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corn on fire and says this will make old woman go to sleep and she will not wake 
until he is long way off. ‘Child-of-a-Dog 1s also given long feather to use over 
fire. If it goes up in air, they will go with it. He takes ears of corn which 
girls take into lodge. Some time after they have gone to bed, old woman sleeps 
and snores. Child-of-a-Dog uses stone on more cruel girl and kills her. He 
renders other girl harmless and tells her she is to be his wife, but they have to 
leave place. They stand near fire, and when Child-of-a-Dog puts feather over fire 
feather flies up and they go up in air with it toward west. When they have gone, 
woman who gave power to Child-of-a-Dog deserts ‘her home and jumps from tree 
to tree and causes old woman to lose her trail. Child-of-a-Dog shoots his arrows 
and he and girl fly with them. His power. is exhausted and they hear old woman 
at a distance saying she has found their trail. Woman then throws double-balls, 
and they travel on them. She does this four times and then they see place of their 
retreat. Little-Spider-Woman arrives and threatens to kill woman if she helps 
Child-of-a-Dog and his wife. Buzzard-Woman gets under old woman and flies 
into air with her. She flies higher and higher until they can not see them any 
more. Then they hear something fall, and Little-Spider-Woman falls to ground 
dead. Child-of-a-Dog and wife go to his home. Wife tells her of troubles with 
Little-Spider-Woman and that her parents are Raccoons and that parents of other 
girl are Owls. The woman who helps them to escape is Squirrel-Woman. 
Woman comes and goes off with child into ground. Child-of-a-Dog searches 
for him without success. He and wife go to west and wife finds trail. He 
draws feathered part of arrow along ground and they see woman and child 
down in ground. Child-of-a-Dog goes down and drags woman out and says 
she is always to live in ground as Mole. Child at once begins to cry and can not 
be stopped crying until father says he will tell child all about his life and hard 
times he has had. Father tells tale of his and mother’s life. They then say they 
will be something else and escape further trouble. Child-of-a-Dog becomes Wind 
and his boy small Wind. Wife becomes Raccoon. Other woman pours water 
on fire, goes up with smoke and becomes Black-Eagle. 
20. THE OLD-AGE-DOG, WHO RESCUED THE CHIEF’S SON. 
Young-Man-Chief is admired by everybody, but refuses to marry. People are 
afraid of Tricksters, so women who haul wood are accompanied by armed men. 
Young-Man-Chief remains when women return home. Sees woman behind who 
calls him to her and gets hold of him. They are there for long time and are 
attacked by Tricksters. Man escapes and leaves woman to be taken away. 
Young-Man-Chief is sorry for woman and determines to go and seek her, 
He finds home of Tricksters and at night walks into village and looks into every 
lodge. Sees woman in tipi, makes hole and punches woman’s back with piece 
of grass. Woman walks out and Young-Man-Chief asks her to return home. 
She insists on going into tipi again. She tells husband about him, seeking 
revenge for leaving her to be captured. Young-Man-Chief is captured, tied to 
pole by fire, and burned to death during victory dance. People move next day, 
leaving old dog behind. Dog finds body of Young-Man-Chief and thinks he will 
save him. Dog howls and tells ‘him to get up. At fourth howl Young-Man-Chief 
rises from dead. Dog makes him dive four times in deepest part of stream. He 
comes out healed and with this arrows. They return to man’s home, and people 
