62 THE MYTHOLOGY OF THE WICHITA. 
of-Warriors. The folks were surprised to see him; for they knew 
that it was not safe for anyone to go so far away from home as he 
had gone. _ 
When everybody had heard of Young-Flint-Stone’s return they 
came to see him, and asked how he met his father. He then told them 
about the hard times he had had traveling, the four men who were 
near to his father, what they had said when he first met them on his 
way to see his father, how his father threatened to take his life, how 
he accompanied his father in a fight with the enemies in that part of 
the country, how he and his father secured scalps, what length of time 
he had remained there with his father, and about the scalp that was 
to be presented to his folks. Young-Flint-Stone showed the people 
the scalp that he had brought. When the people heard the news that 
Young-Flint-Stone had brought they began to move away to their 
homes, and the news of his return spread. When night came they had 
dances of all kinds, in honor of Young-Flint-Stone and his father. So 
it is known that Young-Flint-Stone is the only person who ever went 
far enough south to see his father, and he was the last one who ever saw 
him. Young-Flint-Stone then got to be a famous man, a great war- 
rior like his father had been while he lived at the village. He would 
send out war-parties against his enemies, the Tricksters, and with the 
great powers he had he was always victorious and brought home with 
him many captives, as well as scalps. This was what made him a 
famous man. 
At this time the South-Star could be seen, so Young-Flint-Stone 
told all his followers that the star was his father, whom he once went 
to see. Thereafter, whenever this star was in sight, Young-Flint- 
Stone would offer smoke to it, as he had been instructed by his father, 
who was now the Star itself. It was not very long before Young-Flint- 
Stone called forth the people, who gathered around his place. They 
asked him why he had called them forth, and he replied that since he 
had been well cared for by his young men friends and his warrior 
friends, and had seen his father as a Star, he thought he had better 
be like his father was at this time. Young-Flint-Stone then waited 
until night, and when darkness came he went up into the sky and be- 
came a star, which we call “Flint-Stone-lying-down-above” (Tahanet- 
skitadidia). 
