
ABSTRACTS. 
1, ORIGIN OF THE CHAUI. 
Tirawa creates heavens and earth anda woman. At Moon’s suggestion man is 
sent to earth asher mate. The pair are directed as to use of terms ‘‘father’’ and 
“‘mother,”’ and are instructed to build earth-lodge according to certain plan, and 
‘are told of symbolism of lodge. They are further instructed as to fireplace, altar, 
and sacred bundle. They are also given bow and arrow, hoe, and colored grains of 
corn. They are instructed how to make earthenware vessels and how to cook. 
Woman enters lodge first on its completion and sacrifices corn; man later sacrifices 
fat of animal. They eat corn meal mush and have increase. They are given 
dances, one of which is briefly described and is used in calling buffalo. 
2. THE FOUR GODS IN THE WEST. 
First, man and his wife occupy earth-lodge facing west. After they have in- 
creased they all move west. They stop and gamble. After game, man remains 
behind and meets strange woman covered with hair. In morning her tracks appear 
as animal tracks. Later, woman comes and passes near man, who runs after her, 
while she turns into buffalo. She leads him to her lodge. Four men sit in west, 
representing the four gods. In lodge are parfleches of meat. The man returns 
toward his home in dazed condition, is awakened by bluebird, and finding buffalo 
robe on his shoulders, knows that his vision is true. His people kill buffalo and 
sacrifice heart and tongue to four gods in the west, as directed. 
3. THE SMALL-ANTS’ BUNDLE AND THE BUFFALO. 
Before time of corn and buffalo, people wandered about living upon roots, ete. 
Going north they find small game. They are led still farther north by boy who has 
been directed by Moon. Thus led, they arrive at their new home and build grass- 
lodges. Famine isimminent. The young man fasts upon hill; is directed by Moon, 
whose reflection he sees in water, to continue fasting; drinks of spring as commanded 
and encounters old woman. Second time he encounters still older woman; third 
time, middle-aged woman. Next time he is called to enter into cave, from which 
the spring issued, and old woman directs his attention to young girl, who changes 
herself into woman of various ages, thus representing the phases of moon which 
she now declares herself to be. They go outside and woman gives boy ri ring and 
javelin game for men, and basket or dice game for women. Young man returns 
home. They play with buffalo game sticks, whité women play with dice. Young 
man returns to cave, sees many earth-lodges, which are really ant-hills, which she 
tells boy will serve as models for people’ s lodges. She gives him bowl of corn for 
the people of his village, and also some meat. With this he feeds his people, for the 
foodis magical. Hereturns to old woman’s lodge; is told that she proposes sending 
buffalo, and gives instuctions as to what is to be done with hide, skull, meat, etc. 
She gives boy sacred bundle, to be known as Small-Ants’ bundle. Boy returns to 
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