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frightened as he realizes that he has killed chief of buffalo. People are all frightened. 
They surround village with stones, which grow, making a high corral about village. 
People see cloud of dust reaching to sky, made by buffalo, which attack village, but 
are unsuccessful, whereupon they scatter over earth. Following day stones of 
corral are reduced to their natural size. Flint man loses his magic stone, which 
angers gods, who send rainstorm, lightning strikes him, and he is placed in heavens. 
49. THE TURKEY RITUAL. 
Village crier announces approach of enemy. Ali turn out and meet many 
warriors, who are turkeys, sages of land from which they have come, and they tell 
people where they are going, in order that people may hunt them for food. 
50. THE BOY WHO TURNED INTO A PRAIRIE DOG. 
A village lies between hill and creek, across which is Prairie Dog town. Bright 
Eyes, good-looking little boy in love with girl, repeatedly waits for her at spring. She 
tells him she does not love him. Grieving, boy sets out aloneto east andcrosses river 
and enters Prairie Dog town, where he marries young Prairie Dog and lives with 
them. His mother grieves for him and tracks him by his tears and footprints. She 
remains there several daysmourning. In visionisaddressed by beautiful young girl 
and told that herson is happy; that he has forgotten about his people, except his 
mother. She is directed to bring to hole certain black arrow from boy’s quiver. She 
does so, and as Prairie Dogleaves hole he jumps at arrow and becomes her son again. 
Boy returns home, followed by his Prairie Dog wife, whois pregnant. She rolls her- 
self in dust and becomes woman. They live together happily and have many chil- 
dren. He becomes great man, but is warned by his Prairie Dog wife that he shall 
never associate with girl through grief for whom he had left his village. This girl 
meets him, talks with him, says she is sorry she acted as she did, and they lie 
together. On returning home he finds wife and child, who do not heed his in- 
structions, but cross stream and turn into Prairie Dogs. From that time on boy has 
bad luck and dies broken-hearted. 
51. THE GAMBLER AND THE GAMING-STICKS. 
Two wonderful brothers live in village, from which many young men have 
gone to another village, whence they never returned, for in that village lives Gam- 
bler and Spider-Woman, his wife. Older brother visits Gambler’s village; is met 
by Gambler’s errand man, who invites him into village and provides for his comfort. 
He is warned by people of village against Gambler. He is invited to eat with 
Gambler. As heeatsof humaneyesheloseshispower. They play on following day, 
he uniformly loses, and finally his life, the witch woman cutting off his head, which she 
hangs up in lodge. Younger brother sends birds to look for his brother. Raven 
informs him of what has happened and boy starts forGambler’svillage. Herehe 
is welcomed and treated as had been his brother. Instead of eating of human eyes 
in Gambler’s tipi, he carries bowl of food to tipi where he is to spend night. He 
remains there five days and Gambler attempts to feed him on human brains and 
