230 THE MYTHOLOGY OF THE WICHITA. 
last arrow, Early-Morning-Deer-Slayer still had his bow. ‘The animal 
dropped this head toward Early-Morning-Deer-Slayer, put him on his 
horns and turned back to where he came from. 
In going through the next village, there was a certain man who 
asked that he might go along, to see the last days of Karly-Morning- 
Deer-Slayer. So he followed the animal that was carrying Early- 
Morning-Deer-Slayer. In going through the next village, the people 
saw that the man was being carried off, and another man ran along 
to see where this man would be taken to. They went on to the next 
village, and another man followed to see what would be done with this 
man. On they went to the last village, and from here another man 
followed, to see what was to happen. The animal continued his journey, 
carrying Early-Morning-Deer-Slayer, the four men from the four vil- 
lages following. Once in a while the Elk would go fast and would 
leave the four men far behind, then he would slacken up again and the 
four men would gain on him, and so on, for a long way. Once in 
a while the four men would ask Early-Morning-Deer-Slayer to per- 
form some of his great powers and make his escape. Then the animal 
would go fast, and while he was under full speed Early-Morning-Deer 
Slayer would istand up, take his bow and bend it around his head, for 
he was going so fast that where he was it would thunder. This would 
cause the animal to go slower, and then the four men would catch up 
again. The four men still asked Early-Morning-Deer-Slayer to do 
the same thing again and try to make his escape. In reply, Early- 
Morning-Deer-Slayer would sing this song: 
Ja-a-he-schats-as-ta-ki-di-a. 
Ja-a-he-schats-as-ta-ki-di-a. 
Tcas-ta-ki-tsi-d’-waika-i-ta-ti-a. 
Na-ki-di-wa, Na-ki-di-wa. 

[From this point a repetition of the melody a whole degree lower ; 
and at the next repetition the same melody occurs another degree 
lower. This songis a remarkable example‘of changing‘tonality.] 

The Elk is carrying me on his antlers. 
The Elk is carrying me on his antlers. 
I am still living. 
T am still living. 
