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41. THE BOY WHO LED WAR-PARTIES AND BECAME A HAWK. 
Chief has two boys. The older one is called Bad-Boy. Father is wishful 
to give him power, but he will not stay at home. Chief is tired of his doings 
and announces to people that if they see Bad-Boy among their lodges they shall 
kill him or whip him. Bad-Boy hears, and being afraid, goes home to bed. Next 
day he is quiet and:asks father to instruct him regarding war bundle. Father 
takes down War-secrets-Bundle and spreads things before Bad-Boy. He in- 
structs him particularly what to do if he wants to set out on war-path. One 
foggy day Bad-Boy thinks he will send out war-party. He fills pipe with 
tobacco and goes to select man to serve under him. Man accepts pipe and asks 
when they are to start. He says in a few days. Next day he leaves home and 
goes to village where young men playing shinny game. Lives in tipi of old man, 
old woman, and small child, and begins to do things he has done in father’s 
village. Goes with people on hunt, but returns to get things he has left in 
cave. He dresses himself and follows people on hunt. He meets young women 
who laugh at him. He drives them from hunting party and asks them to go 
on wat-party. They are willing and make camp. Bad-Boy follows instructions 
given by father. Next day they start and travel fourteen days. Every time they 
camp two women, Second-leading-Warriors, have to go through tobacco rite. 
Bad-Boy goes spying, and on return women form circle, which he enters, gives 
whoop, and says he has seen it. They sit down and Bad-Boy tells his story, and 
after telling his intention they rise and go in direction of enemy. ‘They see 
Trickster, who shoots at them until Bad-Boy clubs him and takes his scalp. They 
start off home and people dance all night in honor of Bad-Boy. He sends out 
more war-parties, of men instead of women. He remains single, and when old 
he tells people he is going to leave them and become something else. He flies 
away as Hawk. 
42. THE COYOTE AND THE WARRIOR. 
Coyote sees man on war-path and asks if he can go. Coyote says he is 
brave, and man lets him go, although he knows he is a coward. First night they 
stop at place called Where-Scalped-Man-sits-by-the-Fire. They kill buffalo and 
after eating most ‘of the meat they rest. Coyote cuts pieces from largest part of 
heart and fits it on his knee. He goes to sleep and when he awakes he thinks 
Scalped-Man is sitting before him. He strikes with club and hits his own knee, 
which pains him and swells up. Next night they are to camp at place called 
Where-cooked-Meat-flies-around. Coyote says knee is feeling better. They come 
to place. When they have caught all they want meat stops flying around. Next 
night they are to stay at Where-Arrows-fly-around and Coyote complains of 
sore leg hurting him. His knee becomes worse and they stop to rest. Arrows 
begin to fly around. Man catches some, but Coyote dodges and is hit in arm. 
Man kicks Coyote’s feet and tells him to get up. While eating, man tells Coyote 
next stopping place is Where-Women-visit-the-Men. Coyote wishes next day 
might come quickly. Next morning he does cooking and says knee does not hurt. 
When they camp next night two women come. Coyote cooks tripe and eats it 
with woman to find out whether she is young or old. In eating she makes noise 
and Coyote tells her to leave him, as she is too old. She arises and her apparel 
