no girl will marry him. He hears flute and Elk comes. Elk tells boy
to take teeth from skull and gives him flute which will attract
girls to him. He goes home, tries flute, and girls come. After he
is married, women also come and men kill him. One of his relatives
takes teeth and flute. Boy is left unburied and several days
afterwards he goes to mother’s tipi. He sends mother to society of
Young-Dogs for tobacco. Men afraid of him. Boy goes away followed
by relatives. They go into river and all turn into animals. Young
man who had flute and elk teeth does not go and is the only one who
lives.
28. THE COYOTE, THE GIRL, AND THE MAGIC WINDPIPE.
Beautiful girl lives alone in timber. Has plenty of buffalo meat
and some wonderful bundles. Coyote becomes her errand man. When out
of meat girl tells Coyote to cover his head up as her brothers are
coming. Girl waves buffalo windpipe over smoke and dust in it turns
to her seven brothers. They take bows and arrows and girl goes on
to lodge, yells and waves towards west and south. Buffalo come and
brothers kill them. They return to lodge and girl puts them again
into windpipe as dust. Coyote sees performance and decides to steal
windpipe. Coyote goes away with windpipe, and while he sleeps girl
has brothers bring him back again. This occurs three times. Fourth
time girl lets Coyote carry thing off. He goes up hill near village
and howls for people to come and kick with him. Several young men
go and Coyote turns windpipe upside down, but, instead of dust and
boys, swarm of bumblebees come out. Young men run into timber, bees
go into hollow tree, and Coyote goes away as coyote.
29. THE BUFFALO-WIFE AND THE JAVELIN GAME.
Young man out hunting dreams of two buffalo bulls turning into
sticks and of buffalo cow turning into ring. In morning he sees
cow and lies with her. Finds ring in grass and wears it on his
wrist. He makes sticks and plays game with young men, winning many
things. Goes hunting and sees old woman, who induces him to carry
her across river on his back. He can not throw her off and he goes
home with her fast to his back. Medicine-men are sent for, but they
can do nothing. Poor boy puts on old robe and goes to young man’s
lodge with bow and four arrows of different colors. He shoots black
arrow and splits woman in two. With red arrow he takes her off boy.
The other arrows he places on boy’s back to remove sore place. Old
woman is then burned. Next day crying and voice are heard near
where woman burned. Young man finds ring has gone. White tipi with
woman and child inside appears where others were. Young man goes to
see it and woman with new buffalo robe passes by him, having child.
Young man makes bundle of eagle feathers and follows them. They
become buffalo. Calf communicates with father, and woman finally
becomes reconciled to him. They come to hill on which Buffalo bull,
boy’s grandfather, is waiting for them. Man puts two eagle feathers
on his horns. He sends them on to next hill and at last they come
to hill with four Buffalo bulls, chiefs of Buffalo camp. Man puts
feathers on their heads. They are sent into village and Buffalo
become mad because man has not feathers enough to go around. Man
made to sit on hill until they decide what to do with him. He
sticks flint knife into ground and asks gods to form stone around
where he sits. Buffalo devise various ways for killing him, but
do not succeed in doing so. They decide to send man with Buffalo
cow and calf to Indian village for presents. Buffalo bull turns
man into Buffalo. Buffalo follow them. Man finds village and tells
errand. People bring eagle feathers and native tobacco, which man
takes to Buffalo. Buffalo willing to be slaughtered and man tells
chiefs. Four times people go and kill Buffalo. Leader of Buffalo
gives man sticks to play with. Sticks and ring different kinds of
people. Man lives long life. Buffalo calf starts Buffalo ceremony
among people.
