120 THE MYTHOLOGY OF THE WICHITA. 
On one occasion they went out on the war-path, headed by Young- 
Man-Chief and Corn-Meal-Boy, the noted warriors. When they left 
their homes they went towards the east, traveling until night, and then 
stopped to rest. They sent out men to spy and see if they could find 
any of their enemies. Some of the men came in at midnight and re- 
ported that they had found the enemy. So they started at once, arriv- 
ing at the enemies’, the Tricksters’, homes, just before daylight. About 
sunrise they attacked them. Again they saw a man in the lead, but this 
time they knew who he was. Every time they made an attack they 
would see him going in the lead, and his war-bonnet shone like fire. 
He, of course, stayed with the party this time. On their return they 
had a good many people whom they had taken captive. They turned 
back to their home and traveled faster than they had done in coming. 
As they returned, the sign was given at the usual place, Place-where- 
returning-victorious-War-party-halted (Nasaquadowene). On their 
arrival they had all kinds of dancing. Corn-Meal-Boy lived with his 
folks a little longer, and then, after he had shown many other super- 
natural powers, he gave powers to men to hand down to other genera- 
tions. He finally left all his people and went up in the sky. He was 
then called “First-seen-by-War-parties” (Hastilaawa). Before he left 
he promised that he would help his people on the war-path if they would 
just think of him, but that he would not appear as he used to, and it 
would be just as if he were there. We, the people of these times, when 
anything happens in that way, still mention this First-seen-by-War- 
party, and expect to see something occur and to have easy times in any- 
thing we may do. 
16. THE THUNDERBIRD-WOMAN.* 
There were three people living together in a grass-lodge, in front 
of the north door of which stood a large cottonwood tree. We know 
that the grass-lodge generally has two doors. The doors of the grass- 
lodge opened north and south. In this lodge lived the Thunderbird- 
Woman (Geleazigits), Little-Big-Belly-Boy (Wekskuniwidiks), and 
the Libertine (Skiwis). The Thunderbird-Woman did all the cooking 
and hauling of wood. Little-Big-Belly-Boy did the water-carrying, and 
the Libertine did all the hunting, for he was a strong man, and had 
many powers. They lived here for a long while, and Little-Big-Belly- 
Boy and the Libertine always had a good time, for the Libertine was 
very strong, and would carry a whole buffalo whenever he killed one. 
*Told by Ahahe (Waco). 
