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husband. They return to village as man and wife and enter lodge which girl’s 
father has prepared for her, and he smokes with his father-in-law. Feast follows. 
They remain together four days and nights. Handsome-Boy’s child cries for its 
father. It is not known what has become of him. Mother discovers her husband 
with his new wife by following direction indicated by child. She takes child to its 
grandmother, telling her that she must take it toitsfather. When father sees child 
it stops crying. Child’s mother enters tipi, calls him names, and as he does not reply 
she draws knife and is about to strike him, but Handsome-Boy ’s second wife pre- 
vents her, and men rush into tipiand killher. People rejoice because of her death, 
for they know she has been mean to Handsome-Boy, and no one is punished. Hand- 
some-Boy grieves and chiefs try to console him, offering to make him chief. He 
can not accept, for he has been struck by woman. He has leggings prepared with 
scalp-locks and necklace of scalps. In night he tells his relatives of his visit to spirit 
land, directing them how to live and how to diein battle. Next day he disappears. 
115. THE WEEPING CEDAR TREE. 
War party hunts enemy. In mountainous country they hear woman crying. 
They are selected to hunt her. They are led away by crying and find cedar tree. 
One, believing this to be bad omen, returns home. Other warriors continue and all 
are killed. 
116. BIG TURTLE. 
Warrior borrows friend’s bundle and leads on war-path. On journey they meet 
big Turtle. Two young men climb upon its back to ride Turtle. They become fast. 
Others mount Turtle’s back and also become fast. One member is told to return 
home and relate fate of party to their friends. Turtle goes to big water and disap- 
pears with warriors. One directed to return home remains, and in dream sees 
other men in lodge under water. He returns home with his tale. Afterwards he 
goes to place, is taken into water where in animals’ lodge he is taught many mys- 
teries by Turtle, their leader. People are jealous of power which boy shows in medi- 
cine dance, which he has been taught. They go to water and dip it out with buckets 
and find skeletons of men, but notrace of Turtle. Animals are displeased and take 
away boy’s power. 
117. COYOTE AND THE SCALPED-WOMAN. 
Coyote meets Scalped-Woman on hill and makes fun of her head, which he 
likens to mush pot boiling over. She runs after him and he changes into old man 
with whiskers. He stands by tobacco patch. She asks him about Coyote. He 
knows nothing and she goes off. He again overtakes her as Coyote and turns into 
warrior, and she asks him if he has seen Coyote. He again becomes Coyote and calls 
her names; she starts after him and he crawls into hole, and she follows him and gets 
fast. He has connection with her; she marries him and he deserts her. 
118. HOW A WITCH-WOMAN WAS KILLED BY A COYOTE. 
Coyote meets Spider-Woman on island. Desiring to gain her friendship, he 
moves his membrum back and forth through foliage. She laughs until she dies. 
