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He shall have something to eat.’’ Coyote could see nothing. Pres- 
ently another Eagle came. This time it was the White Eagle, who said: 
‘Ah, grandfather ishere. Iknowthathe is hungry. He shall have some- 
thing to eat.’’ Coyote looked around, but he could see nothing to eat. 
Another Eagle came through and it was the Black Eagle. ‘Ah,”’ said 
he, ‘‘grandfather is here. He shall have something to eat.’’ Coyote 
could see nothing to eat. Another eagle came through, and said: ‘‘ Ah, 
grandfather is here. He shall have something to eat.’’ Coyote could see 
_ nothing to eat. Another bird came swiftly through, but said nothing. 
This bird was a Hawk. Another bird came, which was a Crow. The 
Crow looked at Coyote and scolded him. Next came a Magpie; then all 
kinds of birds came in and flew around the tipi in flocks. The Bald 
Eagle said: ‘‘Sister, we must send you off to get the Buffalo, so that our 
grandfather can have something to eat.’’ The Eagles took the girl out- 
side of the tipi. Coyote was told to go along and look on. The Eagles 
took the girl to the south side of the tipi and there two rawhide lariat 
ropes hung down from the sky. The Eagles placed her upon the lariat 
ropes. She was then swung and flew away toward the west. She 
disappeared while the Eagles were all saying, ‘‘There she goes. She is 
now coming back.” After she was gone, they said, ‘‘Crow, kill two 
Buffalo for our grandfather, while we take the girl into the tipi.” The 
girl came back upon the ropes and the Buffalo were running behind her 
raising a great dust. The Eagles took the girl and carried her into the 
tipi. The Crow flew among the Buffalo, and as it said ‘‘Caw’’ over a 
Buffalo, it fell dead. The Crow killed two Buffalo and then the Buffalo 
went back west. The birds all scattered out, flying away to the differ- 
ent trees. The Eagles stayed with the girl and they told the Coyote to 
skin and cut meat up for himself. Coyote skinned the Buffalo and cut 
up the meat, eating as he cut. He stayed several days until he was stout 
and fat. Then he thanked the girl and told the Eagles that he had chil- 
dren who were starving. They gave him the meat that was left. He 
packed the dried meat and started for home. 
When Hoof-Shield reached home he fed his family, and then told the 
old woman to cut up a lot of dried meat and boil it. He then went to 
the chief’s tipi and invited him and some of the leading men to come and 
eat with him. They came in, and they were surprised to find so much 
dried meat. In a few days the meat was all gone. Hoof-Shield went 
again to the girl’s home. Again the birds helped him to get meat, but 
the Crow scolded him for coming. After the girl had been swung and 
Buffalo were killed for Hoof-Shield, the Eagles spoke to him and told him 
not to bring anybody. ‘‘For,’’ said the Eagles, ‘‘we know you, and you 
