170 THE MYTHOLOGY OF THE WICHITA. 
“Kat-e-he-ki-as-si-a-ka 
Kit-e-he-ki-as-si-a-ka 
Ki-tish-o-ti-lak 
Wa-ka-ka-ti-6ds. 
“Kit-e-he-ki-as-si-a-ka 
Kit-e-he-ki-as-si-a-ka 
Ki-ki-a-di-kits-a-ho-ti-das 
Wa-ka-as-sa-ki-ats 
Kit-e-he-ki-as-si-a-ka 
Kit-e-he-ki-as-si-a-ka.” 
You have said there were dogwood sticks ready cut for use in 
making a cradle for the child. 
You have said there was dyed hair to cover over the head, and 
beading for the cradle. 
You have said there was a tanned otter skin for use to wrap 
the child on the cradle. 
You have said there were long bone beads to put under the feet, 
to hold the feet of the child. 
As the woman sang this song to the man, he would say: “Yes, I 
made those promises; and I have all of them ready, and if you will just 
stop a moment and let me tell you more, and if you will go back to my 
home, our child shall have all of those things.” But the woman kept on 
going, while she was singing this song to him. When she was through 
singing they came in sight of a large body of water. Young-Boy-Chief 
thought that might be where they were going, and that perhaps his 
wife would stop and talk to him. So he did not speak to her any more 
about stopping. She was a long way ahead of him. When she reached 
the water she took off her robe, and away she went, flying over the 
lake, and she turned into an Eagle (Kos). When Young-Boy-Chief 
got to the place where the woman had left her robe there was no longer 
a robe, but a wild grapevine. Young-Boy-Chief sat down on the bank 
and the child commenced to cry, and he also cried, because the woman 
had left them. Finally Young-Boy-Chief saw two Eagles flying over 
him. The woman, having turned into an Eagle, had already married 
some one who was also an Eagle. The two Eagles flew around over 
‘them, and it happened that Young-Boy-Chief felt sleepy and went to 
sleep. Suddenly the Eagle woman came down and took the child away 
from him. This awakened him. There were three Eagles now flying 
around over him, the young one being with them this time. Young- 
Boy-Chief now cried to be taken up as the child had been taken up, but 
the woman began to sing again: 
