524 THE PAWNEE: MYTHOLOGY. 
family and himself into human beings. and they sing bear songs. He shoots boy in 
side with arrow, but boy is unharmed. He blows colored dust on boy, shoots 
arrow through him, and they restore him to life. He then transforms his wife and 
child into bears, and they roll him over and he becomes bear again. They turn boy 
into bear, then into human being, and he is told of movement of his people, that they 
are about to return home, and that he should go with them, but not to forget bears, 
for heis one of them. Bear takes him to cedar tree, from which he takes down 
bear claw and hangs it about boy’s neck. He tells boy that he has power to blow 
colored dusts, which will heal sick. He warns him that he must be careful 
among his own people, for he possesses canine teeth like bear; that he shall live to 
old age and that when bear dies he shall die. He directs boy to go to animals’ 
lodge, where he will learn to be medicine-man. Boy returns home. People return 
to their village and are attacked by enemy, who are driven away, one man being 
injured. Heis doctored by different medicine-men, but they failtocurehim. Boy 
visits him, blows different dusts upon wound, and heals him. Boy’s fame as medi- 
cine-man goes through village. In his do-toring he sings bear songs, and all know 
that he has visited bears. He has his lodge swept and asks that all leave. He 
takes down his bear claw and four colored feathers. He goes to ponies which he has 
received as his fee for doctoring wounded man, passes his hands over bear claw and 
feathers, thus thanking bears for first gift he has ever received. Then he sings song 
calling spirits of bears to him, and he smokes to them. He sends for chief’s son, who 
begs poor boy to teach him his power. Boy is unable, for chief’s son is to be chief, 
and may not be medicine-man. He may not have bear spirit, for thus he might kill 
people, which chiefs should not do. He offers his friend his choice of robes he has 
received as presents; also pony. He makes his home with poor boy. Enemies 
attack village, and boy wearing his bear claw and feathers and painting his face red, 
with black streaks down each eye, attacks enemy and kills many, and village rejoices 
in boy’s honor. He becomes leader of bear dance. In winter they go on buffalo 
hunt, at which time chief’s boy kills buffalo cow. which they make holy. In spring 
boys go toward northwest until they come to animals’ lodge. Poor boy cuts meat in 
small pieces and gives it to chief’s boy, and lowers him by lariat over steep bank, 
where he fastens meat to stick in bank. He asks chief’s boy if he is willing to be sus- 
pended over bank until animals receive him. As he says “‘Yes’’ he prepares two short 
dogwood sticks, sharpened at one end, while chief’s boy sits with his back to sun, that 
stin may tell haatacthae poor boy is sending substitute. He places two dogwood 
skewers into skin of boy’s back and lowers him over bank to where parfleche is hang- 
ing. He notices that night that chief’s boy feeds birds as they come to him. On 
fifth morning poor boy awakens from his bed on bank and chief’s son is standing by 
him, fully clad in ceremonial garments and bearing bundle. They start home, and 
following day go to chief’s lodge, where all are glad to see them. Chief’s son tells 
his father of having been received in lodge, where he was taught power of medicine- 
men. Hecollects presents for animals, delivers them, and returns next day. In fall 
the two boys enter medicine-lodge, and perform many wonderful feats. The two 
become most powerful medicine-men, and chief’s boy becomes chief. As they grow 
old first one to receive power grunts. He takes up his robe, embraces his friends, 
and leaves lodge and people hear scream of bears. Boy disappears, for it is his time 
to die, as bear is now dead. Chief’s son continues bear dance, marries, and has many 
children, and passes on to them mysterious power which he had learned in animals’ 
lodge. 
