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before. When father asks boy about arrows he tells him about strange boy— 
that he has tail like poker stick, and goes into water, and calls him brother. 
His name is “After-birth-Boy.” Father finds out that strange boy is his son and 
arranges with son to attack him and make him stay at home. Next day father 
stays at home and tells son to invite strange boy into lodge and while examining 
his head hold him by hair. Father then turns into fire-stick. Strange boy comes, 
but when he enters lodge he detects father and goes back into water. Next day 
before “After-birth-Boy”’ comes father hides behind door and turns into stem 
of grass. After-birth-Boy comes and is enticed into lodge to eat. They examine 
each other’s heads and lodge boy tangles A‘fter-birth-Boy’s hair. Takes hold 
of it and calls father. After-birth-Boy drags them to river, but then consents 
to live with them. When released he jumps into river and comes back with 
arm full of arrows. Father makes shinny ball and two sticks and more 
arrows with netted ring. Tells boys not to roll it toward west, and forbids 
them to go to place of Spider-Woman, Thunderbird, Double-Faced-Monster, 
and Headless-Man. Soon after After-birth-Boy asks brother to go with 
him to Spider-Woman. They shoot birds and give them to Spider-Woman. 
She puts them into pail of boiling water, but they upset it and scald her to 
death. Boys go to see Thunderbird’s nest. After-birth-Boy climbs tree and 
Thunderbird tears off all his limbs. He reaches nest and kills two of young 
birds. He slides down tree and brother puts his legs on again. Boys find long 
stone on ground and take it to father to sharpen knife on. He tells them it is 
their mother and makes them take it back again. Next day boys go to caves of 
Double-Faced-Monsters. They find young ones. They see lungs hanging in cave. 
After-birth-Boy strikes them with point of arrow and kills all Double-Faced- 
Monsters but one young one. This they take home as pet for father, but he 
makes them take it back again. Several days afterward they take shinny ball 
and sticks and go to where Headless-Man is. He tells them they must play 
shinny game, and die if they lose. Asfter-birth-Boy sends brother west and says 
they will send ball back and forth to wear Headless-Man out. ‘They do so and 
when Headless-Man is tired After-birth-Boy knocks ball over creek, which is goal. 
Then he passes bow-string four times through his hands and kills Headless-Man 
with it. Boys’ ball and sticks green, representing spring of year. Boys take. 
netted ring and roll it toward west. They run after it and can not stop. Ring 
rolls into lake and boys find themselves inside great water-monster. Father 
finds they have gone, and he becomes star in sky. Boys stay long in monster and 
then After-birth-Boy passes bow-string four times through Jeft hand and swings 
it around. Monster goes up and falls on dry land. They get out and find it is 
great fish. Boys start for home. Find no trace of father. Vines grown over 
lodge. At last After-birth-Boy finds father’s track and at night they see his 
star in sky. After-birth-Boy shoots arrow into sky and drop of blood falls on 
his hand, showing that star is father. He then shoots two arrows, by which boys 
climb up into sky to their father. They are boys who killed all meanest beings 
that lived in those times. 
13. THE THUNDERBIRD AND THE WATER-MONSTER. 
In village are two chiefs. On east side Thunderbird is chief, and is liked by 
all but Evil-Spirited-Persons. In games life of person is wagered. Coyote, 
nephew of Thunderbird, goes to play hand-game and asks uncle to go with him. 
