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warriors try to steal to his home to kill him, but he hears them coming and sets 
dogsonthem. Finally, Medicine-Screech-Owl decides to’interfere. He starts up 
trail to boy’s house, and blows so hard that it takes magic power of sound from 
shells, Near top of mountain he blows breath again, and dogs roll over asleep. 
He passes dogs and blows again, and old woman falls asleep. He does same with 
boy. Heenters house and takes shells off boy, walks around, and then goes away. 
When almost down mountain he blows breath and boy wakes up. He misses 
shells and begins to look for them. Grandmother will not wake up and he shakes 
Medicine-Screech-Owl’s breath out of her. Dogs will not wake and he knocks 
breath out of them with club. Dogs wake up and scent Medicine-Screech-Owl’s 
tracks. They start after him and come to big circle of fire. In midst stands 
Medicine-Screech-Owl wearing shells. They can not get through fire, and return 
without shells. Medicine-Screech-Owl keeps them some time, and then takes them 
back to boy and makes him promise not to bewitch people any more. 
19. MEDICINE-SCREECH-OWL,. 
On Medicine-Screech-Owl’s first birthday he is given bow and arrows. He names 
himself Medicine-Screech-Owl and will not have any other name, although there 
is ex-chief by that name. Ex-chief hears that child’s name is same as his, and 
says he will kill boy if he does not do what he tells him. He sends for boy and 
gives him watermelon seed and tells him to plant it that evening and in morning 
to bring him big watermelon to eat. Boy takes seeds and throws them on ground 
near his lodge. Watermelon plant springs up and in morning many large water- 
melons are on it. Boy takes melon to ex-chief, who is surprised and determines to 
destroy boy. Ex-chief again sends for boy and tells him to take large bull to his 
house and bring milk the next morning. Boy takes bull and in morning goes near to 
ex-chief’s lodge to chop wood. Ex-chief sees him and asks him if he has already 
milked bull. Boy says he has not, but is in hurry to cut some wood, as his father is 
going to have child. When ex-chief asks if he has ever seen man have child, boy 
asks him if he hasseen bull give milk. Third time ex-chief sends for boy, saying he 
and some friends are going to have fine time. They dig very deep hole and cover 
it with buffalo robe. Boy is told to sit on hide, and he goes down into hole, which 
ex-chief fills with stones and dirt until he supposes boy is dead. Man tells ex-chief 
that boy is still living, and ex-chief sends for him fourth time. He tells boy to go 
and sit down in middle of big fire. Boy does so and sits until fire burns out. He 
then arises unharmed. Boy makes big fire and tells ex-chief it is his turn to go 
into fire to show whether he has any power. Ex-chief goes in and is burned to 
death. Boy now goes from place to place, although mother knows that people 
envious of his power would try to kill him. He hears three men talking about him 
and determines to visit them. They welcome him and ask him to go into lodge. 
He goes in first and then stands near door, which is very small, and kills the three 
men as they enter, one at atime. He hears of Snow-and-Cold, who lives far away 
in the north and whose visitors, if they stay over night, are frozen before morning. 
He starts to visit him and sails over lake on eagle feather he wears on his head. 
Geese on other side of water make noise, when any one crosses, to warn Snow-and- 
Cold’s people. They do not see Medicine-Screech-Owl, who goes to Snow-and- 
Cold’s lodge and finds him asleep. Medicine-Screech-Owl speaks and Snow-and- 
Cold looks around, but can see noone. Finally, boy shows himself and tells Snow- 
and-Cold he has heard so much of that place he has come on visit. In evening 
