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man started for the camp. He traveled for many days, and at last 
he reached the camp. He went into the tipi and lay down, and the 
next morning the people found out that he had come. 
This man became a great warrior. He led many parties out to 
capture ponies, and when he went into the enemy’s camp he turned 
himself into a Mouse, and when he got to the ponies he would cut 
the ropes, then drive the ponies out of the camp, and if he was found 
out he again turned into a Mouse, so that the enemy could not find 
him. In battles, he was a brave man. He killed many enemies with 
the club that had been given him. He became so bold that he had his 
own way about everything in the camp. He had some troubles with 
some of the men, and killed them. The people grew afraid of him and 
always let him have his own way. At last he found his equal in 
another young man, who seemed to have the power of a Bear, and 
he it was who attacked the Mouse-Man. These two fought until both 
of them fell down dead, one killed by the other. 
24. THE BOY AND THE YOUNG HAWKS.* 
Outside the village there wandered a small boy with his bow 
and arrows, shooting at small birds and gophers. Day by day he 
went out looking for game. Once he discovered a hawk’s nest with 
four eggs in it. He went out there every day, fearing that some one 
might take the eggs away. Finally the eggs hatched and the boy 
was much pleased to see the young hawks. He brought insects to 
the young ones for them to eat. He did this every day, and the birds 
grew and finally began to try to fly. He wanted to take them home, 
but he thought he would wait two or three days longer. 
When he went out to bring the birds home he saw a man in front 
of him; so he ran, for fear the man would take his nest. But the man 
reached to the nest first and the boy cried: ‘Those are my birds. 
Do not touch them, for they are mine.’”’ The man answered and told 
the boy to come in a hurry, and the boy came. When the boy saw 
the man he was frightened, for the man was a stranger. ‘The man 
said: “You have pleased me by taking such good care of my sons, 
and these birds are your brothers.” Furthermore, the man told the 
boy that he had won much favor and that he would be rewarded, but 
he told the boy to leave the nest. The boy took some feathers from 
the young hawks to put on his arrows. He then went home, half 
believing that he was rewarded. 
*Told by Strike-Enemy. 
