Thesunwearsashirtofdresseddeerskin，withleggingsofthesamereachingtohisthighs。Theshirtandleggingsarefringed。Hismoccasinsarealsoofdeerskinandembroideredinyellow，red，andturkisbeads。Hewearsakiltofdeerskin，havingasnakepainteduponit。Hecarriesabowandarrows，thequiverbeingofcougarskin，hangingoverhisshoulder，andheholdshisbowinhislefthandandanarrowinhisright。HealwayswearsthemaskwhichprotectshimfromthesightofthepeopleofHa—arts。

Atthetopofthemaskisaneagleplumewithparrotplumes；aneagleplumeisateachside，andoneatthebottomofthemask。Thehairaroundtheheadandfaceisredlikefire，andwhenitmovesandshakespeoplecannotlookcloselyatthemask。Itisnotintendedthattheyshouldobserveclosely，elsetheywouldknowthatinsteadofseeingthesuntheyseeonlyhismask。

Themooncametotheupperworldwiththesunandhealsowearsamask。

EachnightthesunpassesbythehouseofSussistinnako，thespider，whoaskshim，"Howaremychildrenabove？Howmanyhavediedto—day？Howmanyhavebeenbornto—day？"Thesunlingersonlylongenoughtoanswerhisquestions。Hethenpassesontohishouseintheeast。

TheFoxesandtheSunYurok（nearKlamathRiver，Cal。）

Onceuponatime，theFoxeswereangrywithSun。Theyheldacouncilaboutthematter。ThentwelveFoxeswereselected—twelveofthebravesttocatchSunandtiehimdown。Theymaderopesofsinew；thenthetwelvewatcheduntiltheSun，ashefollowedthedownwardtrailinthesky，touchedthetopofacertainhill。ThentheFoxescaughtSun，andtiedhimfasttothehill。ButtheIndianssawthem，andtheykilledtheFoxeswitharrows。Thentheycutthesinews。ButtheSunhadburnedagreatholeintheground。TheIndiansknowthestoryistrue，becausetheycanseetheholewhichSunburned。

TheTheftofFireKarok（nearKlamathRiver，Cal。）

TherewasnofireonearthandtheKarokswerecoldandmiserable。Farawaytotheeast，hiddeninatreasurebox，wasfirewhichKareyahadmadeandgiventotwooldhags，lesttheKaroksshouldstealit。SoCoyotedecidedtostealfirefortheIndians。

Coyotecalledagreatcounciloftheanimals。AfterthecouncilhestationedalinefromthelandoftheKarokstothedistantlandwherethefirewaskept。LionwasnearesttheFireLand，andFrogwasnearesttheKarokland。LionwasstrongestandFrogwasweakest，andtheotheranimalstooktheirplaces，accordingtothepowergiventhembyMan。

ThenCoyotetookanIndianwithhimandwenttothehilltop，buthehidtheIndianunderthehill。Coyotewenttothetepeeofthehags。Hesaid，"Good—evening。"Theyreplied，"Good—evening。"

Coyotesaid，"Itiscoldouthere。Canyouletmesitbythefire？"Sotheylethimsitbythefire。Hewasonlyacoyote。Hestretchedhisnoseoutalonghisforepawsandpretendedtogotosleep，buthekeptthecornerofoneeyeopenwatching。Sohespentallnightwatchingandthinking，buthehadnochancetogetapieceofthefire。

ThenextmorningCoyoteheldacouncilwiththeIndian。Hetoldhimwhenhe，Coyote，waswithinthetepee，toattackit。ThenCoyotewentbacktothefire。Thehagslethiminagain。HewasonlyaCoyote。ButCoyotestoodclosebythecasketoffire。TheIndianmadeadashatthetepee。

Thehagsrushedoutafterhim，andCoyoteseizedafirebrandinhisteethandflewovertheground。Thehagssawthesparksflyingandgavechase。ButCoyotereachedLion，whoranwithittoGrizzlyBear。GrizzlyBearranwithittoCinnamonBear；heranwithittoWolf，andatlastthefirecametoGround—Squirrel。Squirreltookthebrandandransofastthathistailcaughtfire。Hecurleditupoverhisback，andburnedtheblackspotinhisshoulders。Youcanseeitevento—day。

SquirrelcametoFrog，butFrogcouldn’trun。Heopenedhismouthwideandswallowedthefire。Thenhejumpedbutthehagscaughthistail。

