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fight they will all get after you and will not let you go until they have 
killed you. They are jealous of you. The reason is that I have re- 
fused many of them when they have asked me. I have told you what 
to do when we get there, and now I want you to lay down on the 
ground and roll over twice.’’ The man did, and when he arose he had 
changed into a Buffalo. The woman sat there watching him for a 
moment; then she did the same thing and became a Buffalo. ‘They 
started on climbing the high hill, and when they reached the top of the 
hill the Buffalo man looked down toward the west. Hesaw thousands 
and thousands of Buffalo. Then the woman told him that they were 
her people. When the herd saw these two coming they began to move 
to one certain place, as though to wait there and see who was coming. 
The woman kept on leading Braveness. He followed her until she came 
to an old Buffalo cow and then they stopped, and Braveness knew that 
she was the mother of his beautiful wife. They stayed there for a 
long time. Every now and then four or five of the young Buffalo 
would come around and bother Braveness, and so they decided to go 
back again to Braveness’ home. On the way they stopped at the place 
where they had turned themselves into Buffalo. The Buffalo woman 
told him to do the same thing that he had done before, and so he rolled 
over twice and became as he was before, and then she did the same. 
While they were going she told him not to mention the transformation 
or her people to any one. When they reached home his father, Snow- 
Bird-with-White-Wings, asked him where he had been, and he told his 
father that he had been hunting and then had gone down to his wife’s 
home, and his father did not ask him any more questions. 
They stayed at home about one year, and then they made up their 
minds to go again and see the woman’s mother. After they had been 
living with the Buffalo a long time his wife told him that the old people 
were talking about killing him; that they were going to have a foot 
race and that they intended that he should run in this foot race. When 
he heard all this he was worried and did not know what todo. ‘That 
night he could not sleep, and he went out to take a long walk. He 
went a long way and walked very slowly. He heard some one calling, 
but could not see the person, for it wasa very dark night. The unknown 
person said tohim: ‘‘ Youare very young, but you must remember you 
can not beat those Buffalo running without my help, and I know what 
they are going to do with you when the race is over. If they beat you 
running they are going to kill you, and so I am going to help you to 
win. If I do it there are others who will also help you. If you win 
the race they will let you have this woman all to yourself and will not 
bother you any more.’’ ‘Then the unknown person told Braveness to 
