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then went to her pile of wood and took it to her home. She found the 
men visiting the chief. 
The chief did not discover that she was not his wife. The old 
woman knew all about the former wife’s ways, for she had talked much 
with her when they were coming home with the wood, and she had 
asked the wife all sorts of questions about her husband. She under- 
stood how the men carried on at the chief’s place. The wife had told 
the chief that the old woman had said that they were to go for wood 
four different times, and the last time being the fourth time, he sup- 
posed it was all over and his wife had got through with the old woman. 
So, as the old woman was doing his wife’s duty, he thought her to be 
his wife until the time came when the skin began to decay and the hair 
to come off. Still there were big crowds of men around, and the old 
woman began to be fearful lest they would find her out. So she made 
as if she were sick. The chief tried to get a man to doctor her, but she 
refused to be doctored. Finally he hired a servant to doctor her. This 
was the man who always sat right by the entrance, ready to do errands 
or carry announcements to the people. His name was Buffalo-Crow- 
Man (Kawitathakiwaitsa). He had a dark complexion. The old 
woman began to rave at his medicine working. He began to tell who 
the old woman was, saying that there was no need of doctoring her; 
that she was a fraud and an evil spirit; and that she had become the 
wife of the chief through her bad deeds. The old woman told the chief 
not to believe the servant; that he himself was a fraud and was trying 
to get her to do something wrong. The servant then stood at the feet 
of the old woman and began to sing: , 
“Kaw-kaw 
Ka-ko-hi-da-de-he 
Ka-ko-hi-da-de-he 
Ka-ko-hi-da-de-he 
Ka-ko-hi-da-de-he 
Ka-ko-hi-da-de-he 

(Crow calling himself.) 
Crow calling something over there. 
