Hotuiyi (Antelope) and the Warning
A Comanche hunting party was pursuing a herd of antelope across the plains when a strange antelope with glowing eyes appeared. The lead hunter recognized it as a spirit messenger and halted the chase. The antelope led the party to a hidden spring where they found water, then traced a path around a dangerous canyon where enemy warriors lay in ambush. The hunter realized the antelope had saved them from both thirst and attack. The Comanche gave thanks to the antelope spirit and thereafter considered antelope sightings as omens—if the antelope runs east, good fortune follows; if west, danger appr