120 TRADITIONS OF THE CADDO. 
25. HOW THE BUFFALO CEASED TO EAT HUMAN BEINGS. 
At first Buffalo ate human beings. They were many-colored and were so numer- 
ous that men dared not goon plain alone. Buzzard is only man who has power to 
go in midst of them and kill them without being hurt. Other people live in vil- 
lages and hunt together. Some men hunting turkey and deer, while crossing 
prairie, see black cloud coming and knowit is great herd of Buffalo sweeping down 
upon them. They throw away everything and, running very fast, take refuge in 
dense thicket. People now take courage and venture farther from home. Four 
men goto hunt bear. They trail bear. It runs into open plain and men kill it 
there. They hear noise like thunder and see Buffaloupon them. Buffalo catch all 
but one man, who gains timber and climbs tall tree. Buffalo try to butt it down, 
but can not doso. At night man climbs down and runs home. People hasten to 
place where companions killed, but find only few bones scattered about. Buffalo 
eat many people until Coyote comes. Then people go into another country. Coy- 
ote is last to go through gate, and shuts it, sono dangerous animals can enter. He 
lets through only few Buffalo who have not tasted human flesh and so are not 
dangerous. 
26. THE GIRL WHO HAD POWER TO CALL THE BUFFALO. 
Girl who has power to call Buffalo lives with six brothers. They are stars, and 
every night leave girl to travel through sky. In morning they put girl in swing 
hung from sky and swing her through air. Buffalo see her and come, and boys kill 
allthey want. Coyote comes tolive with them. Boystell him tostay, but make him 
promise never to try toswing girl. One day while all brothers gone Coyote makes 
girl get into swing and he pushes her. Buffalo do not come, and he pushes her 
higher and higher, until she disappears. Coyote tells brothers monster has carried 
her off. They drive him away and tell him he and his children shall always be 
hungry. They decide to go to sky and live with their sister. 
27. THE OLD WOMAN WHO KEPT ALL THE PECANS. 
Old woman is mother of pecan trees. She gives few pecans to people who go to 
lodge, but will not letthem take any away. Peopleare very hungry and decide some- 
thing must be done. Old man has four little sons who are very troublesome. 
People are field rats and they chose four boys to go to old woman’s to steal some 
nuts. One goes to see if old woman is asleep. When she goes to bed and snores 
he goes back home to tell brothers. Then he sees Coyote, who tells rats not to 
trouble about stealing pecans, as next day he will kill old woman. In morning 
Coyote goes to see her, and as she is getting him some pecans, Coyote strikes her 
on head with stone knife and kills her. Old woman dies, and ever since pecan 
trees grow everywhere. 
28. COWARD, THE SON OF THE MOON. 
When people first come out of earth, little boy is taken out by grandparents who 
are poor. Boy is fed by other boys and grows rapidly. He becomes successful 
hunter. His grandparents die and boy wanders away into timber to mourn. Man 
comes and embraces him. He is Moon, and says he will be boy’s father, watch 
over him, and give him power. Boy goes home and weeps no more. Girl comes 
and asks to become his wife, and they live together. Wife sees husband has great 
