GREAT-SOUTH-STAR, PROTECTOR OF WARRIORS. 53 
There came a time when he undertook to send out greater war- 
parties than had ever before been sent out. He called forth all his 
followers. When his followers came about, he told them that he would 
go out in a few days on an expedition, and that he would go towards 
the south, and that they should be ready at that time. When the time 
came, he set out on this great expedition. There were men who fol- 
lowed this main expedition, then traveled on and on, but never seemed 
to want to stop like other warriors, to send out spies, but kept on. 
When they had gone far away from home, some of the men turned 
back, and thereafter, every day, some more men would stop following 
their leader, for he was going too far. So finally all but four of the 
men had stopped, who thought that they would follow him until they 
should come to the end of their journey. But as they kept on going, 
one of these gave out, and had to stop, and when he stopped he found 
that he could not turn back, for his life was too short, and he knew that 
he could not get home. Having given out this man had to sit down and 
remain there for all time. The rest of them kept on going. Another 
man gave oyt, and he had to stop, for these other men were traveling 
faster at this time. The leader then told his last follower that the 
place to which they were directed was getting nearer. But this last 
man gave out, too, and had to stop. This man watched Wearing-Flint- 
Stone-on-Top-of-Head until he got clear out of sight. Wearing-Flint- 
Stone-on-Top-of-Head then found a place where he could live all alone. 
To live by himself was just what he wanted, for he was a single man. 
Near where he lived was a large village of enemies. He knew that 
he could have all the fun he wanted, for fighting was fun for him. 
Whenever he wanted to attack the village he would go down the hill 
from his home and he would fight the enemy, and this was the way he 
enjoyed life by himself. About this time there was born at his old 
home a nephew. His nephew grew fast, and he soon sent out war- 
parties, too. When he was old enough, the other men who followed 
him on his expeditions told him about his uncle. He was told that 
his uncle was down south somewhere; that he had once sent out a war- 
party and had never returned. Some time afterward, while the nephew 
was at home, he told his mother that he wanted to see his uncle; that 
he was going to that place, wherever it was; and that he was going 
to look for him, if it took him all of his life. So he told his mother 
to make him two pairs of moccasins and to grind some corn to take 
along for his uncle, to remind him of his old home. He said that if he 
could he would bring his uncle home. After these things were ready 
for him he took plenty of tobacco and other things that he had or- 
dered and at once set out. 
