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and arrows are always made and buried with the dead, so that they 
can go to Spirit Land at once and not have to wander about. But no 
one ever makes bows and arrows at night, because they are afraid some 
of the ghosts might come for them and cause a death in the family, for 
whenever a ghost appears it is a sign of death. 
36. THE LAZY BOYS WHO BECAME THE PLEIADES.* 
Long, long ago, ir the beginning of this world, there lived an old 
woman with seven children, who were all boys. ‘The boys were full of 
life and fun and they would go away from the others and play all the 
day long, and would not work, nor take time to eat but twice a day— 
morning and evening. When they came home in the evening their 
mother would scold them, and one evening when they came home late 
for their supper their mother would not let them have anything to eat. 
The boys were very angry and went back to their play and determined 
on the morrow to go away where they would never trouble her any 
more. ‘The next morning early they went down to their playground 
before breakfast and began to go round and round the house, praying to 
the spirits to help them. At last their mother noticed and heard what 
they were saying, and as she watched them she noticed that their feet 
were off the earth, and then she knew that something was wrong, and 
she ran out trying to get her children, but it was too late. With every 
round they rose higher and higher in the air, and were soon above the 
roof of the house. They circled higher and higher until they went up 
to the sky, where we can see them now as the Seven Stars. These 
seven boys who were taken to the sky were very indolent, and when 
the work time came they would always slip off and play. ‘That is the 
reason that during the winter months the Seven Stars,can be seen ; but 
at the beginning of the spring months, at the work time, the Seven 
Stars are gone. 
37. THE LOST TIMBER SPIRITS.+ 
When the world was new the old man, Coyote, decided that if a man, 
woman, or child died they should return to the earth again after ten days. 
Finally Coyote made another rule, and that was that when anybody 
died and was buried within six days he should stay under the ground, 
but if not buried by the seventh day he might escape. If caught before 
he succeeded in getting away he was to be brought back home. When 
the person was caught, a fire was kindled all around him; but finally 
he threw off the fire from him, and then was taken back to his home, 
*Told by Wing. ¢ Told by Short-Man. 
