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double-ball and stick to go on. She puts water on fire, and as smoke goes up 
she goes up with it. Old woman tells her she will have to cross river and go to 
small hill where is little boy whom she must beg to save her life, for his people 
have great power. After woman lights on ground she runs for a while, and 
tosses double-ball, with which she goes up into air. Old woman tells man at 
distance of woman’s escape. Then she kills herself with club. Man returns 
and sees mother dead. He makes circuit and at last finds woman’s trail. He 
loses it where she tossed the ball. This she does four times, and after getting 
on feet again she runs a long way and comes to river. She finds Crane, on 
whose neck she crosses river. She sees Big-Belly-Boy and asks him to save her. 
He walks around, but agrees to do so, as Mixed-Timber comes in sight of her. 
They go to great stone, which boy removes, and in room is Man-with-Super- 
natural-Powers. Mixed-Timber arrives, and when people will not give up woman 
he begins to destroy little hill in which they ares Boy tells Man-with-Super- 
natural-Powers to make haste. Old man takes string from neck, which has 
something tied to it, and throws it up, killing man outside instantly. When 
Mixed-Timber is dead old man.tells woman to go, but at boy’s request she is 
allowed to remain. Old man tells woman his six sons will be in soon. When 
they come they stop and ask what is in lodge. Boy persuades them to come, and 
as they enter lodge they fall dead. Old man restores them to life and they 
are surprised to see what was done, as they had never seen a woman before. 
Woman explains to boy about husband and wife. She tells brothers, and 
woman is married to seven brothers. Boy is born to them. Six brothers go hunt- 
ing and are killed by two Double-Faced-Monsters. Old man brings them into 
lodge and brings them to life again. While walking around with boy, woman and 
child find lot of young Double-Faced-Monsters in cave. Their lungs are hanging 
on line across cave; boy punches them with arrow point, and all young ones fall 
dead. Woman tells boy about children’s games and persuades him to move 
lodge and others consent. They move toward the north. At dark, Man-with- 
Supernatural-Powers makes first grass-lodge by blowing in bunch of grass. 
Late on fourth day they reach woman’s village and old man makes grass-lodge 
to live in. They remain for a long while and boys marry. Child makes little 
boy cry, and as Man-with-Supernatural-Powers does not like it he says they had 
better move again. He takes them to sky, and woman goes with them. They 
are.the Seven Stars (Ursa Major), and old man himself is North-Star. 
9. THE SEVEN BROTHERS AND THE SISTER. 
Seven brothers with their five sisters live. with their father and mother. 
Brothers great hunters and warriors and have great powers on war-path. At 
home they play games, chiefly hoop-and-javelin. Each brother has a special 
power, and they are named accordingly. Large crowds go with them against the 
Tricksters. Woman comes to bed of oldest brother while at home. He marks 
her on back with white clay. Next day all women play double-ball game. He 
notices that his oldest sister bears mark. Next night sister comes to bed again 
and man strikes her all over with points of arrows. Woman goes away north 
and becomes Bear-Woman-having-great-Powers and carries off people to eat. 
Brother Great-Prophet says some beast has killed all people but their youngest 
