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Title: The punishment of the stingy : and other Indian stories
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Grinnell, George Bird, 1849-1938
Subjects: Indians of North America
Publisher: New York : Harper
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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hoots at me, I make the arrowto fall from my skin without hurting me. Lookup around my lodge. See these arrows, theseguns, these leggings, these beads, and the medi-cine that men have brought, thinking to killme; but I have killed them, and have takenthese things, and keep them here. I knew that your people were coming tothis place to hunt. I drove the buffalo over,so that the people should stop here and huntand kill meat, in order that you might cometo my lodge. I know all your feelings. I knowthat you are sorry for your poor father, mybrother, and I wished you to come here, so thatI might make you my son and give my powerto you, so that you may become a great manamong your people. I know that they are nowkilling buffalo, and that they will be campedhere for four days. Now, my son, set your brother free. Allthe power that I have I give to you. I shallkill my son, your little brother there, and giveyou his skin to keep and to carry away withyou, so that he may be your companion and 92
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SNORTED WHOOF, AND BLEW RED DUST FKOJI HIS NOSTRILS TH PUI ASTOH,TILOtiJ G The Grizzly Bears Medicine may be with you always. Your brother, yourfriend at the camp, is looking for you, mourn-ing for you, for he thinks you dead, but to-mor-row night you shall see him, and shall tell himto rejoice for you and not to mourn. You shalltell him where you have been. The little bear that he was holding said tothe boy: It is all right now, brother; put medown. My father means what he says. I amglad that I am going to be with you, my broth-er. The boy put him down. Then the Bear said to his wife: Get up.Take that gun. The she-bear took the gun,and they walked around the fireplace in a cir-cle, and sang, and the boy looked on. The Beartook the gun and told the boy to look at them,and to watch carefully everything that theydid. After a little he stopped, and shot hiswife, and she fell down dead. Then he putdown the gun, and went to the she-bear and puthis mouth on the wound, and breathed on itand

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