The people spake to one another, saying: The little ones have nothing to use as a symbol of courage. Then, at that very time, The Hoⁿ´-ga Wa´-ṭse-ga-wa (Hoⁿ´-ga-radiant-star), Went forth with hurried footsteps To the Iⁿ-gthoⁿ´-ga do-ga, (male puma), With whom he stood face to face and spake, Saying: The little ones have nothing to use as a symbol of courage, O, grandfather. The Male puma replied: I am a person whom the little ones may use as a symbol of courage. The brothers spake in low tones, Saying: He is a puma, O, younger brothers, Let us take personal names from him; Iⁿ-gthoⁿ´-ga-ṭoⁿ´-ga, the Great-puma, Shall be our name, O, younger brothers; Iⁿ-gthoⁿ´-ga-zhiⁿ-ga, the Young-puma, Shall be our names, as we travel the path of life. The Hoⁿ´-ga Wa´-ṭse-ga-wa, Radiant-star, Went forth with hurried footsteps, To the Wa-ça´-be, the Black-bear that is without blemish, Who stood as in a flame of fire. The Radiant-star spake to him, saying: The little ones have nothing to use as a symbol of their courage. Wa-ça´-be replied: I am a person whom the little ones may use as a symbol of their courage. The brothers spake to one another, saying: He is a black bear! He is very dark in color! Let us take from him personal names. Sha´-be-ṭsi-gthe, the Dark-one, Shall be our name henceforth, as we travel the path of life. You have found the Dark-one, O, younger brothers, Sha´-be-i-the, Finder-of-the-dark-one, Shall be our name, henceforth, as we travel the path of life. Look you, O, younger brothers, they said to one another, The little ones have nothing to use as a symbol of courage. Then they went forth in a body to an open prairie, Where sat Mi´-xa-çka, the Great-white-swan. Face to face they stood with him and spake, Saying: The little ones have nothing to use as a symbol of courage, O, grandfather. The brothers spake in low tones, saying: O, younger brothers, We shall take from him personal names. How white he is! the younger ones exclaimed, He is a bird, A white swan. Mi´-xa-çka, the White-swan, Shall be our name, O, younger brothers. How white he is! they again exclaimed, Wa-zhiⁿ´-çka, the White-bird, shall also Be our name, O, younger brothers. —(36th Ann. Rept. Bur. Amer. Ethn., pp. 194-195, lines 1063 to 1115.) Earth names mentioned in the origin wi´-gi-e given, by Wa-ṭse´-moⁿ-iⁿ. WI´-GI-E OF THE WA´ṬSE-GI-ṬSI HE-WHO-CAME-FROM-THE-STARS