270 THE MY LHOGEGGY Ory Dirks W ICE Tat 
as he wanted to. At night he overtook them. He went ahead of them, 
and when he came to a small hollow he stepped to one side, and when 
the Trickster-Spies came along with the boy he joined the party. The 
people did not know that he was among them, and passed the boy 
from one to another, as they in turn became tired. ‘The Trickster-Spy 
did most of the talking about passing around the child. Finally his 
time came to carry the child on his back. When his turn came he went 
but a short distance with the crowd and stepped to one side, letting 
them go on. He then turned back at once, traveling fast, so as not 
to be overtaken. He was a good way off when the people found out 
that he had already been with them and they began to ask one of 
another: “‘Who has got the child?’ When they found that no one 
present had the child they began to say: “Surely the Trickster-Spy 
must have been in the crowd and must have his child, and perhaps he 
has carried it back to his home.” ‘That night he was a long way from 
the Trickster-Spies, so that they did not follow him, and on the next — 
day he reached home. 
The Trickster-Spy’s child grew rapidly, but his father still con- 
tinued to take him on his hunting trips, and when he got old enough 
the child had as great powers as his father. The Trickster-Spy trained 
his child by carrying him along on his hunting trips, giving him some 
powers as he had them. He finally had to leave the boy at home, for 
he was too heavy to carry, but the Trickster-Spy continued to go out 
on his hunting trips against his own people. He lived with the four 
chiefs for a long while, until he made trouble by beating his wife, when 
he escaped and fled to his own people, leaving his wife and boy. This 
made Son-of-the-Trickster-Spy angry at his father, and he looked for 
him that he might kill him. The boy, having the same kind of powers 
as his father, fooled a good many people, working all kinds of schemes. 
There were times that some of the enemies would see him, but he 
would turn into something else, such as a deer, coyote or any other 
living animal. The people finally sent out a war-party against the 
Trickster-Spies. When they were on the way, Son-of-the-Trickster- 
Spy went out to spy; but in the meantime, the Trickster-Spies had sent 
out a war-party against their enemies, so the Trickster-Spy and Son-of- 
the-Trickster-Spy were spying against each other’s people; and when 
both saw each other they went in opposite directions, going but a short 
distance and around the hills, and there they met again. The son 
turned into a deer, as also did the father, but each was somewhat afraid 
to meet the other, so they left each other for their parties. Son-of-the- 
Trickster-Spy told his people that while he was out spying he met some 
one whom he thought was his father. When he told his story he said: 
