IgO THE MYTHOLOGY OF THE WICHITA. 
returned he commanded the chief to get a full grown buffalo robe and 
have it spread on the ground and ‘have Young-Boy-Chief seated there, 
facing north, so that when he returned everything would be ready. 
He promised that he would do the rest of the work himself. The 
following day the men returned from their hunt with the buffalo fat. 
When the Turtle returned home he made a small bow and four arrows, 
and got some kind of paint called “darequits.” Early the next morning 
he sent word to the chief to have everything ready. Immense crowds 
of people began to gather around the place to see some wonderful per- 
formance, for the people knew that it was dangerous to do the work 
that the Turtle was doing. The following morning the Turtle began 
to sing, walking very slowly: 
“Ath-he-nar-he-no-neer-ah. 
Ah-he-nar-he-no-neer-ah- 
hiare-ne. 
Ah-he-nar-he-no-neer-ah. 
Ah-he-nar-he-no-neer-ah. 
Ah-he-nar-he-no-neer-ah- 
hare-ke.” 








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[Seven repetitions. The singer gradually sharps so that the last time over is a full degree 
higher than the first.] 
This is the song he used, putting in’ the words himself. He told 
about the life of Young-Boy-Chief—how he did his duty in helping 
along his people; how kind he was to his people ; how he helped the old 
woman across the river; how she stuck to him; what she had told 
Young-Boy-Chief about his refusing to marry ; how he was then suffer- 
ing from the troubles he was having; how he was going to get rid of 
the old woman by having the Turtle to help him out; how the Turtle 
was coming, and was about to enter the place. He kept singing the 
song, putting in the whole story of the young man’s life. He entered 
the place and kept on singing until he went near to where Young-Boy- 
Chief was, having his bow and arrows and some others that he intended 
to use after getting the woman, off. While the Turtle was on the way 
to this place the old woman kept saying that a fellow like him could 
never get her off, for there was no man that could do it, and she meant 
to stay on Young-Boy-Chief’s back for all time, until she should ruin 
him. The Turtle entered, and the old woman found that he was a 
powerful man, and that he was painted in accordance with the meaning 
of the name, which was Water-Monster-Turtle. The Turtle was painted 
on both sides of his head. Now the old woman began to keep quiet, 
