Complex sentence: He was later buried by members of his tribe on a bluff overhanging the nearby spring and, for a number of years afterwards, a popular legend claimed that the echo heard in the area was the death cry of Pluggy.
Split into simpler sentences: He was later buried by members of his tribe on a bluff overhanging the nearby spring. For a number of years afterwards, a popular legend claimed that the echo heard in the spring was the death cry of Pluggy.