THE BEAR MEDICINE-MAN. 331 
on alimb a short distance away. The boy thought that he could surely kill 
it. Every time he shot at it, it would make a screeching sound. In 
following the bird the boy could almost make out that it was calling him 
whenever it made the screeching sound. In the evening the bird seemed 
to lead the boy to the lakes where there were many bulrushes and cane- 
brakes, etc. The boy would then pay no more attention to the Magpie. 
He went into the ponds and dug up artichokes and stems of bulrushes 
and ate them. Then he would lie down in a pile of dried rushes. The 
next day the Magpie would return and the boy would follow it and try to 
kill it. The boy did not know that he was lost. For four days and 
nights he wandered through the thick timber and over the ponds. 
One night the boy hada dream. He saw aman standing before him, 
all painted black; he had a big bunch of feathers on the top of his head. 
The man said: ‘“‘For several days you have been trying to kill a bird. 
_ You have followed it from one place to another. That bird is the errand 
bird of the medicine-lodge of the island. I have come to tell you that 
Iam that bird. You must return to your people and after several years 
you must come here again. The people are looking for you and they 
think you are dead. You will find me in this timber again when you 
come.’’ When the boy woke up he found that the sun was up high. As 
he started. he saw the Magpie. He followed the Magpie through the 
timber and at last they came to the edge of the woods and the boy then 
saw where he was. He returned to his village, and it was told through- 
out the village that the boy who had been lost had come back. The boy 
told his parents that he had wandered over the ponds and was taken care 
of by the birds. 
It happened at this time that the Skidi made their village near to 
these Chaui. The Skidi were great medicine-men, but they were jealous 
of other people who became medicine-men. Among the Skidi was one 
leading medicine-man who seemed to understand all the powers which 
the animals possessed. He was known to be a wizard. This man was 
known to have killed a number of men. He also was known to visit the 
graves and there dig up human ears, hands, and hearts. These, it was 
said, he used in killing other people. The people were afraid of him. 
When he invited anybody to eat with him they knew that they had to 
eat some part of a human body. 
Now this Skidi heard of the little boy. He invited him to his tipi. 
_ The boy entered the tipi of the Skidi, and when he sat down he was given 
a pipe to smoke. After he had smoked, a wooden bowl was placed 
before him filled with mush. The boy ate of the food which was in the 
bowl. After he had eaten, he went to his home. 
