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what has to be done and that men not to enter lodge for four days. On fifth 
day they come in and see child in cradle. Child grows fast and Coyote woman 
thinks of leaving people to marry chief of tribe. She goes away with child, but 
woman follows and ttakes them back. Next day she goes away again with child 
toward north. Woman tries to find them and fails. When brothers return they 
find sister crying. She tells them of woman’s desertion, and oldest brother says 
he always knew she was fooled. Next morning oldest brother asks sister for pot 
of water. They stand in group and pour water on fire, and as smoke goes up 
they go up too. When up high they see Coyote woman and boy and go after 
them. They overtake them and get child. Brothers and sister with child go 
up into sky and become stars of Dipper. Sister also becomes ‘star, but does 
not stay with brothers. Child is small-star which is first with one of seven stars 
and then with another. Coyote jumps, but finds she is coyote again. He returns 
home, but sees only hair and bones, the remains of his family. He goes off to 
prairie and cries as coyotes cry. 
11, THE OWNER OF BLACK-AND-WHITE-KNIVES AND HIS SON. 
Father, mother, and daughter live out by themselves. Woman goes out after 
wood. Arrow which she picks up is claimed by fine-looking young man Owner- 
of-Black-and-White-Flint-Knives. She refuses to give it up and young man starts 
back toward west. She follows, and when man stops she can not turn back, he 
having charmed her. At night man makes her lie down by herself. At end of 
fourth day they arrive at home of man. He has mother and four sisters. Man 
and sisters have different meat from old woman’s. Old woman and stranger 
sleep together. Next morning young man goes hunting and sisters go swimming. 
Old woman tells young woman that her children eat human flesh and that son 
has great power to attack human beings. One day old woman and young woman 
pound corn into meal and after others have gone to sleep they putt meal into 
young man’s mouth and make him eat it. He says they have taken away his 
powers and afterwards he hunts all kinds of game. Four women go to lake 
and cease to return. Young man calls together wild animals and fowls. He 
tells them he wants his sisters, and whoever gets their clothes and brings sisters 
home shall have them for wives, but that they will have to run hard, as if over- 
taken they will die. All agree, and Jack-Rabbit tries first. He runs away with 
clothes, but women overtake and kill him. Four women are ducks, and fast 
runners and swimmers. Hawk tries ‘his luck, but is killed. Small-Hawk takes 
clothes and being fastest runner known gets into lodge with them just as women 
pass door. They come and beg for clothes, but brother tells them they must 
come in. They do so and Small-Hawk becomes their husband. Brother’s wife, 
who has come long distance, is pregnant and he thinks he will take her back 
home. They start on journey, and when they stop, man tells wife to get much 
wood, as some one will be around at night to fight him and they must keep fire 
burning all night. He says, as he has lost power, he will be killed, and instructs 
her how to do about the child, who is to be called Young-Flint-Knife. At night 
creature comes and tries to pull man from fire. They struggle all night and at 
dawn they part. Next day they go on, and in afternoon gather much wood. At 
night foe, who is Double-Faced-Monster, comes again. This occurs again next 
night, and on following day man tells wife she will have to go home alone as he 