30. THE ORIGIN OF THE WOLF DANCE.
Young man, son of chief, refuses to marry and seven girls plan to
put him into hole. They spread weeds over hole and young man falls
in. Girls promise to take him out if he does certain things, but
finally they leave him. He cries and gray Wolf hears. Wolf says he
will help him, and while he is gone Bear comes. Wolf returns and
they quarrel about boy, but finally agree that whoever digs through
to boy first shall claim him. Wolf gets to boy first, but Bear says
he shall be his son. Wolf takes boy among Wolves and he comes to
act like wolf. Afterward Buffalo hunters see him, but they cannot
catch him. They make trap and place buffalo meat inside inclosure.
Wolves are run into trap and four strong men with rawhide leggings
are put in. Other Wolves are let out, but Wolf man caught. They
tie him, put him into sweat-lodge, and make him vomit. Wolf man
recovers and has tipi made. Seven girls who had put boy into hole
are invited. Man goes and calls for Wolves and Bears. They come,
and he places them about tipi. He tells girls, who try to escape,
but Wolves eat them. Father tells people boy’s story and girls’
relatives do not offer to save them. Young man finally becomes
chief. He starts Wolf dance.
31. MEDICINE DANCE OF THE BEAVER, TURTLE, AND WITCH-WOMAN.
Animals meet for sleight-of-hand performances. Only Beaver,
soft-shell Turtle, and Witch-Woman are to perform. Beaver gnaws
nearly through three of lodge posts and people ask him to stop,
as they think lodge will fall. Turtle sticks knife near left
collar-bone and water pours out all over lodge. People are afraid
and Turtle takes all water back again. Witch-Woman plays with gun,
but calls for help and gives birth to child, who is to be great
medicine-man.
32. THE VILLAGE-BOY AND THE WOLF POWER.
Four girls are made fun of for dancing with their brother.
“Village-Boy” has never gone on war-path. Boy goes to graveyard to
mourn. Wolf comes and asks why he is crying. Wolf tells boy to join
next war-party and he will lead him to enemy’s camp. War-party
starts and Village-Boy follows in three days. Wolf has taught him
secret powers and when he comes to ravine he rolls on the ground
and becomes wolf. He barks and friend brings him burnt bones, which
he gnaws. Next day he tells friend enemy’s camp is near. He drives
in ponies. When enemy is attacked Village-Boy is in lead and takes
scalp. He gives scalp to leader and returns ahead of war-party, but
says nothing. Leader gives all credit to Village-Boy. Scalp-dance
held. Young man’s sisters dance without fear of ridicule. He goes
east with warriors and takes head of medicine-man of Dumb People.
Head dries and is used for medicine purposes. Now about size of
hen’s egg.
33. THE RABBIT-BOY.
Young man who has not been on war-path mourns on graveyard hill.
Remains there several days in storm. Jack-Rabbit crawls under his
robe. Eagle comes and asks for Rabbit. Rabbit promises him powers
if he will save him. Eagle promises him scalps if he will turn
Rabbit loose. Boy refuses and Eagle flies away. Rabbit says he will
make young man great warrior and gives him war-club, rabbit-skin,
and medicine paints. Boy returns home. He follows war-party and
acts as scout. Goes and brings ponies from enemy’s village. Attack
is made on enemy’s camp. Rabbit-Boy kills old man and goes through
village and escapes. Sees pretty girl who watches him. Soon after
they go again to village. Boy kills man and again sees girl. Girl
gives Arikara woman captive moccasins, beaded bracelets, and beaded
armlet to take to young man. Woman gives him things and young man
at once starts for enemy’s camp. He goes to girl’s tipi, puts in
his hand, and she recognizes him by bracelet. He sleeps with girl
and father finds them in bed together. Father sends for warriors,
who prepare to kill young man. He is saved by new-comer, who is
glad he has married one of their girls, as he will now lead their
people. They go on war-path to young man’s country. He kills
captive woman and gives her scalp to chief. This happens several
times and young man never kills members of his own tribe. The two
tribes make peace.
34. THE MAN AND THE WATER-DOGS.
People in large village are afraid of man who commits evil deeds.
