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is Whirlwind and is planning to kill him. Owl says she cuts off men’s testes and 
eats them. Boy watches for sister. Sees her do what Owl says. She goes 
away again and Owl comes and takes boy into Owl’s den. They say that sister 
wants woman and he is to tell her he will give her first woman he marries. 
Whirlwind comes and demands boy, but says she will let him go on his prom- 
ising to give her the first woman he marries. Boy goes to his people. Tells 
chief that buffalo not far away. Many are killed. Enemy attack village and 
boy makes way to kill them. Chief's daughter given him for wife. Boy goes 
out and calls sister. She comes and boy tells her of his marriage. She and 
the girl lie together. Sister gives brother club and medicine, with power of 
Whirlwind. He becomes warrior and then chief. 
49. COYOTE AND THE MICE SUN DANCE. 
Coyote hears noise of dancing in elk skull. Mice run away, but finally they 
agree to let Coyote see dancing. He puts his head through skull and Mice run 
away. Coyote’s head fast in skull and as Mice do not help him he goes away 
with skull on his head. He goes to water and people on other side think he 
is wonderful animal and are scared. Coyote promises they shall all live if they 
give him chiefs daughter. They agree and Coyote swims across. They make 
tipi and he stays with girl all night. Boy sees that it is Coyote and people 
break skull and catch Coyote. They tie him fast to pegs. They urinate and 
defecate on him. He plays mean trick on old woman and thereby frees himself 
and then runs away. 
50. THE COYOTE BECOMES A BUFFALO. 
Buffalo asks Coyote why he is not Buffalo. He consents to be made one 
and Buffalo rushes at him. There are then two Buffalo bulls. They go to herd 
controlled by Buffalo bull and kill him. Each bull takes many cows to look 
after. Herd goes away leaving Coyote-Buffalo behind. He meets Coyote and 
says he is going to make him into Buffalo. He runs into him and there are 
two coyotes instead of Coyote-Buffalo and Coyote. 
51. THE COYOTE AND THE ARTICHOKE. 
Coyote digs up Artichoke plant and asks if it has another name. It answers 
“Take-a-Bite.” Artichoke repeats same four times and Coyote takes bite each 
time, eating it all. He goes and and expels flatus. He gets worse and carries 
tree up in air. He takes hold of stone which goes up with him. Stone falls 
on Coyote and kills him. 
52. THE COYOTE RIDES THE BEAR. 
Coyote meets Bear, makes all kinds of threats, and finally rides on his back. 
He jumps off and runs to top of hill. Not seeing Bear he yells derisively at 
him. Bear hears, runs after Coyote, and kills him. 
