HOW BURNT-HANDS BECAME A CHIEF. pes 
The boy started, and when he came up with the hunters some of 
the people said jeeringly, “Well, Poor-Boy is going to kill the first 
buffalo.” When the hunters stopped it was customary for one of the 
young men to stand somewhat in front of the rest and make motions 
for the men to divide up into companies and to go in certain di- 
rections, so that they could attack the buffalo on all sides. The boy 
began to sing about being the one selected to do that. This was an- 
nounced to the leaders, and they selected him. 
The people divided up into companies and circled around where 
the buffalo were. The command to attack was given and the boy 
went right among the buffalo, and there he began to kill. After he 
was through killing, he turned back and pulled out the buffalo beards, 
and also pulled out a bunch of hair from the side of the shoulder. This 
he kept. When he went on to find his robe, he found that somebody 
had taken it. The young man then began to sing about his robe. He 
wanted some one to return it to him, but they would not return it to 
him, but made fun of him. Then the boy began to sing about the 
snowstorm coming. The boy ran into the village where his grand- 
mother lived. He took the hairs that he had taken off from the robe 
and threw them upon the ground, and there in that place appeared sev- 
eral tongues and hearts. The old woman was very giad that the boy 
had brought these things. She boiled them, and they ate until they 
were filled. The cold weather turned into a blizzard, and killed many 
men who had made fun of the young man, while others came home and 
said that the young man had done some things that were wonderful. 
After the cold weather was over, the village broke up and moved 
on. Again scouts came and reported that there were buffalo. After 
this killing the people ceased to make fun of the boy. They called him 
again to stand in front of the procession and to wave his hand to di- 
vide the men into the different companies. They all attacked the buffalo, 
but the boy was the first to kill, although he was not on a horse. He 
again simulated the taking of the tongues and hearts by simply pulling 
out the beard and the hair from the sides of the buffalo. When the 
boy had taken the hairs and thrown them down in the lodge there at 
once appeared many tongues and hearts. 
People found out that the boy was wonderful, and they finally 
gave him a pony on which to carry his meat home, and the chief’s 
daughter visited the young man, and finally Poor-Boy married the 
chief’s daughter. Poor-Boy became a great warrior, and at last be- 
came a chief. 