Frogjumpedagain，butthehagskepthistail。ThatiswhyFrogshavenotail，eventothisday。Frogswamunderwater，andcameuponapileofdriftwood。Hespatoutthefireintothedrywood，andthatiswhythereisfireindrywoodevento—day。WhenanIndianrubstwopiecestogether，thefirecomesout。

TheTheftofFireSia（NewMexico）

Along，longtimeago，thepeoplebecametiredoffeedingongrass，likedeerandwildanimals，andtheytalkedtogetherhowfiremightbefound。

TheTi—amonisaid，"Coyoteisthebestmantostealfirefromtheworldbelow，"sohesentforCoyote。

WhenCoyotecame，theTi—amonisaid，"Thepeoplewishforfire。Wearetiredoffeedingongrass。Youmustgototheworldbelowandbringthefire。"

Coyotesaid，"Itiswell，father。Iwillgo。"

SoCoyoteslippedstealthilytothehouseofSussistinnako。Itwasthemiddleofthenight。Snake，whoguardedthefirstdoor，wasasleep，andheslippedquicklyandquietlyby。Cougar，whoguardedtheseconddoor，wasasleep，andCoyoteslippedby。Bear，whoguardedthethirddoor，wasalsosleeping。Atthefourthdoor，Coyotefoundtheguardianofthefireasleep。SlippingthroughintotheroomofSussistinnako，hefoundhimalsosleeping。

Coyotequicklylightedthecedarbrandwhichwasattachedtohistailandhurriedout。Spiderawoke，justenoughtoknowsomeonewasleavingtheroom。"Whoisthere？"hecried。Thenhecalled，"Someonehasbeenhere。"ButbeforehecouldwakenthesleepingBearandCougarandSnake，Coyotehadalmostreachedtheupperworld。

TheEarth—HardeningAftertheFloodSia（NewMexico）

Aftertheflood，theSiareturnedtoHa—arts，theearth。Theycamethroughanopeninginthefarnorth。Aftertheyhadremainedattheirfirstvillageayear，theywishedtopasson，buttheearthwasverymoistandUtsetwaspuzzledhowtohardenit。

UtsetcalledCougar。Shesaid，"Haveyouanymedicinetohardentheroadsothatwemaypassoverit？"Cougarreplied，"Iwilltry，mother。"Butaftergoingashortdistanceovertheroad，hesanktohisshouldersinthewetearth。HereturnedmuchafraidandtoldUtsetthathecouldgonofarther。

ThenshesentforBear。Shesaid，"Haveyouanymedicinetohardentheroad？"Bearstartedout，buthesanktohisshoulders，andreturnedsaying，"Icandonothing。"

ThenUtsetcalledBadger，andhetried。ShecalledShrew，andhefailed。

ShecalledWolf，andhefailed。

ThenUtsetreturnedtothelowerworldandaskedSussistinnakowhatshecoulddotohardentheearthsothatherpeoplemighttraveloverit。Heasked，"Haveyounomedicinetomaketheearthfirm？HaveyouaskedCougarandWolf，BearandBadgerandWolftousetheirmedicinestohardentheearth？"

Utsetsaid，"Ihavetriedallthese。"

ThenSussistinnakosaid，"Otherswillunderstand。"HetoldhertohaveawomanoftheKapina（spider）clantrytohardentheearth。

Whenthewomanarrived，Utsetsaid，"Mymother，SussistinnakotellsmetheKapinasocietyunderstandhowtohardentheearth。"

Thewomansaid，"Idonotknowhowtomaketheearthhard。"

ThreetimesUtsetaskedthewomanabouthardeningtheearth，andthreetimesthewomansaid，"Idonotknow。"Thefourthtimethewomansaid，"Well，IguessIknow。Iwilltry。"

SoshecalledtogetherthemembersoftheSpidersociety，theKapina，andsaid，"Ourmother，Sussistinnako，bidsusworkforherandhardentheearthsothatthepeoplemaypassoverit。"Thespiderwomanfirstmadearoadoffinecottonwhichsheproducedfromherownbody，andsuspendeditafewfeetabovetheearth。Thenshetoldthepeopletheycouldtravelonthat。Butthepeoplewereafraidtotrustthemselvestosuchafrailroad。

ThenUtsetsaid，"IwishamanandnotawomanoftheSpidersocietytoworkforme。"

