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so place himself as not to see manner of calf’s exit. Heis instructed to shoot calf, 
which he takes home. From this time on he brings larger buffalo home each day. 
Grandmother jerks meat and stores it in parfleches. Girl visits lodge and is fed. 
Boy again encounters his benefactor, who gives him full costume. He asks his 
grandmother to go to chief’s lodge and ask for his girl in marriage. Chief promises 
his answer next day. In meantime youngest daughter of chief again visits them 
and tells of her love for boy. She carries meat home, which she gives to her parents 
in night. On old woman’s return next day chief consents to his daughter’s mar- 
riage. He enters chief’s tipi,and being finely arrayed other daughters, who formerly 
despised him, now wish to marry him. He takes youngest daughter back to his 
grandmother’s lodge, where they have feast, inviting chief. People are starving 
and boy calls buffalo four times, and buffalo become numerous. Boy remains faith- 
ful to his young wife. They have many children. 
60. THE BUFFALO AND RED-SPIDER-WOMAN’S DAUGHTER. 
Red-Spider-W oman, living in center of earth, controls corn, beans, etc., and has 
many daughters. Buffalo live in north, their chief having son named Curly-Eyes. 
Buffalo in council decide to send four of their number to south to look for better 
land, Curly-Eyes being one of party. On their journey they meet Red-Spider- 
Woman and her daughters, Curly-Eyes falling in love with one of them. Reporting 
fact to his father, he is told it will be necessary to buy her in order that he may bring 
her home. Then delegations are sent offering old woman, first, valley full of buffalo, 
then two valleys full, then half land full, and finally land full. Still old woman 
refuses, whereupon buffalo decide to move to hercountry. They travel south many 
years. Curly-Eyes and other buffalo see girl. Old woman’s fields are trampled. 
She stands on prairie and begins to disappear in ground. Theykill her. Buffalo 
chief announces that her body shall remain in ground as medicinal root, from which 
is derived squash medicine. Hereafter buffalo cover earth. 
61. THE SINGING BUFFALO CALF. 
Buffalo calf traveling with party dreams that they are to be surrounded, 
killed, and consecrated. Dream comestrue. Buffalo are satisfied as long as they 
are consecrated. 
62. THE BUFFALO AND THE DEER. 
Buffalo and deer dispute concerning relative merits of their meat for the 
purpose of consecration. Deer becomes angry, and, running amongst the people 
who are on hunt, is shot and consecrated. Consequently, deer are always first con- 
secrated when upon hunt. 
63. THE UNFAITHFUL BUNDLE-KEEPER. 
Famine prevails. Buffalo are farin west. They have council and decide that 
chief’s daughter should lead them to people. She puts bundle on her back and 
divides them into four herds, first herd being sent to south of village and is killed. 
Second herd fares same on north side, and still third. Fourth herd approaches 
village from west, she remaining behind with bundle. During slaughter of this herd 
