186 ABSTRACTS. 
boy to father. Father pities and adopts him as son and teaches him Bear cere- 
mony. Burnt-Hands receives bundle of medicine and goes home. Notice given 
for buffalo hunt and that Red-Bear wants hide of white buffalo. Burnt-Hands 
goes with young men to chase. He gets white buffalo robe, as Red-Bear afraid 
of him. When he reaches camp he eats meat prepared for Red-Bear. Burnt- 
Hands takes white buffalo hide to grandmother, who gives it to Last-Child. Elk 
chase is made to get teeth for Red-Bear. Burnt-Hands promises grandmother 
elk-tooth dress and tells her in case of trouble to flee to timber. Burnt-Hands 
goes to chase and collects many elk teeth and so does Red-Bear. They meet 
at last elk. Burnt-Hands strikes Red-Bear on head with war-club and drags 
him to air-hole. Burnt-Hands finds grandmother and they perform Bear cere- 
mony. ‘They turn into Bears and attack warriors, killing many. Others send 
peace-pipe by Last-Child and it is accepted. Burnt-Hands makes grandmother 
thirty-eight years old and himself twenty-two, and marries Last-Child. Burnt- 
Hands becomes chief and has Black-Bear as slave. 
1% HOW BURNT-HANDS BECAME A CHIEF. 
Poor boy goes on war-path with warriors. Grandmother says he is not to 
tell coyote stories and gives him round burnt clay ball that has handle. When 
hungry he is to put kernels of corn on ball and roast them. Boy asked to tell 
coyote stories, but refuses. He roasts corn upon clay ball and then tells stories. 
Enemy comes and men are scared. When boy has finished eating corn he at- 
tacks enemy with clay ball, which is war-club, and kills many. Enemy run 
away. Burnt-Hands made chief and given good tipi and wife. 
19. HOW BURNT-HANDS BECAME A CHIEF. 
Poor boy tells grandmother to make him bow and arrows that he may join 
buffalo hunt. He says he will bring back some tongues and hearts. Boy sings 
about being selected to stand in front and make motions to direct hunters, and 
he is selected. He kills buffalo and turning back pulls out buffalo beards and 
bunch of hair from shoulder. His robe is taken and he sings about snowstorm 
coming. He goes to grandmother and throws hairs on ground and several 
tongues and hearts appear. Blizzard kills many men who had made fun of 
young man. On next buffalo chase he again stands in front and is first to kill 
buffalo. He takes hair as before and it becomes tongues and hearts. People 
find out boy is wonderful, and give him pony. He marries chief's daughter, and 
becomes great warrior and chief. 
20. THE TWO BOYS AND THE WATER-SERPENT. 
Two boys are accused of eating up pots of corn. They watch at night near 
inclosure surrounding village and see long serpent come and stick its head into 
smoke-hole of lodges. Next day they make many arrows and at night when 
serpent has its head in lodge they shoot at it. Serpent goes to river, water of 
which roars and rises, and serpent is found dead when river goes down. 
