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so that you may live by yourself. When you have the tipi finished, 
draw my picture, the Cinnamon Bear, on the south side of the entrance, 
and draw the Grizzly Bear on the north side of the entrance. We will 
guard your tipi always.’’ The Mountain-Lion said, ‘‘Have my picture 
by the Cinnamon Bear and instead of drawing me with the fore legs 
upwards, draw me as I stand now, only with my mouth wide open.” 
The Buffalo said, ‘‘ Have pictures of us all around the tipi.’’ The Eagle 
said, ‘‘Have my picture at the back of the tipi.’’ The Owls spoke and 
said, ‘‘Have our pictures one on either side of the Eagle; the Black 
Owl on the north side, the Red Owl on the south side.”’ Then all of 
the other birds said, ‘‘Put us upon your tipi, too.”” The Buffalo arose 
and said: ‘‘My son, when you go among your people and kill your first 
Buffalo, let it be a Buffalo bull. That bull will be me, and my spirit will 
be with you always. Take only the scalp of the Buffalo and leave the 
horns on it. Hang the scalp upon a pole at the head of yourbed. Now 
return to your people.’’ As Proud-Boy arose, the birds flew up into the 
air and the animals ran in different directions through the timber. 
Proud-Boy then went to the place where the camp had been and found 
that the people had gone. He followed their trail for three days and 
three nights. When he came near the camp of his people he waited 
until it was dark; then he went into the camp and found his father’s tipi. 
He entered it and sat by the fireplace. He spoke and said, ‘‘Mother, 
I am here.’’ His mother arose and kindled the fire. When it blazed 
up she saw by its light that her son was sitting there naked, with only a 
pair of moccasins on. She made a noise as if to cry, but Proud-Boy 
said, ‘‘Mother, do not cry; Iam here.’’ His mother madea big fire, then 
woke her husband. When the father saw his boy he did not say anything, 
but remained in bed. The mother prepared some meat for him, then 
spread a robe upon the ground and told him to lie down. 
The next morning Proud-Boy was gone, but he returned before the 
people started off, and went with them. Whenin camp he would dress 
up in a beautiful robe, leggings, and fine moccasins. He carried in his 
right hand an eagle tail forafan. His face was painted all the time. He 
stood around where the boys were playing, but would neverplay. When 
he talked, he told of some great deeds that he was going to do in battle, 
and sometimes he said that he wanted to fight somebody. Frequently 
he went to the playgrounds on horseback. His horse sometimes had red 
paint on its nostrils, on its shoulders, and onits thighs; also at the root of 
its tail. At other times the horse was painted green, yellow, and black, 
and occasionally white. Proud-Boy often rode past the boys at play, 
holding his eagle fan up to his face, so that he could not be seen. While 
