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his head et qui falsum penem inter crura habebat dances. Girl not permitted to 
leave lodge while mysterious being dancing. She goes out and et monstrum 
fecit quasi cum illa concumbere vellet. Girl becomes pregnant and gives birth to 
child like father. People kill it and throw it into river. Father goes to medi- 
cine-man, who throws rock into river and waters part. They see child in water 
and man pulls him out-y Medicine-man breaks big stone in two with club and 
they bury child between stones. Mysterious being then marries girl who gave 
birth to mysterious boy. 
36. THE NOTCHED STICK AND THE OLD WOMAN OF THE ISLAND. 
Notched stick for rubbing other sticks on and dried buffalo hide used to 
make rain during medicine-men’s ceremony. At end of ceremony notched stick 
and buffalo hide are taken to island. Man goes to island and sees old woman 
sitting. He tells father, who says objects are put on island because they are 
old woman. 
37. THE MAN WHO MARRIED A COYOTE. 
War-party is attacked by enemy. One man killed and others return home. 
Man only stunned, and year after he comes to. He falls in with Coyotes and 
marries one. Warriors hunting surround and capture him. He becomes well 
by taking medicine. He shouts for coyote wife from top of lodge. Coyotes 
come and wife goes into lodge. They smoke her, but she goes away and joins 
other Coyotes. Man finds one of his baby coyotes in snow bank. He goes home 
to warm thimself and on return baby is gone. 
38. THE MAN WHO TURNED INTO A STONE. 
Old man with great reputation as medicine-man goes with people to meet 
hunting party. He sits on hill waiting for dried meat to offer sacrifice to 
gods, but no one presents any. Last young man gives him dried buffalo tongue, 
but old man sits with head down. Feasts and councils are held, but old man 
absent. They go in search of him and he tells them it is too late. His legs 
have turned to stone and next day he is a rock in form of man. 
39. THE WOMAN WHO TURNED INTO A STONE. 
Daughter of chief refuses to marry, but at last is persuaded by mother. 
Husband fails to have connection with wife, who has only sunflower. She 
goes away and turns to stone through shame. 
40. THE POWER OF THE BLOODY SCALPED-MAN. 
Young man goes to hill to obtain power. Bloody scalped-man comes and 
young man runs away. Friend goes and when scalped-man comes he closes his 
eyes, but does not run. Man takes him to cave. There men are seated in circle, 
but none are scalped. Leader tells young man how to make himself look like 
