘What did the boy say he would do?”’ They 
said, ‘‘Proceed; he is going on ahead.”” The Buffalo ran and again saw 
the boy. 
