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the same as the others did whenever they succeeded in stopping him. 
After they had gone over this place they again overtook Child-of-a- 
Dog, and they made him go through the same thing. It commenced to 
snow and rain, and it was impossible for him to travel. The four 
brothers went on and left him behind. Finally he got over this place 
and then again he commenced to gain on them, and soon overtook 
them. When passing them he commanded the sun to shine and make it 
warm. This was done, and it was now so hot that it was impossible 
for these brothers to travel very fast. Finally they passed over this 
heated place where the sun was shining. Then the four men caused the 
sun to shine, and young Child-of-a-Dog, being barefooted, had to stand 
on one foot, then on the other, on account of the heat of the ground. 
Finally he passed the place and told these men that the final test would 
have to come and that he would race them, one at a time. He said that 
when running a race it was his habit to shut his eyes, and that they 
would have to do the same. At this time he used his soft white feather 
which was given him by his wives. When using it he stuck it on the 
back of this head. 
The final race then came off between the oldest of the four brothers 
and the boy. At the beginning of the race Child-of-a-Dog ‘patted the 
oldest on the back and told him to do the best running that he had 
ever done in his life, and told him to shut his eyes and said that he 
would do the same. When Child-of-a-Dog commenced to run the 
waving feather which he had in his head made him light in weight. 
While running he would pat the other man on the shoulder and re- 
quest him to keep on, for he was a little ahead of him all the way. 
Thus this man had to pack Child-of-a-Dog on his back, and so he soon 
gave out entirely and could not go any further. Then the next to the 
oldest brother took his turn in running against this Child-of-a-Dog, 
and he did the same thing to him. So this other man ran as hard as 
he could, and Child-of-a-Dog kept patting him on his shoulder, telling 
him to keep on, for the was right at the side of him and a little ahead 
of him. This man finally gave out and could not go any further, and 
then the third of the four brothers took his turn and again the same 
thing happened to him. He gave out and stopped, nor could he move 
any further. Then the last of the four brothers took his turn to run, 
and this time Child-of-a-Dog told this last one that he would have to 
try his best, for they were near to the village. So, at ithe start, he patted 
this man on the back and requested him to try his best, and then lit 
on his ‘back and began to pat him on the shoulders, and this man, of 
course, had to run this best, while Child-of-a-Dog was riding on his 
