BURNT-BELLY AND THE DOG. 405 
started with his Dog and went south into the country of the enemy. For 
several days they traveled and finally came toa village. The Dog entered 
the village and brought out a bay pony. The pony was very thin, and 
had big lumps on its heels. The Dog told the boy to get on and to return 
home. The boy got on the pony and returned home. When they reached 
home with the pony the grandmother was very proud. Soon after this 
the people went to hunt. 
At this time the son of a chief began to take interest in the boy. When 
the chief’s son came to the poor boy’s grass-lodge he rode a spotted 
pony with a fine saddle, and he himself was well dressed. Burnt-Belly 
did not have any saddle on his old pony and did not have any clothing. 
Both of the boys were good riders and they would get on their ponies and 
ride before the people. When they camped the boy would go to the 
chief’s tipi. While they were there, if the Dog came, the chief’s son told 
the people not to scold it. 
One time while these boys were together, Burnt-Belly asked the 
chief’s boy to give him four or five spiked arrows and a bow. He said 
he wanted to go with the people when they should surround the buffalo. 
The chief’s boy got the arrows for Burnt-Belly. When the time came 
for the people to surround the buffalo, Burnt-Belly was there with the 
chief’s son. The people made fun of Burnt-Belly, but he never said a 
word. When the people surrounded the buffalo, and word was given for 
them to run, Burnt-Belly got among the buffalo before anyone else. He 
shot and killed one. He shot and killed another and then he started 
back. The chief’s son came to him. He had killed nothing. Burnt- 
Belly gave the chief’s son one of his own buffalo. Burnt-Belly took the 
meat to his grandmother and she was thankful. The chief’s boy came 
to his grass-lodge and there they slept together. 
Again the Dog came to the boy in his dream and said, ‘‘ You must go 
on the war-path again.’’ This time the chief’s boy followed him. They 
were gone only a few days when they found the camp of an enemy. 
This time they each took two ponies and went home. After they 
reached home the boy was told by the Dog that he had enough ponies 
and that it was now time for him to kill anenemy. The Dog gave red 
paint to the boy; also owl feathers. The Dog also gave a bone whistle 
to the boy. The Dog told the boy that the Sun was his father, and that 
the red paint was to show that the Sun was protecting him; that the 
Dogs had a father in the heavens who sat near Tirawa; that he was one 
of the children. The young man got ready to go on the war-path. The 
chief’s son came and said, ‘‘ We will go together.’’ They went into the 
country of the enemy and were gone for several days. 
