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14. THE GRAIN-OF-CORN BUNDLE. 
Man of prairie hears woman crying, and going to place finds no one there. He 
dreams that night of seeing woman, who speaks to him. The next night he goes 
where he had been told to meet woman, who is beautiful. She is grain of corn, 
having her origin in Evening-Star. She tells man to carry her with him, keeping 
her in his quiver. Man goes on war-path and his guardian informs him of enemy. 
According to instructions, he makes sacred bundle, which contains corn. While off 
to gambling ground one day his mother opens bundle and converses with corn. 
On his return, corn tells him of fact. She also helps him on war-path, but asks him 
to refrain from marrying for two years and to plant her as seed corn. At proper 
time man marries and his descendants aremany. He leaves instructions obtained 
from Corn-Woman concerning ceremonies, especially those respecting planting of 
corn. 
15. THE METEORITE PEOPLE. 
Wonderful being, Pahokatawa, is killed and cut up by enemy, and animals 
devour his flesh, but heavenly gods agree to restore him and signify their desire 
to earthly gods, who go and restore meat and bones, but can not find man’s brains. 
Afterwards, he visits earth from time to time as meteorite, often warning them of 
enemy, and telling people that they must not be afraid of meteors or shooting stars. 
Afterwards, men walking over prairie dig out bright-colored stone in shape of 
turnip. They regard it as meteor sent by Pahokatawa. Offerings are made to it, 
and it is believed to be part of Morning-Star. It is believed that as long as 
stone is present, diseases could not enter camp. 
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16. BUFFALO WIFE AND CORN WIFE. 
Young man in village does not associate with other boys, but daily climbs hill, 
where he remains by himself, paying special care to his personal adornment. On 
his return in evening, he is an eagle. Once while on hill he hears singing coming 
from Buffalo women in east and calling some one in west. Each woman has pair 
of moccasins, and while he is thinking which-one to accept, one places one on one 
foot and other one on other foot, and he decides to marry them both. With his 
wives he returns and, with his mother, they all live together. Buffalo-Wife gives 
birth to boy and Corn-Wife to girl. The children quarrel over spoon and ear of corn. 
Mothers become angry and Buffalo-Wife leaves with her child. Corn-Wife and her 
child disappear under ground. Man assumes shape of eagle and flies toward east 
until he comes to his Buffalo-Wife and son, now a calf. At night she turns into 
woman and selects her tipi. Eagle-Man becomes man, enters the tipi, but is re- 
pulsed by his wife, though his little boy plays with him. In morning, wife and child 
turn into buffalo, and leave. He follows them as before, on across stream of water. 
They cross high mountains and finally enter woman’s village, where man is 
asked to pick out his wife from other cows and his son from other calves. Before 
Passing through, entrance falls, but he is unhurt, as he turns into breath feather. 
He is able to distinguish his wife, being instructed by his son to look for mark he has 
