THE WONDERFUL BOY. 99 
he came close he saw that there were three gardens—one on the north 
side of the entrance, which was filled with pumpkins; one on the south 
side with many beans; and one on the west of the lodge, which was a 
field of corn. When the boy entered the lodge they gave him a seat near 
the entrance, and the four gods in the west said: ‘‘Where do you come 
from, my son?’’ The boy said: ‘‘I came from a long distance.’’ One of 
the four gods said: ‘‘We know. It was through us that the North- 
Wind brought you here. We know that you are a great gambler. You 
have lost everything you had. Look in the south of the lodge and 
there sits the South-Wind, who brings bad luck and is always in the 
way of some young man,”’ The boy looked in the south and there sat 
an ugly-looking man, His skin was rough. He looked rather white. 
His hair was not brushed, but mixed up in every way. The god said: 
““That is the man who does harm to young men, and he is the one 
who goes to the earth and scares the Buffalo away from the people. 
Yonder in the north is the man who brought you to this place. 
You see his skin is like yours. The buffalo grease is on him. He is the 
good wind which drives the buffalo to the people. He has brought you 
-here so that you may receive ceremonies and the seeds from us. We 
are representatives of Tirawa,! and you are in the home of Tirawa, but 
you can not see him. What we tell you will all come true.’”’ Then one 
of the priests said: ‘‘Errand man, you must go to the garden in the 
north and take a squash and bring it in.’’ The squash was brought in, 
placed on the north side, cut open, the seeds taken out and placed near 
to the fireplace. The squash was cooked and given to the man to eat. 
When he was full they sang some songs which they were teaching the 
young man. After singing they sent another errand man out to bring 
beans into the lodge. They were put into a pot and boiled. These 
were given to the young man and he ate of them. Some of the beans 
were left over and not boiled. These were placed with the squash seeds. 
Again the priests sang. After singing they sent the other errand man 
and he brought in a small watermelon from the south side. It was cut 
open and the seeds were placed with the other seeds. The old priests 
sang again. Then they sent the errand man out for some corn. 
He ate some of the corn and some was left and placed with the 
other seeds. The priests began to sing again, and after the singing they 
took some dried buffalo meat, placed it in a pot, and boiled it. The 
young man ate of it, and he was then told that it was now time for him 
to go to his people, as his people were starving. In the first place he 
1These four gods are Clouds, Lightning, Thunder, and Wind; they are often 
spoken of as the messengers of the evening star. 
