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staying at home, would go around to other places and about ash heaps 
and pick up what parched corn had been left after the corn had been 
parched and the ashes taken out, and he would eat it. When darkness 
came he would remain where he pleased, and sleep on the bare ground 
where there was no one living. Of course, Bad-Boy had a good home, 
but being a bad boy, he thought himself all right staying away from 
home. Whenever he saw his younger brother he would abuse him, and 
hurt his feelings, and the poor boy would return home crying. 
Finally the chief became tired of Bad-Boy’s doings and sent out 
word for everyone to come to his lodge. After his criers had made the 
announcement the people began to come around the chief’s lodge. When 
all were present, they asked the chief why he had called them. The chief 
announced to the people that if any one should see Bad-Boy among their 
lodges they should kill him or whip him, for he had done all kinds of 
mischief. All the men went to their homes. A man was selected to 
announce what the chief had requested them to do, and he went through 
the outskirts of the village, talking and telling what the chief had said in 
regard to Bad-Boy. The following night Bad-Boy heard the news that 
his father had given orders that his life should be taken, or that he 
should be whipped if he should be seen lying around anywhere. About 
midnight Bad-Boy went to his ‘home to sleep on hts bed, for he was 
afraid that they would surely take his life. The next morning, when 
the old folks were up, they noticed Bad-Boy in his bed. The following 
day Bad-Boy was rather quiet. He asked his father to instruct him 
regarding the war bundle that he had always offered to give him. The 
old chief took down the bundle, with everything in it, shield, quiver, 
bow and arrows, tobacco-pouch and war-club, the whole bundle being 
called War-secrets-Bundle (Narwitstanaseh). Everything was spread 
before Bad-Boy. The thing that was spread before him was a shield, 
and in this shield was a stuffed hawk, in each of whose feet was a scalp; 
one white soft feather, and tobacco-pouch with black stone pipe in it, 
this pouch being a stained skunk hide. The chief then told Bad-Boy 
that if he wanted to set out at any time on the war-path, or if he wanted 
to attack his enemy in their village, he should use the scalp in the left 
foot of the stuffed hawk; and if he wanted to attack them out in the 
wilderness he should use the scalp that was in the right foot of the 
stuffed hawk; that before going out on any expedition he must first 
go to some man whom he wanted to go along as Second-leading- 
warrior, having his pipe filled with tobacco; before entering, he must 
ask if the man whom he wanted was present in the lodge, and if present 
he should ask him to come out; then he should take off his robe and 