They make plot to seize him. They attack him and he walks towards
river. He steps in and walks on bottom and sees tipi. He goes in
and sees many dogs. Leader tells him not to be afraid of any man
and if hurt he is to come to them. Man returns home and men afraid.
He commits worse acts than before and his relatives and his wife’s
relatives separate from the village. People dare not fight with man.
35. THE FIVE TURTLES AND THE BUFFALO DANCE.
Five soft-shell Turtles go to village. Four of them have eagle
feathers on head. Fifth has black feather and is so angry it goes
to river. Four turtles die and they are made into drums, which are
afterwards changed for rawhide drums. Buffalo dance organized.
Mysterious being with magpie feathers growing on his head et
qui falsum penem inter crura habebat dances. Girl not permitted
to leave lodge while mysterious being dancing. She goes out and
et monstrum fecit quasi cum illa concumbere vellet. Girl becomes
pregnant and gives birth to child like father. People kill it and
throw it into river. Father goes to medicine-man, who throws rock
into river and waters part. They see child in water and man pulls
him out. Medicine-man breaks big stone in two with club and they
bury child between stones. Mysterious being then marries girl who
gave birth to mysterious boy.
36. THE NOTCHED STICK AND THE OLD WOMAN OF THE ISLAND.
Notched stick for rubbing other sticks on and dried buffalo hide
used to make rain during medicine-men’s ceremony. At end of
ceremony notched stick and buffalo hide are taken to island. Man
goes to island and sees old woman sitting. He tells father, who
says objects are put on island because they are old woman.
37. THE MAN WHO MARRIED A COYOTE.
War-party is attacked by enemy. One man killed and others return
home. Man only stunned, and year after he comes to. He falls in
with Coyotes and marries one. Warriors hunting surround and capture
him. He becomes well by taking medicine. He shouts for coyote wife
from top of lodge. Coyotes come and wife goes into lodge. They
smoke her, but she goes away and joins other Coyotes. Man finds one
of his baby coyotes in snow bank. He goes home to warm himself and
on return baby is gone.
38. THE MAN WHO TURNED INTO A STONE.
Old man with great reputation as medicine-man goes with people to
meet hunting party. He sits on hill waiting for dried meat to offer
sacrifice to gods, but no one presents any. Last young man gives
him dried buffalo tongue, but old man sits with head down. Feasts
and councils are held, but old man absent. They go in search of him
and he tells them it is too late. His legs have turned to stone and
next day he is a rock in form of man.
39. THE WOMAN WHO TURNED INTO A STONE.
Daughter of chief refuses to marry, but at last is persuaded by
mother. Husband fails to have connection with wife, who has only
sunflower. She goes away and turns to stone through shame.
40. THE POWER OF THE BLOODY SCALPED-MAN.
Young man goes to hill to obtain power. Bloody scalped-man comes
and young man runs away. Friend goes and when scalped-man comes he
closes his eyes, but does not run. Man takes him to cave. There men
are seated in circle, but none are scalped. Leader tells young man
how to make himself look like scalped-man; gives him war-club,
and root to make him run swiftly. Enemy comes and young man makes
himself look like bloody scalped-man. He attacks enemy and kills
one. Enemy retreats and while his people run after them he smokes
body, washes in creek, and returns to lodge. In night he goes to
place where he received power. He becomes great medicine-man and
brings home many pieces of scalps, which he makes himself.
41. THE BOY WHO CARRIED A SCALPED-MAN INTO CAMP.
Party of warriors on war-path run into lake by enemy and all killed
and scalped. Another war-party starts from same village. Camp
near lake. Poor boy goes at night to get water from lake. Voices
tell him to go further into lake for water. By light of moon sees
leader of first war-party scalped, with hands and feet cut off. Boy
carries scalped-man on his back to camp. They kill number of enemy
equal to number in lake and return home.
42. THE GIRL WHO WAS BLEST BY THE BUFFALO AND CORN.
Mother while busy puts baby girl on buffalo skull at altar.
