50 THE MYTHOLOGY OF THE WICHITA. 
there he will kill you. He lives on a high point. Sometimes he is out, 
and there are times when he goes to sleep. When you do get there 
he will try to kill you, for he allows no one to come to his place; and 
there are times when [| can hear him giving the war-whoop, when he 
goes out after his enemies.” Young-Flint-Stone went on, leaving this 
man after he had given him information regarding his father’s place 
and his habits and how cruel he was. He traveled on and on until he 
came to the place, and doing as he was instructed, he sneaked in, so 
as not to be seen. He finally succeeded in reaching the door, and en- 
tering, said to his father: “My father, I am now here in search of you.”’ 
Just as he said that, Healthy-Flint-Stone-Man arose on his feet, and 
said: “I can not believe you. I know I have a son, but he is so far 
away that he could never reach this place, and you are trying to play 
a trick on me.” He went to get his war-club, but Young-Flint-Stone 
got hold of him, saying, “I am your son.” But Healthy-Flint-Stone- 
Man began to push him around and tried to throw him, and he pushed 
Young-Flint-Stone away from him. Young-Flint-Stone had only one 
hand to use, for he had to use the other to get the corn meal sack, so as 
to put some meal into his father’s mouth. Young-Flint-Stone finally 
succeeded in untying his sack. He took out a handful of meal and put it 
in his father’s mouth. Healthy-Flint-Stone-Man asked Young-Flint- 
Stone to release him, threw his head back, and said: “O yes, that is 
the way everything tastes in the place I came from. This puts me in 
mind of being in the village of Where-Blackbirds-lit-on-elm-Tree, or 
Stone-Corn-Mills-on-Hill-side, or Large-elm-Tree-near-Edge-of-the- 
Village, or Where-large-ears-of-Corn-grow. You are surely my 
son. I left home when you were in your mother’s womb, and I gave you 
the name that you bear. Well, I am a good long way from home, and 
it suits me to. remain here all the time. When I lived there where you 
are from I had to send out war-parties, and had to go a long way, so 
that I thought that it would be best for me to be where I could be near 
my enemies, just as I am now. I was tired of going a long way. So 
this is what brought me here. I can not go back with you when you 
feel like going back.” Young-Flint-Stone, in looking at his father, saw 
that his hair was turning into flint stones. 
Healthy-Flint-Stone-Man was surprised to see Young-Flint-Stone. 
Young-Flint-Stone then remained with his father, who showed him all 
his powers, and where he went to fight his enemies. Young-Flint- 
Stone noticed a pole stuck up outside of his father’s place, on which 
there hung many skulls, old and fresh. The next morning Healthy- 
Flint-Stone-Man took Young-Flint-Stone along with him to help him 
