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men who have looked at the witches who continually sew upon such 
a quilt. 
29 Girls in box. Enchanted girls hidden in a bark box come forth 
upon demand of conjurer. The enchantment is not of an evil 
nature. 
30 Enchanted feathers. These placed upon hero’s hat give him 
great power, particularly for running. 
31 Enchanted birds. The hero has enchanted birds upon his hat, 
that bring coals to light his pipe. 
32 Bark dolls. Dolls are enchanted so that they speak for their 
maker, deceiving evil pursuer of hero. 
33, Talking moccasins. Moccasins placed in lodge talk to evil pur- 
suer, setting him or her astray. 
34 Reducible dog. A tiny dog that is kept in a pouch. It may 
be enlarged to a size sufficient to carry the hero or his fleeing sister. 
Upon being patted with the hand or magic rod, it becomes reduced 
to a size almost invisible. | 
35 Talking skull. The hero finds the skull of his uncle. It asks 
him for tobacco and then shows him how to overcome sorcery. 
36 Flayed skin. A human skin is the slave of sorcerers and 
guards their lodge, clearing or path, screaming out the presence of 
intruders. It may be revived by the hero who removes the en- 
chantment. 
37 Wampum eagle. An eagle covered with wampum. Many 
persons shoot at this eagle, trying to kill it. Only the hero can kill 
it with his magic arrow. 
38 White beaver. '!A magical beaver, generally the “brother” of 
a witch, is killed by the hero who invites in his friends to help eat the 
beast. 
39 Blue lizard. ‘The lizard lives in a magic spring and lures the 
unwary to death by pulling them into the water. 
40 Flying heads. These are spirits of the storm winds. They 
are generally evil characters in stories. 
41 Pygmies. There are tribes of “little people’ living under- 
ground or in rocky places. They have valuable charms and can be 
forced to give them to men. They have a ceremony in which they 
delight. If men beings perform this ceremony, favor is gained. 
They like tobacco and nail parings. 
42 Buffalo one-rib. A magically endowed buffalo kills men. It 
can not be injured by arrows because it has only one rib, a bony plate 
protecting its entire body. It is vulnerable in the bottom of one 
foot. 
43 Fast-growing snake. A boy finds a pretty snake and feeds it. 