Skull thinks baby given to him. Child grows and shows signs of
having power from gods. When grown to womanhood famine prevails.
Medicine-men can do nothing. Woman tells people to clean cellars.
They do so and give her their seed corn. Woman throws little seed
into each cellar, which is covered up, and after fourth day cellars
filled with corn and other things.
43. THE FIGHT BETWEEN THE ARIKARA AND THE SNAKES.
Arikara go to hunt and see pretty little snake by path. They give
it presents. Two foolish boys come along and kill snake. They tell
people, who turn back from hunt and climb upon high arbors. Many
snakes come. Arikara kill snakes with clubs, but many Arikara are
killed, among them the two foolish boys.
44. THE FIGHT BETWEEN THE ARIKARA AND THE BEARS.
Young wife has garden in woods. She goes every day in spring and
takes much food. Husband secretly follows her. He sees man with
bear’s claws about neck come and help wife and afterwards lie with
her. Next day husband pretends to go hunting, but hides in garden.
Man again comes to wife and while they are lying together husband
shoots man with arrow. He then clubs woman, who tells him man is
bear. Three days afterwards bears attack Arikara camp and kill
husband and all people who do not hide in cellars.
45. THE WIFE WHO MARRIED AN ELK.
While man goes hunting men come to see wife. She goes away with
one. Husband follows and sees wife walking with Elk. He shoots at
it, but arrows do no harm. Elk and woman go into lake. Man stays
there crying. Woman comes and tells him to go home and that when
he starts upon war-path to come to lake. Man goes on war-path,
first going to lake. Sees woman, who tells him that they would
kill people in three tipis and capture their ponies. They do so.
Next time man goes on war-path he again visits lake. Woman tells
him she can not leave lake any more and that in fight he will see
woman like her. He is to catch her and she will become his wife. It
happens as she said.
46. THE FOUR GIRLS AND THE MOUNTAIN-LION.
Mountain-lion tells four girls who are gathering wood he wants them
for wives. They run to different wonderful beings for protection,
but none can help them. They come to Hair-Cut-in-Notches and
offer to live with him as wives if he will save them. He sends
them into lodge and then sings about his head and hair—his hair
is his arrows. Mountain-lion comes and man shoots and kills him.
Hair-Cut-in-Notches tells girls he is not human being and sends
them home.
47. THE DEEDS OF YOUNG-EAGLE.
Chief of north village of Arikara has beautiful daughter,
Yellow-Calf. Chief of south village has handsome son, Young-Eagle,
who does not look with favor upon women and has not been on
war-party. Young-Eagle starts for north village to see Yellow-Calf,
and same day Yellow-Calf starts for south village to see
Young-Eagle. They meet on hill half-way between villages. They
make pile of stones on hill and start for Yellow-Calf’s home. They
come to lake and Young-Eagle says they must wash before going to
village. Yellow-Calf washes first. Young-Eagle wades into water
with clothes on and when he comes out he is quite changed in
appearance. He is like “Burnt-Belly” boy. Girl takes him home and
they lie together. In morning Yellow-Calf’s parents are ashamed
of him and so is she, but he remains. Boy hears that war-party is
going out and tells girl that in three days her youngest brother
is to get buffalo intestines and bones and that he will come.
Young-Eagle takes wife to lake and after she has washed he wades
into lake. He comes out same man she had first met. He sends wife
home and turns to young eagle, which flies to where warriors gone.
Brother-in-law hears eagle’s cry and takes him intestines and
bones. Young-Eagle brings in ponies and then kills several men and
takes their scalps, which he sends by brother-in-law to leader. He
goes to lodge, but does not tell wife what has happened. War-party
returns and tell story of Young-Eagle’s doings. Scalps are put
upon pole at entrance of old woman’s lodge. This occurs on several
occasions, and once Young-Eagle goes with wife to lake and gets his
own likeness. They go with scalps Young-Eagle has taken to village
of his father, Black-Sun. Black-Sun sings scalp songs and braves
and warriors decide that Young-Eagle shall lead people to girl’s
village. Arikara become one tribe again.
