126 TRADITIONS OF THE CADDO. 
kinds of animals. Unknown person tells man to point out heads of animals he 
wants to kill. He does so, and person, who is called Alligator, gives him powers, 
and when he is again on dry land tells him to gohunting. He kills four big deer, 
dresses them, and goes to camp. He takes his wife, with two horses, and finds 
deer, which he puts on horses. Everybody wonders when they see horses loaded 
with meat. After that, man never fails to bring back much meat when out hunt- 
ing. When people start back home, they find that man they had made fun of is 
most successful of all hunters. They name him Deer-Head, because of his bravery 
in killing big deer. After many years he disappears, and his younger brother 
says some one came during night and took him away home. Long time afterward 
hunter shoots large deer, which walks very slowly, and after going over hill calls 
tohimtocomeon. Man starts back home and people think Deer-Head has changed 
into deer. 
42. THE BOY WHO MARRIED A MOUNTAIN-LION. 
Little boy tells parents he is Red-Mountain-Lion, and they so call him. He be- 
comes a successful hunter. Once he acts queerly when he returns from hunt, and 
next time brother follows him. MHe tracks him to mountain cave, where he sees 
brother with female mountain-lion. When Red-Mountain-Lion comes home he 
acts stranger thanever. Hearing some one talking about going to kill mountain- 
lion in cave, he starts off alone to hunt. When men come to cave they see foot- 
prints of man and mountain-lion leading away from it. Man does not return to 
his people, but years afterward he is captured by hunting party and is carried 
home, where he stays. He and brother form war party, and he goes off to get 
power. He finds rattlesnake skin and mountain-lion’s tail, He takes them and 
prays to rattlesnake and mountain-lion for their powers. War expedition is given 
up and man neglects to throw away skin and tail. Long time afterward Red- 
Mountain-Lion one morning hears turkey cackling. He goes to catch it and hears 
rattlesnakes by his side. As he does not return, brother goes for him. He is 
found unconscious and scalped. Tracks of mountain-lion are found. Medicine- 
man comes and tells brother to return animal’s gifts to the woods, where Red- 
Mountain-Lion had found them. Man obeys, and then takes brother to creek and 
bathes him. Red-Mountain-Lion recovers, but is always foolish. He becomes 
more foolish in old age and does many evil things, and so is killed. 
43. BUFFALO WOMAN. 
Cannibal has handsome son who will not marry. He is called Braveness for his 
bravery in hunting. He goes hunting and sees young and beautiful woman sitting 
under elm tree. She calls him and says she has come to meet him. Sheasks him 
to take her to his home to be his wife. They start for his home at once, and old 
people let girl become son’s wife. They live happily together for long time. 
Then girl asks him to do whatever she asks. When he promises, she asks him to 
go with her to her home. They start, and when they come to high hills, she says 
her home is on other side, and that people will bother him, but he is not to get 
angry. If he does, young men will kill him, as they are jealous of him. ‘She then 
asks him to lay on ground and roll over twice. He does so, and is changed into 
Buffalo. Then woman does same, and becomes Buffalo. When they reach top of 
hill, they see thousands of Buffalo. They are woman’s people. Braveness follows 
woman until they come to old Buffalo cow, her mother. They stay long time, and 
