YOUNG-BOY-CHIEF AND HIS SISTER. 219 
him four times before he came, and while he was getting ready she 
went to one side, got water and took it to their home. When Young- 
Boy-Chief went he shot at the Deer, but his arrow came off and broke 
to pieces. He shot again, and again, and again, until he had used up 
all his arrows, and all his arrows were broken to pieces. Then the Deer 
raised itself, and Young-Boy-Chief stood right still, not moving a step. 
So the Deer tossed him upon its antlers and carried him off. This was 
the beginning of Young-Boy-Chief’s troubles. This deer was Big- 
Hail-Deer (Taahaitschidl). 
After Big-Hail-Deer had carried off Young-Boy-Chief, Young- 
Boy-Chief’s sister came to where Big-Hail-Deer had been, to find out 
why her brother had not come home. When she arrived at the place, 
she saw the broken arrows, gathered them up, and carried them home. 
After a long while she resolved to look for her brother. She and Lit- 
tle-Dog were alone at home. She mourned for her brother when she 
came to find out that it was Big-Hail-Deer that had been shot at by 
Young-Boy-Chief, and that he had carried him off. She resolved 
finally to go and look for her brother. She commenced to grind some 
parched corn into meal, enough to last until her return. As she started, 
she told Little-Dog to remain at home, saying perhaps she would be 
‘gone for a good while, but that she might return in a little while. 
She also told him to get lots of meat for her to eat. She left her gourd 
full of water for Little-Dog to drink when he should get thirsty. Thus 
she got ready to look for her brother. 
While on the journey she would sing, then weep, and these were 
the words of her song: 
Ki-di-wa-a-ta-ka-ki-da-e-da-ka 
Ki-di-wa-a-ta-ka-ki-da-e-da-ka 
Si-sa-aits-te-e-da-ta-ti-a-kak-wi-duk 
Si-sa-aits-te-e-da-ta-ti-a-kak-wi-duk 
A-quava-ta-haits-si-a-ki-a-kia. 


lit was my mistake in the first place! 
It was my mistake in tthe first place, 
to call the boy to shoot the deer. 
It was not the Deer; it was the Elk. 