48. THE GIRL WHO BECAME A WHIRLWIND.
Woman has boy and girl on travois drawn by pony. Children fall
off unknown to mother and wander away to cave. Girl goes to find
something to eat and is taken far away by Whirlwind. She soon
returns, but afterward goes away. She brings brother bow and
arrows on two occasions. Owl tells boy sister is Whirlwind and
is planning to kill him. Owl says she cuts off men’s testes and
eats them. Boy watches for sister. Sees her do what Owl says. She
goes away again and Owl comes and takes boy into Owl’s den. They
say that sister wants woman and he is to tell her he will give her
first woman he marries. Whirlwind comes and demands boy, but says
she will let him go on his promising to give her the first woman he
marries. Boy goes to his people. Tells chief that buffalo not far
away. Many are killed. Enemy attack village and boy makes way to
kill them. Chief’s daughter given him for wife. Boy goes out and
calls sister. She comes and boy tells her of his marriage. She and
the girl lie together. Sister gives brother club and medicine, with
power of Whirlwind. He becomes warrior and then chief.
49. COYOTE AND THE MICE SUN DANCE.
Coyote hears noise of dancing in elk skull. Mice run away, but
finally they agree to let Coyote see dancing. He puts his head
through skull and Mice run away. Coyote’s head fast in skull and as
Mice do not help him he goes away with skull on his head. He goes
to water and people on other side think he is wonderful animal and
are scared. Coyote promises they shall all live if they give him
chief’s daughter. They agree and Coyote swims across. They make
tipi and he stays with girl all night. Boy sees that it is Coyote
and people break skull and catch Coyote. They tie him fast to pegs.
They urinate and defecate on him. He plays mean trick on old woman
and thereby frees himself and then runs away.
50. THE COYOTE BECOMES A BUFFALO.
Buffalo asks Coyote why he is not Buffalo. He consents to be
made one and Buffalo rushes at him. There are then two Buffalo
bulls. They go to herd controlled by Buffalo bull and kill him.
Each bull takes many cows to look after. Herd goes away leaving
Coyote-Buffalo behind. He meets Coyote and says he is going to
make him into Buffalo. He runs into him and there are two coyotes
instead of Coyote-Buffalo and Coyote.
51. THE COYOTE AND THE ARTICHOKE.
Coyote digs up Artichoke plant and asks if it has another name. It
answers “Take-a-Bite.” Artichoke repeats same four times and Coyote
takes bite each time, eating it all. He goes and expels flatus. He
gets worse and carries tree up in air. He takes hold of stone which
goes up with him. Stone falls on Coyote and kills him.
52. THE COYOTE RIDES THE BEAR.
Coyote meets Bear, makes all kinds of threats, and finally rides on
his back. He jumps off and runs to top of hill. Not seeing Bear he
yells derisively at him. Bear hears, runs after Coyote, and kills
him.
53. THE COYOTE RIDES THE BUFFALO.
Pretty girl does not care to marry. Buffalo comes and girl becomes
attached to him. Coyote visits girl, but she repulses him. Coyote
tells her that Buffalo is his horse and girl says she will marry
him if he will ride Buffalo there. Coyote goes home and strikes
himself hard with club on the knee. Girl tells Buffalo what Coyote
said and Buffalo says he will bring Coyote and kill him. Coyote
tells Buffalo he is cripple, but says he will go if Buffalo will
carry him. Buffalo agrees and Coyote sits on his back, with cane
to hit Buffalo with. Coyote runs back to village and marries girl.
Buffalo so ashamed he never came back.