Thenhecame。Hethrewoutacharmofwood，latticedsoitcouldbeexpandedorcontracted。Whenitwasextendeditreachedtothemiddleoftheearth。Hethrewittothesouth，totheeast，andtothewest；thenhethrewittowardthepeopleinthenorth。

Sotheearthwasmadefirmthatthepeoplemighttraveluponit。

SoonafterUtsetsaid，"Iwillsoonleaveyou。Iwill，returntothehomefromwhichIcame。"

ThensheselectedamanoftheCornclan。Shesaidtohim，"YouwillbeknownasTi—amoni（arch—ruler）。Youwillbetomypeopleasmyself。Youwillpasswiththemoverthestraightroad。Igivetoyouallmywisdom，mythoughts，myheart，andall。Ifillyourmindwithmymind。"

Hereplied："Itiswell，mother。Iwilldoasyousay。"

TheOriginsoftheTotemsandofNamesZuni（NewMexico）

NowtheTwainBelovedandthepriest—fathersgatheredincouncilforthenamingandselectionofman—groupsandcreature—kinds，andthings。SotheycalledthepeopleofthesouthernspacetheChildrenofSummer，andthosewholovedthesunmostbecametheSunpeople。OtherswholovedthewaterbecametheToadpeople，orTurtlepeople，orFrogpeople。OtherslovedtheseedsoftheearthandbecametheSeedpeople，orthepeopleoftheFirst—growinggrass，oroftheTobacco。ThosewholovedwarmthweretheFireorBadgerpeople。Accordingtotheirnaturestheychosetheirtotems。

AndsoalsodidthePeopleofWinter，orthePeopleoftheNorth。SomewereknownastheBearpeople，ortheCoyotepeople，orDeerpeople；

othersastheCranepeople，Turkeypeople，orGrousepeople。SotheBadgerpeopledweltinawarmplace，evenasthebadgersonthesunnysideofhillsburrow，findingadwellingamongstthedryrootswhenceisfire。

TraditionsofWanderingsHopi（Arizona）

AftertheHopihadbeentaughttobuildstonehouses，theytookseparateways。MypeopleweretheSnakepeople。Theylivedinsnakeskins，eachfamilyoccupyingaseparatesnakeskinbag。AllwerehungontheendofarainbowwhichswungarounduntiltheendtouchedNavajoMountain。Thenthebagsdroppedfromit。Whereverabagdropped，therewastheirhouse。Aftertheyarrangedtheirbagstheycameoutfromthemasmenandwomen，andtheythenbuiltastonehousewhichhadfivesides。Thenabrilliantstararoseinthesoutheast。Itwouldshineforawhileanddisappear。

Theoldmensaid，"’Beneaththatstartheremustbepeople。"Theydecidedtotraveltoit。Theycutastaffandsetitinthegroundandwatcheduntilthestarreacheditstop。Thentheystartedandtravelledaslongasthestarshone。Whenitdisappearedtheyhalted。Butthestardidnotshineeverynight。Sometimesmanyyearspassedbeforeitappearedagain。Whenthisoccurred，thepeoplebuilthousesduringtheirhalt。Theybuiltroundhousesandsquarehouses，andalltheruinsbetweenhereandNavajoMountainmarktheplaceswhereourpeoplelived。

Theywaiteduntilthestarcametothetopofthestaffagain，butwhentheymovedon，manypeopleremainedinthosehouses。

WhenourpeoplereachedWaipho（aspringafewmilesfromWalpi）thestarvanished。Ithasneverbeenseensince。Theybuiltahousethere，butMasauwu，theGodoftheFaceoftheEarth，cameandcompelledthepeopletomoveabouthalfwaybetweentheEastMesaandtheMiddleMesaandtheretheystayedmanyplantings。Onetimewhentheoldmenwereassembled，thegodcameamongthem，lookinglikeahorribleskeletonandrattlinghisbones。Buthecouldnotfrightenthem。Sohesaid，"Ihavelostmywager。AllthatIhaveisyours。AskforanythingyouwantandI

willgiveittoyou。"

Atthattime，ourpeople’shousewasbesidethewatercourse。Thegodsaid，"Whydoyousitthereinthemud？Goupyonderwhereitisdry。"

