ABSTRACTS. : TOL 
and becomes stone, from which pipes were made. Buffalo butchered and flesh 
divided among’ different sacred bundles, with animal’s joints. People again go 
on westward and fowls, fishes, and animals separate from them and give Mother- 
Corn power. Mother-Corn separates from animals. 
6. THE ORIGIN OF THE ARIKARA. 
[Man Bear’s-Tail relates killing of buffalo cow by father, who calls old 
woman and keeper of bundle, and describes ceremony of untying bundle. Old 
man tells origin of bundle and of people.] Nesaru makes giants, but being dis- 
pleased with them turns them into stones. Nesaru again makes people, small 
and wonderful. They displease Nesaru, who tells animals to hide. He is going 
to make water rise from earth. Animals give power to Bear to take people under 
ground, with assistance of Badger, Mole, and long-nosed Mouse. Fox acts as 
runner and errand man. People live under ground many years. Animals decide 
to dig upward for land. Bears, Badgers, Moles, and long-nosed Mice dig and 
Mole first to get his head through. Badger enlarges hole. Fox goes through 
and reports what he sees outside. Bear makes hole larger and animals go - 
through, followed by people. Woman, who says she is grain of corn, tells man 
they are on island. People taken under ground by Mice were grains of corn 
and now turned to people. Mouse leader. They cross water by aid of woman, 
who becomes gar-pike. Some fall into water and become fish. People pick up 
stones to cut with. Mouse leads people through thick timber. Some turn to 
owls. Earthquake forms deep chasm, which Bear enables people to cross. Whirl- 
wind makes pathway through thick timber. People come to muddy water in 
“Pawnee” country. They find things to wear and eat. First bow made. Long- 
nosed Mouse, Bear, Mole, Badger, and Fox die, and their skins with skulls are 
wrapped in bundles. They ‘receive ceremony from Pawnee. Each bundle re- 
ceives different ritual. Arikara dress ear of corn as woman and throw it into 
river. Many years afterwards strange woman comes into lodge where bundle 
ceremony. People take no notice of her and she goes to other bundle lodges. 
In last old man recognizes her and Muddy-River-Country ceremony performed. 
Woman says that four world-quarters are her father, and that she will come to 
them in dreams and tell them about things in bundle. They are to tie her on 
bundle and clothe ear of corn. She turns into ear of corn. They send for other 
old man and tie ears of corn upon the bundles. 
7. THE ORIGIN OF THE ARIKARA. 
Arikara live under ground. Long-nosed Mouse, Mole, Badger, and Fox 
agree to take people to top of earth. Mole digs first. Arikara come out, Fox 
leading. Earthquake, and other people held fast. People journey west and come 
to chasm caused by earth shaking, but Badger makes pathway. Mother-Corn 
in heavens asking gods to let people live. Obstieeetis arranged by being known 
as Sickness. People come to deep river and Loon sent by gods. Loon flies 
across river and back and dives. River is open and people cross over. Waters 
come together again and some people left on other side. Mother-Corn stops and 
says Black-Wind is angry, but Black-Meteoric-Star will help them. Tells peo- 
