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some one from his village came to spy on you.” After telling him these 
things the young man was given something to eat. The men in the 
tipi sat up until about midnight, then retired to their homes. 
Early the next morning the chief of the village of the evil spirited 
men called the young man to a foot-race, with a loud voice, telling him 
that the had ‘heard of his arrival, and that no one ever came to the 
village without being challenged by him. It was the custom that after 
a person had been challenged by Shadow-of-the-Sun the one who avas 
challenged would always go to the nearest flowing water and take a 
bath, to prepare for the race. After the boy had gone down to the 
water, and had taken his bath, and was ready to go and race, the chief 
he was visiting was ready to go with him. The people from both sides 
of the village crowded around the ground when the young man and the 
chiefs arrived. They started to the west, away from the village. As 
they went along the young man saw that he was to have a close race, 
for he knew that Shadow-of-the-Sun was a fast runner. Finally they 
came to a place where the race was to commence. It was the custom 
of the chief to accompany, as far as he could go, the visitor in the race. 
Now began the race with Shadow-of-the-Sun. The boy raced with the 
chief until the chief gave out; then he began to race with Shadow-of- 
the-Sun. The boy’s custom when racing was, first to get on the right 
side of his opponent, then, after giving out on that side he would get 
on his left side, and so on. Then, should he be beaten, he was to for- 
feit his life. This is how Shadow-of-the-Sun overcame his victims. 
They were going very fast toward the village. When they were near 
the village the boy gave out. Then Shadow-of-the-Sun took his club 
and struck him on the head. Whenever the visited chief’s visitors lost 
a race this chief would lose some of his people, which he forfeited to 
Shadow-of-the-Sun. After the boy had been clubbed the good chief 
would offer his life to Shadow-of-the-Sun, because so many men had 
lost they lives through paying him a visit. But Shadow-of-the-Sun 
would refuse to take his life, saying it was through his visitors that 
he got all his fun. The trouble was always started by the evil spirited 
people. 
At the boy’s ‘home, his parents were wondering what had become 
of him, and no one but his father knew, and he was disposed to let his 
boys go wherever they pleased. So at another time the second boy 
resolved to go and look for his brother. He told his mother to prepare 
some corn meal for him, that he might have it to eat on his journey 
to the village where this brother had gone. Four days he journeyed, 
and on the evening of the fourth day he arrived at the edge of the 
