He came near the dwelling of an old woman.
Then
Stone Boy, grandson, where are you going, grandson? You'll play ball so I'll give you my powers, come," she said.
He went there, they say.
Then
She gave him a yellow headdress, they say, and "I want to take a yellow ball club," he said, and "Take this and you will thank yourself," she said, they say. From there he kept going.
Then
Again he came near a little tipi.
Then
"Stone Boy, my grandson, is going to compete so I'll give you one of my powers," she said, and gave him a large hawk feather, they say. From there he kept going.
Then
Again, he is going along and sees a little tipi.
Then
That old woman says, Stone Boy, my grandson, you will compete so I will give you my power," she said, and she gave him the feather of a kingfisher, they say.
From there he went on,
Then
Again as he was going, he came to a little tipi.
Then
"Stone Boy, grandson, you will compete so I will give you one of my powers." So he went over there.
Then
She gave him a turtle, they say. He went on from there.
Then
There was a very large tribe, so he stood on a hill.
Then
The people said this.
(So they tell)
"Howo, Stone Boy, come play ball," they said, and the tribe was the buffalo tribe. Now an old woman was to play with them so they brought Stone Boy there, they say.
(So they tell)
The contest was going on and he quickly took the yellow ball club and he quickly struck the yellow plume.
Then
An eagle went flying overhead.
(So they tell)
That's how Stone Boy won.
(So they tell)
Again now they struck a ball but a huge hawk flew overhead.
So again Stone Boy won.
(So they tell)
Again now they struck a ball but again Stone Boy struck the kingfisher's feather.
Then
A kingfisher flew overhead. Ho, that's the way Stone Boy won again.
(So they tell)
Now they hit the ball into the water but Stone Boy struck the turtle.
Then
He won again.
Then
The old buffalo woman who played against him said,
Then
She said this,
Then
"Well now, my grandson, shoot me."
He took his arrow and shot her in the neck. So she died.

Lakota Myth, p. 95-97