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strained fourth time. But fifth time Crows disappear in tree under which man 
had been lying, and just then hill appears into which man is invited, where he finds 
himself in cave in which Crows dance and make him member of the Crow Lance 
society. He is taught songs and ritual. Man had been scared simply by Coyotes 
and Crows. Coyotes wanted to eat him up, but Crows preferred to give him 
their ceremonies. 
12. THE ORIGIN OF THE PIPE-STICK CEREMONY. 
A man in dream sees monster of immense size with head of many colors sur- 
mounted by white eagle feather. He decides to visit place where he had vision 
of monster. On river bank he sees water spouting. Monster lifts its head up 
and down from water four times, drawing its breath and drawing man toward 
water. On opening his eyes he finds monster and animals of all kinds. Monster 
proclaims that it controls all water beings. He is taught mysteries of animals 
and their ways of doctoring. Man on his way home collects willows with which 
to make image of monster in his lodge, and kills some buffalo, one of which he is to 
use in making effigy. Lacking further information as to how to construct effigy, 
he is visited in vision by monster and is told how to capture eagle in order to obtain 
feather for head. He is told to go to eagle’s nest. The eagles are unable to help 
him and he meets wild-cat, representing sky and stars, which teaches him how to 
cheat people. Evening-Star then addresses him and gives him corn. Next, wood- 
pecker helps him with stick upon which to tie corn, explaining that when bundle is 
complete it shall be efficacious in bringing rain. Ducks offer to assist, and next 
Owls, and next the four gods in heavens. Different animals also visit him in his 
visions and give him songs. He also receives a song from Sun as it comes up. He 
is also taught how he may decorate child to represent Tirawa during ceremony, red 
line of paint around face indicating that Sun has touched child. Child is to be 
placed on nest of oriole, thus showing that its path should be hard but safe, for 
oriole’s nest is high in tree and can not be blown away by storms nor can snakes 
get at it. He is further instructed that child is to be permitted to return home 
and that paint on its face is to be allowed to wear off. 
13,/THE GIRL WHO MARRIED A STAR, , 
One of two girls sleeping in summer arbor wishes that she might marry star. 
Awakening, she finds herself in strange country, wife of star. She is warned not to 
dig turnips, but does so after birth of boy. While digging she sees earth below and 
people walking around. She saves sinew of animals killed by her husband and 
makes rope by which she descends with boy, but rope does not quite reach earth. 
Her husband discovers her absence, drops stone downward, which kills her. Boy 
remains near his mother for several days. During thunder shower boy follows dry 
path until he comes to tipi occupied by old woman and her grandson. The two 
boys grow up together. They are warned not to go to certain dangerous places, 
disobey, and destroy certain monsters—bears, monster, mountain-lion, and other 
wicked animals. Afterwards boys return to their country, where Star-Boy becomes 
great man. He disappears and is supposed to have returned to heaven. 
