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greater-Powers-than-any-other-Man, who speaks to it. Child stops crying and 
plays with bow and arrow, and father becomes chief's son-in-law. He removes 
his things to home of child and next day starts to hunt for whole family. Chief 
tells people that men are to go hunting and that any one killing red turkey and 
bringing it to him shall have his next daughter. Man-having-greater-Powers- 
than-any-other-Man kills red turkey. Coyote kills white turkey and paints it red, 
thinking he will become chief’s son-in-law. Daughter is given to other man, 
who also wins third ‘daughter for having prettiest war-bonnet, although Coyote 
tries to coax daughter to choose his bonnet. Long afterward chief offers his two 
remaining daughters to funniest dancer. Coyote tries to make them laugh at him, 
but they laugh at Opossum, who becomes chief’s son-in-law. Opossum is worried 
at having two wives and splits his membrum. Chief's first grandson, Child- 
sprung-from-Relic, disappears. Chief announces that any one finding child shall 
be chief of whole village. Man-having-greater-Powers-than-any-other-Man finds 
his child has been taken into water, and will not leave river banks, and becomes 
Flamingo. Chief says he wants to become something else, and some become birds, 
others wild animals, and some remain human beings. 
25. THE SPIDERS WHO RECOVERED THE CHIEF’S GRANDSON. 
Two villages divided by street have two chiefs. One chief has son and the 
other has daughter, who will not marry in their own families. In chiefs’ families 
young people have high sleeping places, entered by means of ladder, which parents 
remove to keep any one from getting to the bed. The chief's son and the chief's 
daughter on the same night think of going to see each other. They meet, and 
after explanation they go to young man’s home. Next morning young man’s 
mother finds girl in bed with him and tells them to come to breakfast. Chief's 
daughter is sought for and Coyote finds her. Chief is satisfied when he knows 
that she has married other chief's son. Boy is born to them. Child is taken 
around to other lodges and brought home to mother to nurse. Old woman comes 
for child, which mother hands to her out of cradle. It is not returned and can 
not be found. Spider-Woman comes and finds that old woman has gone under- 
ground with child, but loses her trail. People accompany chief on hunting trip. 
Coyote remains at home and takes family into timber. While trying to shoot 
fish, some one behind speaks to him. It is Spider-Man. Coyote asks if he may 
dress like him, and he dumps Coyote into water. When he comes out he is like 
Spider-Man. Spider-Man gives him food, which increases as it is turned round 
on stick. Asks Coyote if he is brave, as he wants him to go after chief's grand- 
child, which has been scorched nearly to death. Coyote takes meat to his wife 
and tells her how to increase it. Spider-Man sends him back to tell wife they 
are now to be brother and sister. Spider-Man tells Coyote he will meet four 
dangerous men and gives him instructions how to proceed on trip to place where 
child is. Coyote comes to four Headless-Men, in succession, and manages to get 
around them facing the north, and sticks their feet in ground. He comes to vil- 
lage where child is and shoots four arrows in different directions, causing fires. 
Makes dash for child, and people scatter, thinking Spider-Man has come. He 
takes child from pole, runs quickly and escapes thunder and lightning. On his 
way home he kills Headless-Men. Spider-Man throws child into water and on 
taking it out sends Coyote for his child of same age. Spider-Man throws Coyote’s 
