156 TALES OF READY-TO-GIVE. 
40. LONG-TOOTH BOY. 
(See Abstracts.) 
[Told by Thief, Kitkehahki. This is one of the many versions of the well- 
known Pawnee hero tale. It is not supposed to be a true story, but is told to the 
children that they may know that the animals have power to teach the people to 
do wonderful things. In the story is supposed to be an explanation of the Pawnee 
custom of erecting upon the pole the scalp of an enemy taken in war.] 
41. LONG-TOOTH BOY. 
(See Abstracts.) 
[Told by Leading-Sun, Kitkehahki. This is another and much more complete 
version of the preceding story, though by the Kitkehahki it is regarded as a dif- 
ferent tale. ] 
42. BURNT-BELLY AND HIS DREAMS.’ 
A long time ago there was a village of Indians. In the village was a 
wonderful man and his sister. They lived away from the village, always 
making their camp on the east side. In the village was an orphan boy 
who was very poor and nearly naked. Having no robe, he would sit 
close to the fire in order to warm himself and his belly became scorched, 
and so he was called Burnt-Belly. Some man took pity on him and gave 
him half of a buffalo robe with which to cover himself. He never washed 
his face nor brushed his hair. The little boy would go through the vil- 
lage, entering one lodge after another, carrying water and wood for the 
people. In this way he got something to eat. 
Every evening he went into the lodge of the wonderful man. As 
soon as the boy entered the lodge and sat down near the fireplace, 
the young man would say: ‘‘Here comes my brother-in-law. My sis- 
ter, you must feed your husband.’’ The girl would laugh and would 
feed the boy. After the boy had eaten the wonderful man would say: 
‘“‘Boy, I hear people say that you are a great warrior, that you wear 
a war bonnet, and that you are now a handsome man. The people 
tell that you are my brother-in-law.’’ The wonderful man would talk 
in this way to the boy so much that he would leave. The wonderful 
man said these things to the poor boy, for he was making fun of him. 
One evening when the wonderful man was talking in this way to the 
boy, the boy went out from the lodge and went to the stream of water. 
He lay down upon the bank, went to sleep,and had a dream. He saw 
a fine-looking young man standing on the water. The young man wore 
fine buckskin leggings, fine moccasins, a fine shirt, a fine robe, and a 
quiver of otter skin with arrows and a bow. He had on his head a fine 
*Told by Little-Chief, Chaui. Teaches the wisdom of refraining from making 
fun of the poor boys, for they may become great warriors or even chiefs. 
