Myths and Legends of the Sioux by Marie L. McLaughlin
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with those of the three wolves and commenced pulling and the wolves
pulled so hard that they pulled Rabbit's tail off at the second joint. The wolves disappeared. "Cinye! Cinye! (Brother, brother.) I have lost my tail," cried Rabbit. The genie came and seeing his brother Rabbit's tail missing, said: "You look better without a tail anyway." From that time on rabbits have had no tails. UNKTOMI AND THE ARROWHEADS There were once upon a time two young men who were very great friends, and were constantly together. One was a very thoughtful young man, the other very impulsive, who never stopped to think before he committed an act. One day these two friends were walking along, telling each other of their experiences in love making. They ascended a high hill, and on reaching the top, heard a ticking noise as if small stones or pebbles were being struck together. Looking around they discovered a large spider sitting in the midst of a great many flint arrowheads. The spider was busily engaged making the flint rocks into arrow heads. They looked at the |
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