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the animals. After they had give him things to take with him such as [[strikethrough]] the [[/strikethrough]] feathers of differrent birds; hair of animals or rattlers made of hoofs; fawn skin snakes rattlers & such things they sent him back to his people requesting him to return and for him to bring some Indian tobacco dried buffalo meat some other ornaments they had such as shells — found in Missouri River — so he could make presents to them. He started for home, after he had found himself on dry land. He thought it was just one day & night; but when reached home his folks were mourning for him. He called his friends together and he told them where he had been and asked them for things to take