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bundle alltime. She does not like this, but priest warns her that she must sit still or 
wind would hear her and not send buffalo. If she should play, buffalo would leave 
and gods in west would think that people only wanted dry heat in summer. So 
she lives with priest. They go on buffalo hunt and she carries bundle. Hunt is 
successful and girl is given heart and tongue of buffalo. Before they near the 
village on their return scouts who have been sent ahead return and report that their 
crops during their absence have not been molested. Crops are now gathered and 
bundle is opened and they have ceremony, during which girl is relieved of her oint- 
ment and gods take their eyes off from her, and she now becomes like other girls. 
Food is offered to girl first, and after ceremony she is handed to her grandfather and 
taken home. Girl isnow known as Yellow-Corn. Boy tries to marry her, pleading 
that his father is great warrior and has many ponies and scalps, but girl’s father re- 
fuses, because boy has never been on war-path and taken scalps. Boy becomes sad 
and wanders overcountry. Heno longer plays with boys, nor listens to old men. 
Next year boy learns that Yellow-Corn has married greatest warrior in her village. 
He becomes more despondent than ever. People go hunting to country where ani- 
mals abound, and Proud Boy goes to water dogs, where he remains, people mourning 
him as dead and returning home. Going through timber he sees girl, but on embrac- 
ing her he finds it isdeer. He mourns and tells animals to killhim. In evening he 
awakes from sleep and finds himself surrounded by birds, who tell him they have 
taken pity on him. They give him root to eat, and in night owls and water dogs 
cometohim. In morning buffalo gives him robe bearing picture of sun, from -om which 
buffalo got his power, telling boy, should he be killed, to throw robe over himself and 
birds would wake him from sleep. Boy again sleeps and finds himself in animals’ 
lodge. Four bears give him power to conquer enemy. They also give him medi- 
cines and tell him to use their picture on hislodge. Mountain-Lion, Buffalo, Eagle, 
Owls, and all other birds address him, telling him to put their picture also upon his 
tipi. Buffalo tells him that first buffalo he shall kill will be himself. That he is to 
take its scalp and place it upon pole at head of his bed. Proud Boy now sets out to 
find his people, and arrives after several days at dusk. Next day he appears, gaily 
costumed, with his face painted, and in his hand he carries eagle fan. He rides to 
playground on his pony, which is variously painted. He boasts of what he will do 
in overcoming enemy, and he now receives name of Proud Boy. People kill many 
buffalo and return to their village, where they have ceremonies of thanksgiving. 
Following winter they do not have to go on hunt, for buffalo appear near village. 
Proud Boy then obtains buffalo scalp as he has been directed. In spring big cere- 
mony is again held by three tribes. Proud Boy’s tipi is erected, and on little mound 
to west is erected cedar tree. As other tribes appear Proud Boy, mounted on his 
painted pony, tells that he is going to see woman who has refused him. Several 
bands appear, but girlis not among them. She finally comes with her mother, whom 
Proud Boy asks for her daughter. She consents, and Proud Boy takes Yellow-Corn 
to his tipi and asks his mother to bring them food, and they eat. He tells her of his 
love for her and she acknowledges hers for him, and tells him that she is married and 
that it would be better that she return to her mother’s tipi, for her husband, who is a 
great warrior, willsoon returnhome. Proud Boy says that he is not afraid of her 
husband, and girl finally consents to remain with him. Girl’s mother misses her and 
after hunting her finds her with Proud Boy, but Proud Boy refuses to give girl up, 
although she begs girl to return on following day. Many ceremonies are held, but 
Proud Boy and girl remain alone in their tipi. Now warriors return victorious, 