Sotheywentacrosstothewestsideofthemesanearthepointandbuiltahouseandlivedthere。

Againwhentheoldmenassembledtwodemonscameamongthem，buttheoldmentookthegreatBahoandchasedthemaway。

OtherHopi（Hopituh）cameintothiscountryfromtimetotimeandoldpeoplesaid，"Buildhere，"or"Buildthere，"andportionedthelandamongthenewcomers。

TheMigrationoftheWaterPeopleWalpi（Arizona）

Inthelongago，theSnake，Horn，andEaglepeoplelivedhere（inTusayan）buttheircorngrewonlyaspanhighandwhentheysangforrain，theCloudgodsentonlyathinmist。MypeoplelivedtheninthedistantPa—latKwa—biintheSouth。Therewasaverybadoldmanthere。

Whenhemetanyonehewouldspitintheirfaces……Hedidallmannerofevil。Baholihongagotangryatthisandturnedtheworldupsidedown。Waterspoutedupthroughthekivasandthroughthefireplacesinthehouses。Theearthwasrentingreatchasms，andwatercoveredeverythingexceptonenarrowridgeofmud。AcrossthistheSerpent—godtoldallthepeopletotravel。Astheyjourneyedacross，thefeetofthebadslippedandtheyfellintothedarkwater。Thegoodpeople，aftermanydays，reacheddryland。

Whilethewaterwasrisingaroundthevillage，theoldpeoplegotontopofthehouses。Theythoughttheycouldnotstruggleacrosswiththeyoungerpeople。ButBaholihongaclothedthemwiththeskinsofturkeys。

Theyspreadtheirwingsoutandfloatedintheairjustabovethesurfaceofthewater，andinthiswaytheygotacross。Thereweresavedofus，theWaterpeople，theCornpeople，theLizard，Horned—toad，andSandpeoples，twofamiliesofRabbit，andtheTobaccopeople。Theturkeytaildraggedinthewater。Thatiswhythereiswhiteontheturkey’stailnow。Thisisalsothereasonwhyoldpeopleuseturkey—feathersatthereligiousceremonies。

CoyoteandtheMesquiteBeansPima（Arizona）

Afterthewatersofthefloodhadgonedown，ElderBrothersaidtoCoyote，"Donottouchthatblackbug；anddonoteatthemesquitebeans。

Itisdangeroustoharmanythingthatcamesafethroughtheflood。"

SoCoyotewenton，butpresentlyhecametotheblackbug。Hestoppedandateitup。Thenhewentontothemesquitebeans。Hestoppedandlookedatthemawhile，andthensaid，"Iwilljusttasteoneandthatwillbeall。"Buthestoodthereandateandateuntilhehadeatenthemallup。Andthebugandthebeansswelledupinhisstomachandkilledhim。

OriginoftheSierraNevadasandCoastRangeYokuts（nearFresno，Cal。）

Oncetherewasatimewhentherewasnothingintheworldbutwater。

AbouttheplacewhereTulareLakeisnow，therewasapolestandingfarupoutofthewater，andonthispoleperchedHawkandCrow。FirstHawkwouldsitonthepoleawhile，thenCrowwouldknockhimoffandsitonithimself。Thustheysatonthetopofthepoleabovethewaterformanyages。Atlasttheycreatedthebirdswhichpreyonfish。TheycreatedKingfisher，Eagle，Pelican，andothers。TheycreatedalsoDuck。

Duckwasverysmallbutshedivedtothebottomofthewater，tookabeakfulofmud，andthendiedincomingtothetopofthewater。Ducklaydeadfloatingonthewater。ThenHawkandCrowtookthemudfromDuck’sbeak，andbeganmakingthemountains。

TheybeganattheplacenowknownasTa—hi—cha—paPass，andHawkmadetheeastrange。Crowmadethewestone。Theypushedthemuddownhardintothewaterandthenpiledithigh。Theyworkedtowardthenorth。AtlastHawkandCrowmetatMountShasta。Thentheirworkwasdone。Butwhentheylookedattheirmountains，Crow’srangewasmuchlargerthanHawk’s。

HawksaidtoCrow，"Howdidthishappen，yourascal？Youhavebeenstealingearthfrommybill。Thatiswhyyourmountainsarethebiggest。"Crowlaughed。

ThenHawkchewedsomeIndiantobacco。Thatmadehimwise。Atoncehetookholdofthemountainsandturnedthemaroundalmostinacircle。HeputhisrangewhereCrow’shadbeen。ThatiswhytheSierraNevadaRangeislargerthantheCoastRange。

