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human ears. On fourth night boy goes to buffalo wallow where there are many 
buffalo skeletons. He cries by sideof bull’s skull, which offers tohelphim. Active 
young bull offers to help him, bellows, he is surrounded by spirits of buffalo, and in 
their midst is black javelin. Another bullin similar manner becomes white javelin. 
This one is to be played with by Gambler, for being young this bull had never 
associated with cow and hence could not overtake ring in game. Cow in similar 
performance turns into ring. Buffalo promise their help; tell boy to place ring on 
black stick and hang it in his tipi that night, and give him instructions as to game. 
Following morning he plays with Gambler, witch woman being present with her 
quirt with which she proposes to kill boy after his life has been won. For a while 
boy loses. Finally he stakes his life. When boy aims at Gambler’s javelin and 
breaks it, Gambler asks that game be postponed, but boy declares he will win or lose 
all, and asks Gambler to get another set; but Gambler has none and boy says he has 
set in his lodge, and Gambler sends his errand man, Coyote, after them. Coyote is 
scared by spirits of buffalo within lodge. Again he is sent and is so scared that he 
defecates. Blackbird is sent and returns with javelins. Gambler chooses white 
javelin. Before beginning final game they bet, in addition to their lives, all their 
friends, winner having the privilege of killing loser and his party. Gambler’s 
white javelin enters ring, but ring leaves it and takes its place on black javelin. 
Next, boy makes a successful throw. So they play on, boy being successful and 
winning everything back. Gambler tries to stop game by pretending that he has 
broken leg, but taunted by boy he continues. With last successful throw of boy 
javelins turn into buffalo and run away. Gambler, his family and friends are all 
put to death. , 
52. YOUNG HAWK HUNTS FOR HIS MOTHER. 
Hawk, great warrior, lives with his wife and child. While absent one day his 
wife disappears. Her son hunts for her in under-world. He travels through differ- 
ent villages. Father, returning, starts after little boy. All three find each other 
and turn successively, as they are struck by father, into Hawks, killing snake, which 
had stolen woman. 
53. THE DOG-BOY WHO MARRIED THE CHIEF’S DAUGHTER. 
White Moccasin’s wife gives birth to dog, which he throws into creek. Dog 
is rescued by Clam Shell, who says that it is witch who has thrown him into water, and 
tells him to follow trail of his people. Looking around, he finds that he is now boy. 
Looking around again he discovers quiver. He goes to his village, where he announces 
that he is White Moccasin’s child; is taken to chief’s lodge, where he remains. On 
buffalo hunt he is leading spirit, and returning marries chief’s daughter. They have 
many children. One day he goes south, sees deer, looks again and deer has become 
girl, who warns that his father is trying to kill him, but that she will protect 
him. Boy returns, invites men to his lodge, including his father, and challenges him 
to contest. His father has no power over him, but boy waves his hand and his 
father begins to butt his head against everything he encounters. White Mocca- 
sin’s friends try to kill boy with clubs, and he yells, and his enemies, including his 
father, fall down. 
