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they perform. Distinguished warrior asks permission to join in final sleight-of-hand 
performances. Permission being given, he disappears for three days while he 
makes preparations. He goes into enemy’s country wearing his war paints, and 
returns with many ponies. Returning, as he goes through village he sees poor boy, 
whom he takes into his lodge and asks him to help him. In afternoon they go to 
high hill, into which they dig and obtain clay, with which boy makes four mud 
ponies, and places them in path of sun ray in lodgeto dry. In night two go to medi- 
cine-lodge with clay ponies. He sings and mud ponies walk around. At end of 
performance they leave lodge, the boy carrying ponies, which he throws into water. 
Thereafter, this warrior never is known to capture pony, for his power was taken 
from him because he has thrown mud ponies into creek. In summer people go 
hunting, and medicine-man takes his stone medicine with him. They are attacked 
by enemy. One of their number goes to near-by Potawatami village and asks their 
people for assistance. They send twenty warriors, who attack enemy, for they are 
giants, and enemy are overthrown. Thereupon, Pawnee cut out hearts of enemy, 
which they place in their medicine-bags, and smear their faces with blood. Owner 
of stone medicine is not killed, but bundle is lost. . 
80. EARLY MIGRATIONS AND THE STONE-MAN MEDICINE-LODGE. 
Man and wife have two sons and many daughters. Each of sons takes wife. 
Thereupon, father makes lodge on each side of his own for each of his sons. Thus 
were formed three Pawnee villages—that of father being Pitahauirat; one on right, 
Chaui; one on left, Kitkehahki. The three original lodges faced west. Older son 
is told by his father that he should obtain power from animals and have roots and 
herbs, while younger son is told that he should learn power of stones and obtain 
their strength. Kitkehahki go south, and Chaui west, while Pitahauirat stay in 
east. Pitahauriat were favored by Tirawa, and Chaui were watched by heavenly 
gods, and Kitkehahki people understood power of stones. Especially did they talk 
with certain stone god who made them famous. Among Chaui young man dis- 
appears and returns famous, and is known as Animal Boy. Among Pitahauirat is 
man known as Cheat Coyote, or Crow Feathers, who is great thief. Crow Feathers 
becomes jealous of Animal Boy’s costume, and meeting him in timber challenges him 
to turnintosome animal. Boy becomes eagle, and iscommanded by Crow Feathers 
to remain eagle and Crow Feathers returns to village clad in Animal Boy’s costume. 
East of village poor man and his wife live in poor grass-lodge. As she is gathering 
grass bird drops down in front of her. She looks and finds boy baby. They care 
for child, which grows rapidly. In few days he asks for bow and arrow, which are 
given him. Next, he asks for spider-web ring. As woman rolls it for him he shoots 
at it and there appears dead ‘buffalo. ~ Thtis for many succeeding days he brings 
buffalo. His power is not recognized, for he continues ragged and dirty. No one 
yet knows he is Animal Boy who disappeared, and who was taken into animals’ lodge 
and given great power. Kitkehahki man in west is addressed by Stone-Man and 
given power to ward off arrows. On his return to his people he behaves insolently 
and they try in vain tokill him. They are hungry, for red fox has carried away 
game, and chief announces that whoever will kill it may marry his eldest daughter. 
Animal Boy goes to timber, and, with others, prepares trap. Fox is caught in Animal 
Boy’s trap and Animal Boy grabs at its tail as it swings in the air from pole, but 
can not pull it down, and only gets hair from its tail. Crow Feathers comes along, 