YosemiteValley（Explanatory）（3）

Mr。StephenPowersclaimsthatthereisnosuchwordintheMiwoklanguageasYosemite。Thevalleyhasalwaysbeenknowntothem，andistothisday，whenspeakingamongthemselves，asA—wa’—ni。This，itistrue，isonlythenameofoneoftheancientvillageswhichitcontained；butbyprominenceitgaveitsnametothevalley，andinaccordancewithIndianusagealmosteverywhere，totheinhabitantsofthesame。ThewordYosemiteissimplyaverybeautifulandsonorouscorruptionofthewordforgrizzlybear。OntheStanislausandnorthofit，thewordisu—zu’—mai—ti；atLittleGap，o—so’—mai—ti；inYosemiteitself，u—zu’—mai—ti；ontheSouthForkoftheMerced，uh—zu’—mai—tuh……

"Inthefollowinglist，thesignificationofthenameisgivenwheneverthereisanyknowntotheIndians：

"Wa—kal’—la（theriver），MercedRiver。

"Lung—u—tu—ku’—ya，RibbonFall。

"Po’—ho—no，Po—ho’—no（thoughthefirstisprobablythemorecorrect），Bridal—VeilFall……Thiswordissaidtosignify’evilwind。’Theonly’evilwind’thatanIndianknowsofisawhirlwind，whichispoi—i’—chaorKan’—u—ma。

"Tu—tok—a—nu’—la，ElCapitan。’Measuring—wormstone。’[Legendisgivenelsewhere。]

"Ko—su’—ko，CathedralRock。

"Pu—si’—na，andChuk’—ka（thesquirrelandtheacorn—cache），atall，sharpneedle，withasmalleroneatitsbase，justeastofCathedralRock……Thesavages……imaginedhereasquirrelnibblingatthebaseofanacorngranary。

"Loi’—a，SentinelRock。

"Sak’—ka—du—eh，SentinelDome。

"Cho’—lok（thefall），YosemiteFall。Thisisthegenericwordfor’fall。’

"Ma’—ta（thecanon），Indiancanon。Agenericword，inexplainingwhichtheIndiansholdupbothhandstodenoteperpendicularwalls。

"Ham’—mo—ko（usuallycontractedtoHam’—moak），……brokendebrislyingatthefootofthewalls。

"U—zu’—mai—tiLa’—wa—tuh（grizzlybearskin），GlacierRock……fromthegrayish，grizzledappearanceofthewall。

"Cho—ko—nip’—o—deh（baby—basket），RoyalArches。This……canopy—rockbearsnolittleresemblancetoanIndianbaby—basket。Anotherformischo—ko’—ni，……literally……’dog—house。’

"Pai—wai’—ak（whitewater？），VernalFall。

"Yo—wai—yi，NevadaFall。InthiswordisdetectedtherootofAwaia，’alake’orbodyofwater。

"Tis—se’—yak，SouthDome。[Seelegendelsewhere。]

"To—ko’—ye，NorthDome，husbandofTisseyak。[Seelegendelsewhere。]

"Shun’—ta，Hun’—ta（theeye），WatchingEye。

"A—wai’—a（alake），MirrorLake。

"Sa—wah’（agap），anameoccurringfrequently。

"Wa—ha’—ka，avillagewhichstoodatthebaseofThreeBrothers；alsotherockitself。Thiswasthewesternmostvillageinthevalley。

"TherewereninevillagesinYosemiteValleyand……formerlyothersextendingasfardownastheBridalVeilFall，whichweredestroyedinwarsthatoccurredbeforethewhitescame。"

（3）TheexplanationgivenaboveisthatmadebyMr。StephenPowers，inVol。3，U。S。GeographicalandGeologicalSurveyoftheRockyMountainregion，Part2，ContributionstoNorthAmericanEthnology，1877。

LegendofTu—Tok—A—Nu’—La（ElCapitan）

YosemiteValleyHerewereoncetwolittleboyslivinginthevalleywhowentdowntotherivertoswim。Afterpaddlingandsplashingabouttotheirhearts’

content，theywentonshoreandcreptuponahugeboulderwhichstoodbesidethewater。Theylaydowninthewarmsunshinetodrythemselves，butfellasleep。Theysleptsosoundlythattheyknewnothing，thoughthegreatbouldergrewdaybyday，androsenightbynight，untilitliftedthemupbeyondthesightoftheirtribe，wholookedforthemeverywhere。

