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robbin what he was going to bet in this game. The robin said he had nothing to bet, but if they win they can put me in the fire and burn my breast. So the game was called. The jay bird began the game. The jay bird and the robin were partners. They commenced to sing Sa-wal-ya-la-no-yo-ho-wo-ho sa-wal-ya-la-no-yo-ho-wo-ho. The oak ball was to make the first guess. The jay and the robin prepared their bones in the grass and the oak ball made his guess and guessed them both. The oak ball and the owl were then to take the bones, which they did. The jay was to make the guess. The oak ball and owl prepared the bones in the grass and commenced to sing Pal-lok-me, Pal-lok-me, me-yo-ma--ge-wo-ge-wo. The jay made his guess but guessed only one, the oak ball got a point. The oak ball continued getting points until he got the twelve points which won the game. The jay started to run out but the time keeper caught him and held him until the beaver took a cut grass and drew it around the forehead of the jay bird, cutting the skin; the owl caught the hair and pulled the whole scalp off. Then the jay was turned out. The robin also tried to run out, but he was also caught and thrown into the fire, face first, and he was held in the fire until his breast was all burnt. Then he was also turned out. The jay bird started to No-na-porte, known as Kelseyville, at present Lake Co., Calif to see the old Marumda, to see if he could get him to create hair on his head. The jay bird got to the marumda's house and asked the chief if he could go in to see the marumda. The chief walked in with the jay