486 THE PAWNEE: MYTHOLOGY. 
look into valley and sees warriors driving ponies, but fails to head them off, as before. 
Next he fails to head off crowd of warriors who carry scalps on poles. Myste- 
rious Being makes himself known, saying that he is North Wind; that he has all 
kinds of birds, animals, grass, and trees, and gives him bag of medicine, telling him 
that he tried to make warrior of him, that he tried to give him ponies, and tried to 
help him scalp the enemy; that as he had failed he would make of him a medicine- 
man; that whenever he should join a war party it would be successful, but that he 
could never be leading warrior. Also gives him eagle feather, which, if fastened to 
pole and used in certain way, will bring buffalo. He becomes great man, accom- 
panies many war parties,and becomes prophet. He is assisted by his protector and 
is given war medicines, such as buzzard feathers, which, when worn on their heads, 
would cause great cloud of dust to rise and obscure warriors when they stood in 
circle. He calls buffalo. One night woman enters his tipi, and while he is with her 
young man removes feather from pole, and so he fails in calling buffalo; and thus 
Coming Sun loses his power, because he preferred woman to power, and becomes 
blind and dies. 
26. THE BUFFALO GAMING-STICKS. 
Ring and javelin buffalo game is given to people, and they play, singing songs. 
Morning after first game they see tracks on gaming field. One young man who 
went into field lies with woman. She gives birth to buffalo calf. Later, party 
hunting sees snowbird. It flies in front of them, leading them on, for they can not 
kill it. One by one they all cease to follow bird, except young man who had 
associated with woman. On summit of ridge he is able to see countless buffalo 
approaching. In the field is woman and her child, as cow and calf—his wife 
and child. Calf is always crying for its father and overhears bulls declare they 
will kill him. Calf tells his father how he may recognize him when bulls make 
him undergo certain tests. Calves are arranged in row and father is asked to recog- 
nize hisson. He does so as calf winks at him. Next he distinguishes wife, for calf 
has placed burr on her tail. Man is permitted by bulls to return home, where 
he tells his people that in four days buffalo will come and theywill have plenty to eat. 
27. THE BOY WHO CALLED THE BUFFALO AND WENT TO NORTH 
WIND. 
Famine prevails, and chief orders people to go west to find buffalo. They 
travel westward, having no success until timbered country is reached, where they are 
told to make their permanent village. They erect grass-lodges. Famine increases 
and winter is approaching. Chief sends them far into country to hunt buffalo. 
They prepare to leave. Coyote Boy asks his mother to make moccasins, that he 
may go with them. He follows them. They go west. Third night it snows, and 
following day Coyote Boy gives out and falls behind. Hunters press on. Clouds 
come from west. It snows and artichoke drops in front of Coyote Boy. He eats, 
and while he is eating some one addresses him. He tells him he is the author of his 
life and is Snow Storm. Boy sees man with buffalo robe covered with snow, and 
fox-skin cap with feather attached to it, which, blown by wind, strikes his robe. 
According to instructions boy gathers artichokes and starts home, being given 
power to travel fast. He gives food to his mother, which proves magical. He col- 
lects presents for his protector, who now gives him his cap and tells him heshould be 
