68 TRUE STORIES OF THE HEAVENLY BEINGS. 
and came back. When Without-Wings came back the witch also came 
back. She went to her lodge and spoke to the stone over the entrance, 
so that it would not fall upon her. Then she called the Buffalo and 
they came out from the earth. She tried to get the Buffalo away, but 
Without-Wings ran into the cave and chased them out, and so many 
came, that they seemed to cover the earth. 
Without-Wings then came outside of the cave, and whenever he saw ~ 
a Buffalo that he thought was no good he drove it back into the cave. 
There was one Buffalo that had two heads. Without-Wings drove it 
back into the cave. There came out some spotted Buffalo, and these 
Without-Wings did not like and so drove them back. He forgot, how- 
ever, to drive back some of the white Buffalo which came out with the 
other Buffalo. When the earth was covered with Buffalo, the old witch 
pushed back the stone into the cave and closed it up. After that she 
tried to make love to Without-Wings. She treated him very kindly 
and she told him that he must not drink any poor, ragged woman's water. 
One day while Without-Wings was walking around he saw an old, rag- 
ged woman coming with water. He thought he would get a drink, and 
after he had drunk from the woman’s water, the village became excited, 
saying, ‘‘Without-Wings drank the chief’s water.’’ The woman who 
was bringing the water was the chief’s wife. Then the chief became 
angry, and he began to dig up the earth and throw the dust up into the 
air. His body was nothing but bones, but he ruled over the village of 
Buffalo. Without-Wings fixed his arrow and went against the chief. 
He heard a mocking-bird singing, and it said: ‘‘There is an open 
place upon the chest of that bony Buffalo chief. If you shoot into that 
opening you will kill him. If you miss that hole then you will be 
killed.’’ Without-Wings took aim and shot the skeleton Buffalo in the 
chest and killed him. Then the Buffalo had no chief. They told 
Without-Wings that they had no leader any longer and so they would 
form into herds and go their way. After they had divided into many 
herds and scattered, Without-Wings went back to his own people. 
17. THE POOR BOY WHO MARRIED THE CHIEF’S DAUGHTER.’ 
There was a village of people. In the village was a boy who was 
very poor. He had no home. MHe was very dirty and had hardly 
anything with which to cover himself. When the people moved away 
from their village and went upon a hunt, this boy would always be left 
1Told by Little-Chief,Chaui. This is a true tale related during the intermission 
of the ceremony, and presents all the elements of a hero tale. It especially teaches 
the poor boy the possibility of success through great effort, and also serves as a 
warning to maidens of the higher classes not to make fun of the poor boys. 
