212 THE MYTHOLOGY OF THE WICHITA. 
burning. Finally, one at a time, they jumped out, until they were all 
out. Men after men were jumping out of the fire. These were the 
men whom Shadow-of-the-Sun had destroyed. After the burning was 
done they all went to the chief’s place and stayed one night before they 
went back home. Next day the old man and his boys disappeared from 
this place. They went back home to the old woman, who, not seeing 
any blood in the shell of water, expected her man to return to her alive. 
After they reached home the old man insisted that his family should 
leave the place, because the same thing that had happened might happen 
again. So they left the place, which now turned into a timbered 
country, and they flew around and became Swift-Hawks (Gusseios). 
31, THE SWIFT-HAWKS AND SHADOW-OE-THE-SUN.* 
Once upon a time there lived a man, his wife, and his three sons. 
The oldest son was named Small-Hawk (Garseyasikits) ; the name of 
the second was Striped-Tail-Hawk; and the name of the third was 
Tears-in-the-Eyes (Wetskidikheya), Swallow-Hawk, which name he 
bore because of the black streaks about his eyes. They, by themselves, 
lived away from the village. The oldest boy went to visit the north part 
of the village. He took with him his weapons—his shield, quiver with 
bow and arrows, and all the things that he could carry. Having 
traveled four long days he arrived at the edge of the village, late in 
the evening. He waited at a high point at the south of the village. 
He saw that many games were being played by the people living near 
the village, such as shinny, the double-ball game, etc. When he arrived 
he met a certain person of whom he asked where visitors were enter- 
tained. The person directed him to a certain place in the middle of 
the village, where a large tipi was to be seen, and there he would find 
accommodation, for the tipi was that of the chief. He went as directed. 
When he reached the tipi he entered. He was told to go to the bed on 
the northwest side. When he sat down on the bed he noticed that the 
chief was grieving. After he had sat a while the chief rested his head 
and commenced to talk to the boy. He said: ‘There is only one bad 
thing about this place. You will be called early in the morning, for 
in the south side of the village live evil-spirited people, and the chief 
of these people, whose name is Shadow-of-the-Sun (Ihakaatskada), 
will challenge you to a foot-race. As soon as you came in, perhaps, 
*Told. by Towakoni Jim (Towakoni), 
