bt 27 THE MYTHOLOGY OF THE WICHITA. 
“Head warriors, and all you leaders, I tell you what I want done. Since 
I am getting old and am not able to remain always as your head chief, 
I will now appoint my son-in-law to be your head chief hereafter, and I 
will remain as a common man hereafter. My son-in-law is yet a young 
man and he will be a good head chief and a good leader in all things.” 
This was all the head chief had to say. The other chiefs made their 
speeches regarding Wets-the-Bed’s advancement, saying that he was 
the right kind of a man to be head chief. No objections were made. 
Wets-the-Bed was appointed as head chief, head warrior, and leader. 
When the people returned to their homes it was announced through the 
village by the different men that the chief had appointed his son-in-law 
to become the head chief in his place, and that hereafter they must 
recognize Wets-the-Bed as their head chief, head warrior, and leader. 
Wets-the-Bed took his seat as chief and the sub-chiefs of the village 
visited him the same as they had their former chief. They found that 
Wets-the-Bed was in every way just. Everybody was treated aright, 
and everything went along all right. 
The first of the main chiefs of the village was a man who painted 
himself around the nose; the next painted himself black all over and 
then made white spots on his body; the third chief painted himself white 
on his head and on his legs. Tihe first was the father of Wets-the-Bed. 
The leader of the war-parties which Wets-the-Bed had accompanied 
was painted with white clay from the corners of his eyes backward, and 
from the corners of his mouth backward. In the leader’s band of war- 
riors was a certain man who was always sent out to spy. He was of 
dark complexion and painted himself with black paint. Wets-the-Bed 
+.» had a war-bonnet made of hair, dyed red and yellow. He also painted 
himself across his body with black and white bars. His bow was made 
out of a fire poker, and his arrows were made out of sticks used for 
roasting beef. 
Long after Wets-the-Bed had begun to serve as head chief he was 
troubled because the older chief’s daughter was wasting away in flesh, 
for her younger sister would not allow her to share her husband. 
Finally the called his people together to his lodge. When they had come 
together he announced that since his appointment as chief many things 
had gone all right, and that the people had done whatever he directed ; 
therefore, since he had helped them in many ways he now wanted to 
go where he had come from and he wanted the people to do as they 
pleased about themselves. Said he: “If you wish, you can become 
something else, but I will go where I came from. Hereafter, when I 
am turned into something else, if any one does as I have done and 
