Iq TRADITIONS OF THE CADDO. 
He sits by water’s edge and tries to catch fish as they swim past. Large animal 
with horns comes to him through water. He tells boy he will carry him to main- 
land. He climbs upon animal’s back and animal says he is to tell him if he sees 
star. They have not gone far when boy says there is big star in west. Monster 
sees it, turns and swims back toisland. For five days he starts with boy and swims 
back again because boy sees star, but each day he gets little farther. Sixth time 
he is within few feet of opposite shore when boy sees star. Boy says nothing and 
monster swims on until they are near shallow water. Boy sees great black cloud 
roll in front of star. He jumps off animal’s back and swims to shore. Something 
strikes animal with awful crash and he is killed. Handsome young man comes and 
thanks boy for what he has done. He has long tried to kill monster, because he 
made waters of lake dangerous. Man, who is Evening-Star, takes boy to sky and 
he stands near him as Orphan-Star. 
14. THE GIRL WHO MARRIED A STAR. 
Maiden sleeps in arbor and watches stars. She goes to sleep, wishing one star 
especially would marry her. When she awakes she sees old man sitting by fire- 
side. He tells her she is Star’s wife. She begins tocry. Star’s sisteris preparing 
food, and tells her to stop crying and come and eat. Women go out to dig pota- 
toes. Big potato is gate of heaven and covers entrance to world beneath. Girl 
tells Star’s sister she wants to go back again. Sister tells Star and he agrees to 
let her return in six days. They begin to make rope of young elm bark. In six 
days rope only half long enough. It is finished on eleventh day. Next morning 
girl is fastened to end of rope and let through hole. Rope is gradually slipped 
out, and after long while she sees earth. She travels many summers and winters. 
Her food is almost gone and she is far from earth. Rope ceases to slip and she 
hangs there long time. She sees Buzzard circling around below her and she calls 
tohim. Hetakes her on his back and flies until he nearly givesout. Hawk helps 
him and flies with girl until he gives out. Buzzard takes her again and alights 
with her near village. Girl is weak and exhausted, and woman helps her to lodge. 
Mother does not know her at first. After tenth day people come to tipi to see 
her. She tells them her story, and especially about kindness of Buzzard. After 
that, people always leave one buffalo for buzzards after big killing. 
15. THE GIRL WHO MARRIED A STAR. 
Very beautiful girl, whose three sisters marry, will not receive attention. She 
is tired of homeand prays spirits to help her go wherever she wishes. She watches 
stars and wishes she may become wife of North Star. She sees very old man 
sitting by fireside and thinks she is dreaming. Old man tells her she is in his 
home as his wife, as she wished. She does not like looks of old man, but has 
to stay. She tries to get away and thinks of big stone North Star has told her not 
to move. She goes and lifts stone and finds she can look down to earth. She 
wonders how she can get down, and thinks of rope of soapweeds. When North 
taris out at night she cuts soapweeds, and when she has enough she begins to 
make rope. When rope finished she fastens it to rock, and next time man goes 
away she climbs down. She comes to end of rope before she comes to tree tops. 
She hears noise, and bird passes under her feet. When passing fourth time he 
tells her to step on his back and he will take her home. She gets on bird’s back 
and he flies with her to her home. Before leaving her he says he is Black-Eagle, 
