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to run race against four brothers. Two sisters advise him about race and give 
him seven things to aid him, and also soft, white feather. They tell him not to 
drink from gourds of sisters, and to shoot his opponents. In morning Child-of-a- 
Dog takes bath and then goes to meet opponents. Objects to starting-point three 
times as not being far enough. Brother-in-law does first part of race. Then 
Child-of-a-Dog begins race and, to get before brothers, drops comb, which causes 
thick burrs. These impede brothers, who command wind to blow. Child-of-a- 
Dog can not travel rapidly now, and he makes wind to go into gourd. Child-of- 
a-Dog overtakes brothers and he throws piece of clay, which makes boggy place 
for other men. They again overtake Child-of-a-Dog and command it to snow. 
This contest of powers goes on until final race, when Child-of-a-Dog puts waving 
feather on head, which makes him light. He runs against oldest brother, who 
has to pack him on his back and soon gives out. The same result attends race 
with other brothers, and Child-of-a-Dog wins. Tiwo women offer him drink from 
their gourds, but he refuses it and his wives give him drink. Child-of-a-Dog 
_turns back and shoots his opponents and makes them Buffalo. Two women and 
two wives contend for him by hauling wood and carrying water, and wives win. 
Bad women become Dog and Hawk, that they may have man to themselves. 
Child-of-a-Dog goes on visit to other village and when he sits down on robe he 
falls into pit. He hears them tell people to bring hot ashes to throw into pit. He 
digs hole on side and is safe. People go hunting, leaving him to die. People 
in timber remove ashes and get Child-of-a-Dog out of pit. He goes to creek, 
dives in and is as before. He remains with people to hunt for them and then 
follows those who have done him harm. He catches up with them, and after 
dark whistles four times. Dog who was former wife comes and he then shoots 
four arrows in different directions. Fire comes up. Dog tells him that mother 
and old woman are dead and that young woman is in danger of being killed 
by husband. Child-of-a-dog at once departs for home. East of house he sees 
woman sitting on bank of pond watching ducks swim. He shoots duck. Woman 
sees it is her son’s arrow and turns around. He takes her home. When husband 
comes in Child-of-a-Dog takes bow-string and casts man into ground and he is 
Wood-Rat-Man. Woman sees six deer, which Child-of-a-Dog follows and kills. 
While cooking meat, two women come and ask for food. Older woman asks 
for liver before it is ready to be eaten. She asks for more meat and finally 
whole deer eaten. When two deer have been eaten woman says man shall be 
her .son-in-law. When they have eaten third deer, woman goes out and other 
woman tells him about older woman and her daughters, who have teeth in their 
vaginas. Woman returns and again asks for meat, but before fifth deer eaten 
daylight appears. Child-of-a-Dog goes with women and is taken to place where 
two young women live. Old woman sends him for dead burnt log to burn while 
she is asleep. He goes to other woman’s place and she gives him ear of black 
corn and tells him it will turn to log and he is to push it into lodge. She also 
tells him not to sleep first night, as old woman will come to kill him if girls do 
not. He takes log, and as he pushes it into lodge woman tries to hit him on head 
with club. At sundown young people go to bed and old woman snores, but 
during night she comes to see if girls have caused man’s death. He does not 
have intercourse and gets up early and goes out. Next day old woman sends him 
to get two logs, and he is given two ears of black corn, also two long hard stones 
to use on girls. After killing one he can escape with other to high hill westward, 
where is woman with many children, who can save them. Woman puts ears of 
