166 _ TALES OF READY-TO-GIVE. 
he went mee his grass-lodge he said: ‘‘Grandmother, I killed the squirrel. 
Here it is.” The boy handed the squirrel to the woman. 
Now, when the man with the bear claws picked up the squirrel he 
took it straight to the chief’s lodge. The squirrel which the man took 
was of brownish color and made no colors about the lodge. The squir- 
rel which the boy had killed was of a bluish tint and it made the lodge 
bluish in color. The impostor married the two oldest daughters, while 
the youngest one would not consent to lie with the man, for she said that 
some one else had killed the squirrel. 
One day the man with the bear claws promised the people buffalo. 
He told them to go out on a certain hill and that they would find buffalo 
there. When the people went they could not find any buffalo. -Then 
he said: ‘‘It is because you do not give me the girl.’”’ The chief scolded 
the little girl and she ran away to the home of Burnt-Belly-Boy. She 
sat outside. She smelled the burning meat. After a while she slipped 
into the grass-lodge and sat down beside the woman. The woman 
knew her. She took pity on her and said: ‘‘Why did you not stay at 
home and become one of the wives of that man?” The little girl said: 
‘‘No; I am the youngest, but I have more sense than my older sisters. 
I do not believe that the man killed the squirrel. I came here for I 
believe that this boy killed the squirrel. Now I know that it is true, for 
I see the squirrel skin here. I also know that this boy who stops here 
with you is a wonderful boy. I came and smelt this burning meat. 
I came into your lodge. Now I find that you have meat, and bones are 
roasting.’’ The girl ate some of the meat which was being roasted. 
She was sent home. 
The next day the boy sent his grandmother to ask the chief for the 
young girl. The woman went into the lodge and asked the chief if her 
grandchild might marry the little girl The chief was angry and said: 
‘“‘She refuses to marry this man. I do not believe that she would marry 
your boy. I shall leave it with her. Daughter, will you have that 
dirty little boy in that grass-lodge?’’ She said: ‘‘ Yes, my father; I will 
take him.”” The chief was angry, but when he saw that the girl was in 
earnest he gave his consent. The boy was brought to the lodge of the 
chief and he was given a seat near the entrance. The two older daugh- 
ters made fun of him and their younger sister. 
After the fourth day Burnt-Belly-Boy went away and when he 
returned he came as an eagle. When he turned into a human form his 
robe was covered with eagle feathers and his leggings were fringed with 
eagle feathers. He also wore an eagle cap. Upon the back of his buf- 
falo robe was painted the sun. When the boy came to the lodge of the 
chief the two oldest sisters tried to leave their husband, but the young 
