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67. THE WOMAN WHOSE BREASTS WERE CUT OFF. 
Man with beautiful woman andi litttle boy goes hunting. Young man comes 
and courts woman. She feigns sickness and pretends to die. She is placed on 
arbor. Lover unties girl and places bodies of three dogs upon arbor. Girl is 
dressed as boy and breasts tied with wide strings. They go to another village 
where young woman passes herself for young man. Woman is anxious to see 
child. They paint up as men and watch for child near spring. They see boy 
and woman asks him for drink. He goes to lodge and tells father he has 
seen his mother. Father sends invitation to young men to eat in his lodge. 
They come and husband knows one of them is woman by her ways. He says 
she is his wife. Young man runs away. She asks forgiveness, but husband 
cuts off her breasts and woman dies. 
68. WATER-DOGS. 
Poor boy sees dog come out of river and carry little ones to spring. He dies 
shortly afterwards. Old woman near same place hears dogs chattering in water 
and soon afterwards dies. 
69. TWO-WOLVES, THE PROPHET. 
Two-Wolves left by himself in storm after buffalo chase has life saved by 
Prairie-Chicken. ‘“Waruhti’ gives him power to understand speech of Thunder. 
Long afterward he practices power. Man T'wo-Bears has herd of ponies which are 
disturbed by horse owned by Roving-Coyote. Two-Bears throws pointed stake 
at horse and kills it. Roving-Coyote goes to Two-Wolves to know who did it. 
Two-Wolves performs ceremony to father, Thunder, who comes and tells 
him. ‘Two-Wolves sends for T'wo-Bears, who confesses and makes reparation. © 
Wolf-Chief does not believe in Two-Wolves’ power. Thunder tells Two-Wolves 
to speak to Wolf-Chief and have him kill his black dog and perform ceremony. 
T:wo-Wolves sends for Wolf-Chief, who goes to him and promises to do as 
asked. T:wo-Wolves sends out one war-party and it is a failure. He lives long, 
discovering thieves and prophesying wonderful things. 
70. HOW THE MEDICINE-ROBE SAVED THE ARIKARA. 
When Arikara living in Nebraska young woman alone in lodge while 
medicine-men’s ceremony is performing. She sees enemy looking at her 
through top of opening. He digs at side of lodge and she puts out fire. Next 
day husband hides in lodge, and when enemy comes he catches him from be- 
hind. Woman gives alarm and men come and overpower enemy. He says 
southern tribe are coming to kill them. Man is tied upon scaffold and left to 
die. He breaks loose several times by shaking his arms, so he is stabbed to 
death. During ceremony this man comes into lodge. All medicine-men run 
out. Keeper of wonderful robe goes and wraps man in robe and throws him 
into river. Afterwards so many Sioux come that people are scared. Keeper of 
holy robe wraps it round body and taking eagle wing and gourd climbs upon 
top of lodge. He then shakes himself and shakes robe towards sun. Enemy 
are so scared they give way and there is great slaughter. Scalps are brought 
in and there is great rejoicing. 
