The sun., 1896-06-21
PRIMITIVE FOLK LORE.
AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY.
RELIGION AND ROMANCE.
Tales of Creation and of
Legendary Heroes.
COLLECTED FROM THE INDIANS IN CALIFORNIA.
MEXICO. AND GUATEMALA.
BY JEREMIAH CURTIN.
Copyright. r''s, by Jcremfah Curtin.
XIII.-KoL r1p1cH1 tn1oM1ra Morrn.


NIII.-KoL TiBIcHI (BLowtNa MOUTH
Kol Tibichi was born at Norpat Kodihcril on
wini Mem middle water, now MacCloud
Riverl, Just before daylight. When a small
boy he used TO go out by himself. II he went to
play with other boys sometimes, he would not
stay with them. He went out OF sight, disap-
peared and was lost Then his father or mother
or others would find him in Ehis place or that
Unexpectedly. Sometimes they found him at
home, sometimes at n distance. far away in some
Rulch or on some mountain. 1t happened that
his mother would look at his bed In the night
timo and SEQ him there sleeping. Sho would
look again and find that he was gone. She
would look a third time, and find him Just
at first. In the day he would be seen in one
place and be gone the next moment.
Once he was playing with children: they
turned aside to see something. then looked at
him. He was gone. After while they saw
him in tho water under the salmon house. An
other time no disappeared where has he
gomez" asked one boy. II cannot tell" an
swered another. Soon they heard singing.
One asked: DO you hear thatT' Yes"
said tho other; "where is it?" They listened
and looked. Soon they saw Kol Tibichi sitting
near tho north bank Of the river. under water.
"Wc must run and tell his father and mother"
Two OF tho hoys ran to tell his father and
mother. 1--WE lost your son." said they. "Ee
went away from Us. We looked for him a
long time and could not find him. Now
have found him: we have him sitting
under water; we don't know what he is doing"
His mother hurried out; ran to the river.
1--WE think he must be dead" said people
who had gathered there. I'VE think that some
Sapaitu lspritl has killed him."
They that he was alive: he Was
moving. Come. my son." called his mother.
stretching her hands To him. ''Come. my son;
come out, come to me-" But he stayed there,
sitting under water. quarter OF an hour
later they saw that the boy had gone from the
river. The people heard singing in some place
between them and the village. They looked up
and saw that the boy was half way home and
going from the river.
THAT Is your SON. called they TO the wo-
man. "Oh, no." said the woman. but she ran
up and found that It was her son.
Another time the boy goes south with some
children. These lose him. Just as the others
had. In half hour they hear singing
'.where is her. ask some. "on this slde'
Gays one. ION that" says another. South of
the river is . great sugar pine on q steep hank.
They look, and high on a limb pointing north
ward they SEQ him hanging head downward.
singing.
They run TO his mother. I'VE see your son
hanging By his feet from . tree"
Tho woman hurries TO the -river. runs-in
among the rocks and rubbish around the tree,
reaches toward the boy. throws herself on the
rocks, crying: "Oh. my child, you'll be killed.
In q moment he 10 gone: there is no sign of him
on the tree Soon Q shouting is heard at tho
house.
MY wife. come up: don't cry: our son Is
herer'
She crawis out Of tho rocks and dirt, runs
home, finds the boy safe with his father.
The people began now to talk Of tho wonder
full boy. Soon every one was talking Of him
T1o nIo {, 10 -Io
Kodiheril was q very big village Some "a
paitu is going TO take that boys life said
they; some yapaitu will kill HIM"
One morning the boy went down on tho
porth side of the river with children. bat apart
from them. behind. by himself. He looked up.
saw a great bird in tho air flying above him.
''Oh. Il 1 had those wing featherp-' thought
The boy. Then he blew upward and wished
[olpuhlcha' That moment the great bird
Komos Kulit fell down before him. Just after
the bird fel! he heard voice in the sky, voice
high, very high mp. crying:
Now, you little man. you must call your
self Kol Tibichi Irnouth blowingl. You are
to be the greatest Hiahi tdoctorl on wini
Men,"
Look at that hoy cried the other boys
s'See, he has something"
They were afraid when they saw the grsat
bird, and the boy stretching the wings and
handling the wonderful Konos Kulit. Some
Of them ran to his mother and said to her:
"Your son has very big bird. It fell down
from the sky 10 him. We are afraid OF this
bird. It is very big. We could not lift such
. bird"
Old people ran down: saw the boy handling
Komos kulit. "Hox did you get that hird?"
askea they. Did he fall TO your"
Yes. / saw the shadow Of q big bird on the
ground. ! looked mp. 1t fell. and was here"
The old people talked talked mucL-talked
. long time. There -ere many Of them.
I'VE do not know what TO do: we do not know
what think. We do not know why that
bird FELL" said some. We ought not To talk
about the bird, but ought to think about
this boy; find out what he 10 doing. oh"
said others. "he made that bird fall by blowing
at II. That boy will he great Hlahi."
The boy killed the bird with the yapaitu
dokos Esprit ftlntl. lie wanted its wings.
Tie father and mother of the boy said Two
wise men should pull on; the longest wing
feathers for tie boy. He wants them. He
wants them To keep
LET that be done" said the people. and
they found two men TO pull out the two longest
wing feathers. The boy went to one side
while they were pulling them: pretended not
20 see or care what they were doing; but tho
two men knew Tint he knew why he did
When the the Two men ne IN had pulled out tho fcath-
Il like those feathers; save them for me I
want them"
His father took the feathers home and
eaved them.
Another time this boy walking up Wint
hem-some time before he had been at Hlahi
dance, and had seen there beautiful collars Of
ficker-tail feathers. and remembered them.
He walked forward and said Ia himself: II
wonder. where that man found those feathers.
would like to have feathers like them"
PLUCK bunch OF grass with your mouth
paid the yapaitu, drop 1t into your hand and
look at It," He did so, and flicker feathers
were in his hands. lie counted them and found
800. These are nice feathers, l will keep
them" said the boy.
"Kol 1ibichi Is your name" said tho yapai-
tu. you will be the greatest Hlahi on Wini
Mem, but you must obey us. You must listen
70 our words. You must do what we tell YOU"
Rol Tibichi took the flicker feathers and
walked westward walked across a wide gulch
I'LL he came 70 BLACK oak tree above horpat
Kodiheril. II Ike that oak tree" said kol
Tibichi. II think that is good place for my
mother to get acornn.n He blew then. and