COYOTE WHO CALLED HIMSELF ‘‘DRAGGING-THE-STONE.”” 437 
Hurry, bring your bow and arrows. 
You, Brave-Fox, who angry go through ravines, 
You are to look for buffalo, 
You are to look for buffalo. 
Hurry, bring your bow and arrows. 
You, Jack-Rabbit, who hold high your bow and arrows, 
You are to look for buffalo, 
You are to look for buffalo. 
Hurry, bring your bow and arrows. 
You, Raven, who shout at the people, 
You are to look for buffalo, 
You are to look for buffalo. 
Hurry, bring your bow and arrows. 
You, Old-Woman, always contrary, 
You are to look for buffalo, 
You are to look for buffalo, 
As for myself, I never lag behind, 
I never lag behind, 
I never lag behind, 
I never lag behind. 
The first one called was a young Coyote; he came with his bow and 
arrows. The next one was Brave-Fox; he came with his bow and arrows. 
Then Jack-Rabbit and Raven were called; they came with their bows and 
arrows. And lastly old Coyote and Old-Woman-Coyote were called. 
The old woman said: ‘‘Dragging-the-Stone, do you hear them calling 
my old husband and me to look for buffalo?’’ MHesaid: ‘‘Yes.” Theold 
man and the old woman took their horses and joined the party which 
was going to hunt for buffalo. They went off, and in a little time the 
people saw these people coming back. They went into the lodge of the 
chief and said: ‘‘People, on the other side of the hills are many buffalo. 
We must at once prepare to surround the buffalo.’? Everybody began 
to get their horses to go out to surround the buffalo. The old woman 
said: “‘ Dragging-the-Stone, would you like to go?”’ and he said: ‘‘ Yes.”’ 
The old woman said: ‘‘I have a horse that you may ride if you wish.’’ 
Dragging-the-Stone took out some red paint and painted the horse, put 
some eagle feathers on its tail, painted himself, and jumped upon the 
horse and rode among the people. 
When the people saw Dragging-the-Stone coming among them to be 
one of the men to surround the buffalo, they pointed at him and spoke 
about him and said: ‘‘Here is Dragging-the-Stone. We will now find 
out how wonderful heis.’’ The people were becoming excited and their 
horses were jumping up and down getting ready to run. Dragging-the- 
Stone was riding the old woman’s horse, and it was jumping up and 
