THE CHIEF’S SON WHO RECEIVED THE ANIMAL POWER. a13 
The animals came out from under the bank and found the boy. 
When they saw him they said, ‘‘Let us take pity on him,’”’ and they car- 
ried him into their lodge. When the boy awoke he saw all kinds of 
animals and birds, and he was surprised. The Buffalo was the first to 
speak. Hesaid: ‘Let us help this poor boy. We know what the trouble 
is. He hasbeen bewitched.”’ All the animals agreed, and the Elk was 
the first to stand up and run towards the boy. The Elk jumped over the 
boy, and when he jumped over the boy the other animals saw blood in the 
Elk’s mouth. Then the Buffalo ran and jumped over the boy and there 
was blood in his mouth. Each animal took his turn, and then they all 
ran busily about in thelodge. The dust rose towards the sky, so that the 
boy could not be seen. The Bear came to where the boy was and stopped. 
The Bear screamed, then took one of his claws and cut the boy open. 
He took out the bones of the child, threw them away, and healed the 
wound. The boy was then told tositup. Then the Snake came and said: 
““My son, lam bad. Ikill people. I can kill you by spitting upon you. 
I give you this bone. Strike the enemy with this bone that I have 
given you and it will kill them.” The Buffalo came and said: ‘‘I will 
teach you something. Take this whistle.’’ Upon the center of the 
whistle was painted a buffalo skull. ‘‘ When you get into trouble, whistle 
and I will be with you. I will make you brave so that you shall get 
out of trouble.”” Then the Bear came and said: ‘‘My son,I can kill 
people. Look at me.’’ The Bear at this time was on his four feet and 
when he arose there was a great dust. When the dust passed by, the 
Bear blew his breath and the dust came from his mouth. He told the 
boy to take a little dust and put it into the sack. It was to be used as 
a paint to put upon the sick people and upon the wounded. Then a 
Buffalo cow came and said, ‘‘I can kill people.’’ She made a great dust 
about the boy. Each animal taught the boy some mystery; then they 
told him that he must return to his people. Before they let him go they 
told him that they must teach him some sleight-of-hand performances. 
The Eagles taught the boy how to fly. The Ducks taught him how to 
swim and dive. The animals then said that the boy was hungry and 
that they wanted to feed him. They sent the Crow into the west, and 
the Beaver into the north, and the Otter into the east, and the Hawk into 
the south, to bring food for the boy. While these animals were away 
to get something for the boy to eat one of the animals spoke to the boy 
and said: ‘‘We know what the man didto you. Hetried to poison you. 
He tried to make you likea woman. We have taught you great mysteries. 
If you desire you can bewitch him.” After the animals came back 
with something to eat, and the boy had eaten, the leading animal of the 