54. THE COYOTE AND THE BUFFALO RUN A RACE.
Coyote tells Buffalo he cannot run fast and Buffalo challenges him
to run race. Coyote accepts and goes off to select place. He sets
landmarks near steep place. He tells Buffalo that at landmark they
are to close their eyes and run fast. They race and Buffalo with
eyes closed jumps over deep bank. Coyote goes down, skins and cuts
up Buffalo, and takes meat to creek. While roasting meat Fox comes
and Coyote sends him with Buffalo’s pouch for water. Fox eats up
pouch and tells Coyote something came and took away pouch. This
happens four times and Coyote throws coals in Fox’s face, sending
him off. Fox tells story to every animal he meets and they all go
to Coyote’s lodge while he is asleep and eats all he has. When he
wakes up he finds all his meat gone and goes away crying.
55. THE COYOTE AND THE DANCING CORN.
Two hungry Coyotes go to village in search of pounded corn. They
separate and leader sees pounded corn, in lumps, running into
mortar. Coyote begs lumps to come out. He sings and walks around
fireplace. Lumps of pounded corn come out and dance with Coyote. He
tells them to close their eyes. He runs to mortar and gets his head
fast in bowl. Brother comes and captive tells him to cut bowl open
with axe. He does so, but cuts Coyote on head so that he dies.
56. THE COYOTE AND THE TURTLE RUN A RACE.
Coyote boasts of his swiftness and Turtle says he can beat him
running. They agree to run race. Turtle gets other Turtles to
assist him. They go to course, place one Turtle at end, others at
different distances back. Each Turtle carries pole and hides in
ground. Next morning Turtle meets Coyote. Turtle gives command
to start. Coyote runs and Turtle crawls into hole. When Coyote
gets over little ridge he sees Turtle ahead of him. He catches up
with him and Turtle throws away pole and crawls into ground. This
happens several times and at end Turtle is at goal. Coyote says he
is beaten, and running kills him.
57. THE COYOTE AND THE STONE RUN A RACE.
Coyote asks Stone its name. Stone says, “Run-Fast.” They agree to
run race. Coyote places Stone upon hill and starts him rolling.
Coyote passes Stone, but Stone catches up with him and rolls upon
his back. Stone won’t get off and grows heavier. Coyote calls
to Bull-Bats and tells them Stone has been calling them names.
Bull-Bats fly at Stone until they break it in two and it falls from
Coyote. Coyote makes fun of Bull-Bats and they separate.
58. THE COYOTE AND THE ROLLING STONE.
Coyote sees Jack-Rabbit men dancing around fire and eating
intestines. He offers them his warrior headdress if they will tell
where they get them. Rabbits send him to get red willows, which
they put into fire. They dance around and as willows burn they
turn into large intestines. Coyote then by trickery gets back his
war-bonnet and runs away chased by Rabbits. He is too swift for
them, but they tell him he cannot do the trick four times. He
succeeds three times, but the fourth time willows burn into ashes.
Coyote has stomach ache and defecates rabbits. He tries to catch
them in robe, but they turn to excrement. Coming to big Stone he
gives it soiled robe. Storm comes on and he returns for robe, which
he finds clean. He takes it and storm passes. He hears something
coming behind him and sees it is big Stone. Stone chases him, and
he is about to give out when Bull-Bats fly around. Coyote appeals
to them for assistance on ground that Stone had spoken against
them. Bull-Bats break Stone up with flatus. Stone thus spread all
over world. Coyote puts white clay on Bull-Bats’ heads and bodies.
59. THE COYOTE AND THE ROLLING STONE.
Coyote and Rabbit agree that one who goes to sleep first shall
be covered by other one. Rabbit sleeps with eyes open and Coyote
thinks he is awake. Coyote goes to sleep by morning and Rabbit
covers him and goes away. Coyote defecates rabbits. He gives robe
to Stone, as in No. 58. He takes robe away from Stone four times
and then Stone runs after him. Stone broken up by Bull-Bats as in
No. 58. Coyote eats young Bull-Bats and Bull-Bats kill him with
flatus.
60. HOW THE SCALPED-MAN LOST HIS WIFE.