118 TRADITIONS OF THE CADDO. 
Snow-and-Cold tells boy to sleep on bed of snow. He watches boy and sees light 
near his head. Boy has feather sticking straight up on pillow. Snow-and-Cold arises 
and punches snow in place that seems like fireplace with cane, and fire springs out. 
When he has warmed himself he covers fire and goes back to bed. Soon boy does 
same thing. In morning Snow-and-Cold calls to boy to get up. He thinks boy 
has been frozen to death, but he jumps up and says he has had fine sleep, After 
talking to Snow-and-Cold, boy goes back home. 
20. MEDICINE-SCREECH-OWL. 
Beautiful girl, who had no male acquaintance, becomes pregnant. She can not 
explain it. She goes with other girls to dig potatoes, but can never find any. She 
hears voice cry, ‘‘ Mother,’’ and it is that of child in womb. It tells her where to 
dig and she finds many large potatoes. Child is born, and at his own request is 
called Medicine-Screech-Owl. Child grows rapidly, plays with other children and 
goes to watch them fish. He tries and catches big fish. Soon he acquires fame as a 
fisherman. Persons begin to fear him, and employ powerful medicine-man to kill 
him. One day while fishing he sees reflection of big cloud in water and knows 
medicine-man’s intention to send Thunder to try to kill kim. He walks into water, 
and when Thunder and Lightning come he raises bow over his head and Lightning 
rolls into water. This occurs again and again, and medicine-man, realizing that 
boy has more power over Thunder than he has, gives up. Long afterward, while 
resting in lodge, boy thinks something is going to happen to him. He gets his 
bow and arrows, lays on bed, and sings. Soon he hears great noise and he knows 
that medicine-man is sending cannibal monster to destroy him. He hears its roar 
and feels its hot breath and it leaps on his tipiand fallsthrough. Then he arisesand 
kills it. Afterward Medicine-Screech-Owl goes from place to place killing mon- 
sters and ferocious animals and healing sick. Where he is, death can not come. 
He heals sick by touch of his hand. Finally he tells people he is going to leave 
them, and disappears. 
21. THE ORPHAN BOY WHO BECAME A WRESTLER. 
Boy lives with old grandfather, who dies before he can teach boy to hunt. Boy 
begs from lodge to lodge, and at night returns to his lodge and cries. Boys come 
and tease him. He is brave, and when larger he makes bows and arrows and goes 
to hunt small game and has no longer to beg. When in timber he hears voice call- 
ing him. Strange boy comes and they play together. They try to see which is 
stronger, and orphan boy easily throws stranger. Orphan boy can not understand 
it. Strange boy says he is strong man and has given boy his power ; that he is now 
one of strongest men in world. Stranger disappears and next morning boy starts 
to hunt. He kills three deer and starts home with them. Load is heavy and he 
can not go fast. At night he hears voice and sees stranger again. He goes with 
stranger to place where his friends meet to wrestle. He wrestles and throws every 
one. They fear him and leave him with stranger. Strong man tells boy how to 
use his power and then disappears. Boy returns home and soon afterward boys 
have wrestling match. Youngman calls himtocomeintoring. At first he declines. 
On second call he runs into ring and soon throws man and kills him, Others are 
afraid of his strength. People hear of his deeds, and soon he has respect and fear 
of all. 
