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tied one end of the lariat rope to a tree, and said to the young man: 
‘Now you are poor. Do not be angry. You must cry.’ The young 
man was put down over the bank, and the homely young man went off. 
The young man hung on the bank for several days. Every night he 
noticed fire in the water, which was caused by the animals that were 
swimming in the water. 
The fourth night the young man fainted. When he regained con- 
sciousness he was in an animals’ lodge. The animals spoke to him and 
said: “‘Young man, we have taken you in. We know that you are 
poorin heart. We know that the girls among your people dislike you. 
We also know that you went to a young man for help. The animal who 
took pity upon this homely young man was the Elk. The Elk has con- 
trol of this lodge. It was the homely young man’s place to come into 
this lodge, for he promised to come here, but you have taken his place. 
_ What we tell you, you must tell him.’’ The animals began to tell him 
what he must do, and gave him great powers. The fifth night, just 
before dawn, the young man found himself lying upon the bank. He sat 
up; and while he was thinking of the time that he was in the animals’ 
lodge, some one touched him on the shoulder. He turned around and 
looked and there stood the homely young man. The homely young man 
then said: ‘‘ My brother, I have built a big fire, and I also have cooked some 
meat for you. Let us go and we will eat.’’ They went to the fire and 
sat down and ate together. The young man then told the homely young 
man all that he had seen in the animals’ lodge, and said: ‘‘ All these things 
that I have learned belong to you. I will tell you all these things.’’ The 
homely young man was glad, for the young man had been honest with him. 
When the young man told him these things, the homely young man told 
him that he was going to give him the power that he himself possessed. 
They went home, and when they were seated in the homely young 
man’s lodge he took down his sacred bundle, unwrapped it, and took 
therefrom a flute. He then took some red paint and a piece of root and 
four strings of elk hide, which he handed to the young man, saying: 
“‘These things are yours, my brother. When night comes, put the 
paint all over your body, take a little piece of this root and put it in your 
mouth. Then take this flute and go around the village and blowit. The 
women and girls will come to you. Be careful not to take any women 
who are married, or any young girls, for it will make trouble for you. 
Go now to your home and place these things in your lodge.’’ But the 
young man said: ‘‘My brother, I will not go to my home. You are 
now my brother, and I wish to remain with you.”” The homely young 
man then said that it was well. When, after a while, the homely young 
