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it through his left hand four times and kills cruel chief with it. Body is burned 
and old man calls his boys to come out. Men jump out of fire and old man and 
his boys go back home. Old man insists family shall leave place because what 
has happened may happen again. They go and become Swift-Hawks. 
31. THE SWIFT-HAWKS AND SHADOW-OF-THE-SUN. 
Family of Hawks, consisting of father and three boys, live by themselves away 
from village. Oldest boy goes to visit village and sees people playing games. 
He puts up at lodge of chief, who tells him that there are evil-spirited people 
whose chief, Shadow-of-the-Sun, will challenge him to foot-race. Early next 
morning young man is challenged to foot-race by Shadow-of-the-Sun. Boy takes 
bath and then goes with good chief to ground. Race is run and boy is beaten 
and killed with club by Shadow-of-the-Sun. Good chief offers his life, but it is 
refused, as it is through his visitors other chief gets his fun. Father knows 
what has become of boy, but he lets second boy go to look for his brother. He 
goes to village, is received by good chief, and recognizes brother’s things. He 
is invited to run race with Shadow-of-the-Sun, is defeated and killed. Two 
other brothers go to village ‘successively and meet same fate. Father goes in 
search of boys, first coloring water in bowl with white clay in which wife will see 
blood color if he is slain. Reaches village evening of fourth day and is directed to 
chief's tipi. He sees his boys’ weapons and things hung up near bed. In morn- 
ing he is called to race, but first jumps into flowing water, from which he comes 
changed to young man. Chief goes with him to race, but he refuses to run from 
the starting place. Old man and Shadow-of-the-Sun run, and at fifth time old 
man turns into hawk and lights on chief's shoulder. He kicks chief on breast 
and enters village first. Shadow-of-the-Sun begs for his life, and being refused 
goes up into sky. Old man shoots arrow in direction he has gone and chief 
falls to ground, dead. His body and all human bones found are burned, and as 
those killed by Shadow-of-the-Sun are called they jump out of fire. Good chief 
tells people they have had such hard times they had better not exist longer as 
.human beings. Some people fly away, some into timber, some into prairies. 
Chief becomes Eagle. Father takes boys home and they turn into Hawks. 
32. YOUNG-BOY-CHIEF AND HIS SISTER, WHO BECAME EAGLES. 
Young-Boy-Chief and his sister live by themselves. They have Little-Dog. 
Sister sees deer and she calls Young-Boy-Chief four times to come and shoot 
it. He shoots at deer but all his arrows break to pieces. Deer carries Young- 
Boy-Chief off on his antlers. It is Big-Hail-Deer. Sister searches for Young- 
Boy-Chief and finds broken arrows. Long while after she resolves to go and 
look for brother. She takes the meal and leaves the meat and gourd @f water 
for Little-Dog. While on journey she sings and weeps alternately. Person an 
hill tries to keep her from passing. She pours out corn meal, and he then tells 
her about her brother. He is Mountain-Lion, and he tells her to go on. She 
continues journey and travels with double-ball and stick until she comes to 
another man on hill. He does as first man until she pours out some meal, and 
then tells her to go on to next man, who has great powers. He is Headless- 
