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that they would kill people in three tipis and capture their ponies. They do so. 
Next time man goes on war-path he again visits lake. Woman tells him she 
can not leave lake any more and that in fight he will see woman like her. He 
is to catch her and she will become his wife. It happens as shé said. 
46. THE FOUR GIRLS AND THE MOUNTAIN-LION. 
Mountain-lion tells four girls who are gathering wood he wants them for 
wives. They run to different wonderful beings for protection, but none can help 
them. They come to Hair-Cut-in-Notches and offer to live with him as wives 
if he will save them. He sends them into lodge and then sings about his head 
and hair—his hair is his arrows. .Mountain-lion comes and man shoots and 
kills him. Hair-Cut-in-Notches tells girls he is not human being and sends 
them home. 
47. THE DEEDS OF YOUNG-EAGLE. 
Chief of north village of Arikara has beautiful daughter, Yellow-Calf. 
Chief of south village has handsome son, Young-Fagle, who does not look 
with favor upon women and has not been on war-party. Young-Eagle starts for 
north village to see Yellow-Calf, and same day Yellow-Calf starts for south 
village to see Young-Fagle. They meet on hill half-way between villages. 
They make pile of stones on hill and start for Yellow-Calf’s home. They come 
to lake and Young-Eagle says they must wash before going to village. Yellow- 
Calf washes first. Young-Fagle wades into water with clothes on and when 
he comes out he is quite changed in appearance. He is like “Burnt-Belly” boy. 
Girl takes him home and they lie together. In morning Yellow-Calf’s parents 
are ashamed of him and ‘so is she, but he remains. Boy hears that war-party 
is going out and tells girl that in three days her youngest brother is to get 
buffalo intestines and bones and that he will come. Young-Eagle takes wife to 
lake and after she has washed he wades into lake. He comes out same man 
she had first met. He sends wife home and turns to young eagle, which flies 
to where warriors gone. Brother-in-law hears eagle’s cry and takes him in- 
testines and bones. Young-Eagle brings in ponies and then kills several men 
and takes their scalps, which he sends by brother-in-law to leader. He goes 
to lodge, but does not tell wife what has happened. War-party returns and 
tell story of Young-Eagle’s doings. Scalps are put upon pole at entrance of 
old woman’s lodge. This occurs on several occasions, and once Young-Eagle 
goes with wife to lake and gets his own likeness. They go with scalps Young- 
Eagle has taken to village of his father, Black-Sun. Black-Sun sings scalp 
songs and braves and warriors decide that Young-Fagle shall lead people to 
girl’s village. Arikara become one tribe again. 
48. THE GIRL WHO BECAME A WHIRLWIND. 
Woman has boy and girl on travois drawn by pony. Children fall off un- 
known to mother and wander away to cave. Girl goes to find something to 
eat and is taken far away by Whirlwind. She soon returns, but afterward goes 
away. She brings brother bow and arrows on two occasions. Owl tells boy sister 
