66 THE MYTHOLOGY OF THE WICHITA. 
and he finally agreed to do 80. They went into the place where the boy 
lived, and on their way the woman noticed that there was a great, big 
stone at the point they were going to. Big-Belly-Boy removed the 
stone and they entered. There was an old man in the room by the 
name of Man-with-supernatural-Powers (Nthosikiwarikit), to whom 
he said he had some one with him who wanted her life saved. 
By this time Mixed-Timber had arrived, and he asked for the re- 
lease of the woman, but he could not get those people to give her up. 
He went on ahead and began destroying the little hill which they 
were in. Beginning at the top, he tore off the rocks. The boy said 
to Man-with-supernatural-Power, “Make haste, that man is about to 
destroy our lodge.” So the old man arose. Around his neck was tied 
a string which had something tied to it. He took the string off from 
his neck and threw it up, and killed the man outside instantly. When 
he threw it, it sounded like thunder and lightning. The old man then 
went outside to fix up the place again, and to replace the stones that 
had been torn up by Mixed-Timber. This lodge was at a high point, 
and the people had a big stone that was used for a door. When Mixed- 
Timber was dead, they told the woman that she could go where she was 
from, but the boy quickly spoke, saying that the woman had made all 
kinds of promises as to what she would do to relieve him of work, such 
as wood hauling and carrying, etc., if he would help her. The boy 
asked Man-with-supernatural-Powers to let the woman stay, because 
he himself was tired of doing all his work. The woman was allowed 
to remain. Man-with-supernatural-Powers told the woman that he 
had six sons; that they were out; but that they would be in soon, 
as they were now coming. Before reaching the lodge the sons all 
stopped and asked what it was they had in the lodge. They all said 
that it must be something unpleasant, for they could smell something. 
The boy was out begging his brothers to come, and to prevail upon 
them he told them they had always said they loved him; and he told 
them there was somebody in the lodge that the old man had saved from 
being killed, and that this one had made all kinds of promises to him 
to relieve him of his work. They all agreed to enter. One after an- 
other they entered, and died; for these men were used to living by 
themselves, and thus they could always tell when there was some 
stranger at the place. When the oldest one started into the lodge, he 
closed up ‘his mouth and fell dead. The rest did the same thing, until 
they were all dead. So Big-Belly-Boy begged Man-with-supernatural- 
Powers to restore his brothers to life. The old man, having such great. 
powers, raised these boys from the dead, and there they were again. 
