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arrows out of it. Again the boy went out; this time to the southwest. He 
came to hilly country with swamps in the bottoms. There the boy cried 
and called upon the animal gods to help him to get the bow and arrows. 
The boy called upon the Mountain-Lion for the bow. The Mountain- 
Lion came and said: ‘‘Stop crying, my son; I have a bow here that is- 
wonderful. The wood is imitation of ash. There is a long sinew on the 
back of the bow. It is not the sinew of buffalo. The sinew is from 
my tail. The bowstring is also sinew from my tail.’’ The boy was 
glad to get the bow. Then he went to the bottoms and there he 
stood crying, ‘‘My father, listen to me. When I was among the ani- 
mals, far away, the rushes, flag roots, and other weeds that grow in 
ponds promised me aid when I needed it. Have them give me arrows 
of different colors, four in number, and let them be straight.’’ Some 
one close by him spoke and said: ‘‘Spread your robe upon the rushes. 
Shake the robe, then take the robe off and pull up four stems of rushes. 
Take them and put them inside your robe. Throw the robe four times 
upon the ground, then open the robe and you will find the arrows you 
are looking for.’’ Although the boy could not see who it was speaking, 
he did as he was told. When he had thrown the robe four times upon 
the ground, he opened it and there were the four arrows. One arrow 
was red, one white, one yellow, one black, and they were all fine arrows. 
The boy then went and stood among the rocks and stones. He began to 
cry again, and again he heard a voice that spoke to him and said: ‘‘ Place 
the arrows in your robe, then pick up the finest stones you can find; 
place these stones with the arrows, roll up the robe, and throw them on 
the ground four times.’’ The boy did as he was told. When he opened 
the robe, the arrows had the flint stones upon them. The boy was glad. 
He went home and gave the bow and arrows to his wife, and said: ‘‘Give 
these to your father.”’ The girl gave the arrows to her father. Stone- 
Man said: ‘‘How crooked these arrows are; the bow is not a good one. 
I would like to have the finest feathers of swift hawks upon these arrows; 
and I would like to have the finest gray wolf for my quiver.”’ 
The next day the boy went out and cried. A swift hawk came and 
said: ‘‘My son, do not cry; we know what you want. See, a whole flock 
of swift hawks are flying overhead; they will drop you their finest feath- 
ers.’’ When the boy looked up he saw many hawks flying overhead, 
and soon the feathers began to fall. The boy picked up the feathers 
and took them home. Again he went out and cried. A wolf came and 
said: ‘‘My son, we know what you want. See over yonder hill are com- 
ing wolves. I will give you four wolves, for your father-in-law wants 
four hides instead of one.’’ The wolves came, and the four leading 
