296 THE MYTHOLOGY OF THE WICHITA. 
tired and said that he would have to fall; and so when he fell he said 
that the direction in which he fell should be called North (Itarakadara 
—North-Room). There was only one more of these monsters. This 
one, of course, could not talk to any one else, so he said aloud to him- 
self that he was tired and would have to fall; and while he was falling 
he said the direction in which he fell should be called East (Naasakas- 
kidi—Where-the-Sun-rises). The time came, after these monsters were 
destroyed by the flood, when the land was to be divided from the 
water; for there were but two things known which had not been des- 
troyed, namely, the Wind (Newerah), and a party which was away 
under the water before the flood, and known as Medicine-Men (Hare- 
neze). Everything else on the face of the earth was destroyed. The 
land was then just floating. It happened that the Wind got to traveling 
around, drying up the land, and there were streaks of foam left on the 
land, which remained as mountains. The Wind still went around 
drying until he found that there was somebody else left on earth be- 
side himself, which was the Medicine-Man. Of course, he still con- 
tinued in going from place to place. Once upon a time he stopped, 
facing toward the west, and he saw something like rain falling from 
above. This attracted his attention, and he went on his way to see what 
was there. When he came to this place he saw a woman lying on the 
ground, with her head to the west and her feet to the east. After 
seeing this he still continued his traveling. The next time he visited 
the place he noticed that the woman had the form of one pregnant, and 
he went on again, drying up the land. The next time he visited the 
place he saw a child lying on the side of this woman, as of to-day. 
When he made his second visit he noticed that the woman had changed; 
and she did not look as she did when he first saw her. So the Wind 
continued his journey, going around and around, and it happened that 
he made his third visit to the place, and saw the child and the woman. 
At this time he could hardly see the woman, so he made up his mind 
to take the child. When reaching for the child it screamed, and the 
Wind heard some one from above saying that he should let this child 
alone. “This,’’ he thought to himself, “must be the child of Man- 
never-known-on-Earth” (Kinikasias). He made up his mind that he 
would go again, going from one place to another. The time came 
again when he made another visit to this place, and he saw the child, 
and picked it up and went on his way to a place where he knew there 
were some people living. Wren he took the child he noticed that it 
was a girl. When he reached the place he took the child and gave ther 
to the people to raise. At this time everything progressed pretty fast, 
so the child grew rapidly. 
