ere was plenty of buffalo and water, and then they marked the camp.
When these crazy dogs found a location for the camp they were fortunate
enough to find a big herd of buffalo. On their return, before they
reached the camp they began to sing a crazy dog song, riding abreast. It
means: 'A song to sharpen your knife, and patch up your stomach, for you
are going to have something good to eat.' They made a circle, coming to
camp from the sunrise, and moved toward the sunset, and then the leaders
told the camp they had seen lots of buffalo. Then they dismounted and
went home. After the crazy dogs had had their meal, they went over to the
tepee of the chiefs; then they told the chiefs they had found a good
camping place, good ground, good water, and a big herd of buffalo just
beyond. The crazy dogs had their smoke, it was late when they went home,
and then they sent for Four Bear. Four Bear went to the camp, told the
people concerning their new camp, and the next morning the women took the
medicine pipes and put them at the side of the tepee looking toward the
direction where they were going to camp. Husbands told their wives to go
out and see on which side of the tepee the medicine pipes were placed,
that they might know where they were going. Then the wives came in and
told them that the medicine pipes pointed in a northerly direction. The
husbands told the wives that the camp was going to move north. The camp
broke up that very morning. The chiefs and their wives sat by their
tepees in a half circle, smoking while the camp was being broken up.
After the chiefs were through smoking, they got up, and found the camp
ready to move. They got a lot of mixed tobacco ready, and then they got
on their horses. The chiefs started out in procession. After going some
distance they halted; the crazy dogs followed, standing on each side,
watching the movement of the camp to see that everybody was out. After
everybody had left the camp, the chiefs followed the procession. When
they thought it was noon they made a halt. They took their travois and
saddles from the horses, and rested; then had their lunch. The chiefs
then told Four Bear to get the camp in traveling shape again, and went on.
Finally they came to the spot where the camping place was marked. They
then took the medicine pipes and put them on a tripod, and the warriors
came and sat around and smoked. Four Bear was then told to get the people
settled, to tie up