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and they are both changed. When older sister sees change she wants to sleep 
with Wets-the-Bed. She has to be satisfied to lie near bed and make a step 
for them. Wets-the-Bed recognized as good son-in-law. Finally chief appoints 
him head chief in his place. He treats everybody right. Chiefs paint themselves 
differently. Wets-the-Bed has war-bonnet of hair, dyed red and yellow. He 
is troubled about old chief's oldest daughter and announces he wants to go where 
he came from, and wants people to do as they please about themselves. He calls 
himself Red-Star and says he got his powers from Shooting-Star. Other chiefs 
turn into Swift-Hawk, Buffalo-Crow, Eagle, Black-Eagle, respectively. People 
pour water on fire, and smoke goes up. Some fly into air, others go as animals, 
some to timber, some to prairie, and some to water. Those that remain continue 
human beings. 
15. THE DEEDS OF WETS-THE-BED. 
Wets-the-Bed lives with grandparents, who are abused by Coyote. Young- 
Man-Chief is only friend of Wets-the-Bed, who is also called Corn-Meal-Boy, 
because he eats at mortar where corn is grinding. Four beautiful girls, sisters, 
tell grandfather they want to form war-party against the Tricksters. He shows 
the contents of four war bundles and explains use of pipe. He fills pipe with 
tobacco and girls take it to Young-Man-Chief. He smokes it and becomes leader. 
Corn-Meal-Boy tells old folks he wants to go with war-party, as sisters promise 
to be wives of one who first sees enemy. He follows war-party, but Coyote sends 
him back. Young-Man-Chief and Coyote go in advance as spies and Corn- 
Meal-Boy gets before them. They try to drive him back, but the persists in fol- 
lowing and chief carries him on back. Spies rest and Corn-Meal-Boy goes on 
and sees smoke. There is village of Tricksters and Coyote begs Young-Man- 
Chief to tell young women that Coyote had found enemies. Young-Man-Chief 
tells story of discovery and gives credit to Corn-Meal-Boy. Three older sisters 
refuse to accept him as husband, but youngest one takes him and they are mar- 
ried on war-path. Village is attacked and Corn-Meal-Boy gets in first. Young- 
Man-Chief gives prisoner to him and his wife. Other sisters object so much to 
Corn-Meal-Boy that his wife moves to where he lives. He sends his grandfather 
to get some tripe at buffalo killing, and some one cuts his hands and bores hole in 
cheek and ties string through. When Corn-Meal-Boy sees this he, dives in water 
and comes out a fine-looking man having war-bonnet and short club. He pounds 
on chief’s doors, hits Coyote in ribs, and bores hole in cheek of man who had 
cut his grandfather and ties string through it. Chiefs offer pipes to Corn-Meal- 
Boy, but he will smoke only at request of Young-Man-Chief. New home is 
built for Corn-Meal-Boy’s people and the takes wife to water. When she comes 
out her appearance is changed. When sisters hear they go to see her. They want 
Corn-Meal-Boy for husband, but wife objects. He is seen by people only when 
they go on war-path. Coyote claims to be first to attack, but it is always Corn- 
Meal-Boy. Shows dirty string he wore around neck as Wets-the-Bed, and it is 
his war-bonnet. It shines like fire when he goes in lead of war-pasty. When 
Corn-Meal-Boy has shown many supernatural powers and given powers to men 
he goes up in sky. He is called “First-seen-by-War-parties,” and appears to 
people as shooting-star. 
