42 THE MYTHOLOGY OF THE WICHITA. 
there was no more a Buffalo, but a shield. Swallow then went into the 
tipi. The Coyote observed what the Swallow had done. He then ap- 
proached and entered ‘the tipi of the Swallow, who asked him if he was 
hungry. The Coyote said, “Of course I am hungry.” Then the 
Swallow gave him something to eat. The Coyote noticed that the 
Swallow was fine-looking. When the Swallow spit, his spittle was blue 
instead of white. ‘The Coyote also noticed that he had inside of his 
mouth a greenish-blue color. He also noticed that he had many thing's 
that he ‘himself wanted. The Swallow told him to eat all he wanted 
and that he could take what meat he could pack on his back to his 
family, if he had a family. The Coyote said he had a family. He then 
asked the Swallow if he could not give him some powers. The Swallow 
asked the Coyote if he was brave. The Coyote said that he knew of 
no braver man. The Swallow told the Coyote to take home to his 
family the meat, then come back and he would equip him with the 
things as he wished. The Coyote then got what meat he wanted and 
took it on home to his family, and said: “I have now found a way so 
that you young ones and my old woman need never more go hungry.” 
He told his family to go ahead and eat what they wanted, and that he 
had to go and see the Swallow. He then set out to go to the Swallow’s 
place, and when he got there the Swallow asked him if he was a good 
runner. The Coyote said that he could run pretty fast. The Swallow 
told him to go towards the south until he came to a high point, and 
there he would find four large Buffalo bulls sitting down. “As soon as 
you get there,” said the Swallow, “point to one of the Buffalo and 
tell him that you want him, then turn right back and the Buffalo will 
follow you.” The Coyote started out for the high point, which was as 
far away as he could see. The Coyote traveled pretty fast and finally 
reached the high point. There he saw four large Buffalo sitting down. 
He called one of them, then turned right back and he saw the Buffalo 
coming after him. The Coyote had to run with all his might to prevent 
the Buffalo from catching up with him before he got back to the Swal- 
low’s place. The Buffalo kept gaining on him, and when he reached 
the place he was pretty nearly tired out. Now he was safe, and the 
Swallow told him that he was a pretty good runner. The Swallow 
then went with the Coyote to catch the Buffalo. He told the Coyote 
to walk up to the Buffalo and grab him between the horns. The Buf- 
falo began to get angry and would go backwards and forwards, but the 
Swallow said that he would not be harmed, and that he must go 
through that ordeal if he would get a shield. The Coyote finally walked 
up and did as directed, and there it was, a:‘shield. He took the shield, as 
