0wl Bear thought and counted. "In twenty-five evenings," he said in reply, "thePiegans will camp down by that creek."

"My trail," said the Snake, "goes across the mountains. I will try to behere in twenty-five evenings, but I will camp with my people just behind thatfirst mountain. When you get here with the Piegans, come with one of yourwives and stay all evening with me. In the morning the Snakes will move andput up their lodges beside the Piegans."

"As you say," said in reply the chief, "so it shall be done." Then they built afire and cooked some meat and ate together.

"I am ashamed to go home," exclaimed 0wl Bear. "I have taken no horses, noscalps. Let me cut off your side locks?"

"Take them," exclaimed the Snake.

0wl Bear cut off the chiefs braids close to his head, and then the Snakecut off the Piegan's braids. Then they exchanged clothes and weapons andstarted out, the Piegan north, the Snake south.