502 THE PAWNEE: MYTHOLOGY. 
56. THE SINGING HAWK. 
In grass-lodge, representing first lodge on earth, priests hold their ceremonies 
and women bring offerings of food. Once Coyote people, including all animals, go 
on buffalo hunt. Hawk acts as scout. He travels nearly around world. As he 
returns home he finds buffalo. Thus people sing songs he sang, recounting their 
travels, that they may find buffalo near at home. 
57. THE BOY WHO MARRIED A BUFFALO. 
Daughter of Buffalo chief visits boy and his sister. Boy has one red and one 
black arrow. He shoots cow with arrow, which penetrates only beneath skin, and 
boy follows, hoping to regain his arrow. At night tipi appears, in which he sleeps. 
In morning tipi has become Buffalo, which he follows throughout day. Boy is 
angry. At night he again enters magic tipi; finds woman covered with robe. He 
again follows. Third night woman tells him of her love for him and feeds him, and 
they pass night as man and wife. In morning she is Buffalo. They travel on and 
encounter old bull, to which boy offers tobacco, and they enter Buffalo’s village, 
where he is received kindly by some, hostilely by others. Girl’s uncle, White-Spot 
Buffalo, jumps at boy, but boy shoots him with arrow. Next, he kills girl’s father, 
who also has white spot on his forehead. All buffalo become angry and try to kill 
him, but each time he turns into breath feather. They ask for sacrifice of smoke, 
and he takes certain buffalo to his village, which are killed and their meat made 
holy. ‘Their spirits return to Buffalo village with news. Boy travels with Buffalo 
as feather. He becomes Buffalo, as is proved by people killing buffalo whose hide 
was covered with feathers. 
58. BUFFALO WIFE AND THE DISPERSION OF THE BUFFALO. 
A young boy dislikes women. Being blackbird he escapes them. West is 
village of Buffalo, and young man learns that in that village is girl who dislikes men. 
He decides to marry her. She also hears of him. Each decides to visit the other, 
and they meet on high hill between villages. They compare notes and each returns 
home. Girl by river bank sings of herlover. Coyote hears her and schemes how to 
get her. Coyote pricks his horse with cockle burrs and rides to girl, but boy has 
arrived first and takes girl to his tipi, where she is fed and they go to girl’s father, 
who is glad, and sends for Buffalo and they are given smoke. Buffalo chief decides 
to send eight of Buffalo to people to be killed. Their meat is made holy, and Buffalo 
chief is pleased and sends more of his people. Each day a larger number is sent, 
and finally Buffalo scatter for benefit of people. As Buffalo wife wore an elk 
dress, so must woman in ceremonies when her husband makes Buffalo holy. Thus 
also they wear eagle feather on their heads, imitating her. She finally makes her 
husband angry and he flies away as blackbird and thereafter lives among buffalo. 
59. THE POOR BOY WHO WANTED TO BE MARRIED. 
Poor boy living with his grandmother wanders from village, and while asleep is 
addressed by buffalo chief’s son, who says that his home is beyond mountains, where 
buffalo live in great cave. Boy is asked to return on following day. Returning, he 
is led to place of buffalo, while from side of hill comes little calf. He is warned to 