Therockgrewuntiltheboyswereliftedhighintotheheaven，evenfarupabovethebluesky，untiltheyscrapedtheirfacesagainstthemoon。

Andstill，yearafteryear，amongthecloudstheyslept。

Thentherewasheldagreatcouncilofalltheanimalstobringtheboysdownfromthetopofthegreatrock。Everyanimalleapedashighashecouldupthefaceoftherockywall。Mousecouldonlyjumpashighasone’shand；Rat，twiceashigh。ThenRaccoontried；hecouldjumpalittlefarther。Oneafteranotheroftheanimalstried，andGrizzlyBearmadeagreatleapfarupthewall，butfellback。LastofallLiontried，andhejumpedfartherthananyotheranimal，butfelldownuponhisback。ThencametinyMeasuring—Worm，andbegantocreepuptherock。

SoonhereachedashighasRaccoonhadjumped，thenashighasBear，thenashighasLion’sleap，andbyandbyhewasoutofsight，climbingupthefaceoftherock。Foronewholesnow，Measuring—Wormclimbedtherock，andatlasthereachedthetop。Thenhewakenedtheboys，andcamedownthesamewayhewentup，andbroughtthemdownsafelytotheground。ThereforetherockiscalledTutokanula，themeasuringworm。ButwhitemencallitElCapitan。

LegendofTis—Se’—Yak（SouthDomeandNorthDome）

YosemiteValleyTisseyakandherhusbandjourneyedfromacountryveryfaroff，andenteredthevalleyoftheYosemitefoot—sorefromtravel。Sheboreagreatheavyconicalbasket，strappedacrossherhead。Tisseyakcamefirst。Herhusbandfollowedwitharudestaffandalightrollofskinsonhisback。Theywerethirstyaftertheirlongjourneyacrossthemountains。Theyhurriedforwardtodrinkofthewaters，andthewomanwasstillinadvancewhenshereachedLakeAwaia。Thenshedippedupthewaterinherbasketanddrankofit。Shedrankupallthewater。Thelakewasdrybeforeherhusbandreachedit。Andbecausethewomandrankallthewater，therecameadrought。Theearthdriedtip。Therewasnograss，noranygreenthing。

Butthemanwasangrybecausehehadnowatertodrink。Hebeatthewomanwithhisstaffandshefled，buthefollowedandbeatherevenmore。Thenthewomanwept。Inherangersheturnedandflungherbasketattheman。Andeventhentheywerechangedintostone。Thewoman’sbasketliesupturnedbesidetheman。Thewoman’sfaceistear—stained，withlongdarklinestrailingdown。

SouthDomeisthewomanandNorthDomeisthehusband。TheIndianwomancutsherhairstraightacrosstheforehead，andallowsthesidestodropalonghercheeks，formingasquareface。

HistoricTraditionoftheUpperTuolumneYosemiteValley（AsgivenbyMr。StephenPowers，1877。）（4）

Thereisalake—likeexpansionoftheUpperTuolumnesomefourmileslongandfromahalfmiletoamilewide，directlynorthofHatchatchieValley（erroneouslyspelledHetchHetchy）。ItappearstohavenonameamongAmericans，buttheIndianscallit0—wai—a—nuh，whichismanifestlyadialecticvariationofa—wai’—a，thegenericwordfor"lake。"Nat。Screech，aveteranmountaineerandhunter，statesthathevisitedthisregionin1850，andatthattimetherewasavalleyalongtheriverhavingthesamedimensionsthatthislakenowhas。Again，in1855，hehappenedtopassthatwayanddiscoveredthatthelakehadbeenformedasitnowexists。Hewasatalosstoaccountforitsorigin；butsubsequentlyheacquiredtheMiwoklanguageasspokenatLittleGap，andwhilelisteningtotheIndiansonedayheoverheardthemcasuallyrefertotheformationofthislakeinanextraordinarymanner。Onbeingquestionedtheystatedthattherehadbeenatremendouscataclysminthatvalley，thebottomofithavingfallenoutapparently，wherebytheentirevalleywassubmergedinthewatersoftheriver。Asnearlyashecouldascertainfromtheirimperfectmethodsofreckoningtime，thisoccurredin1851；andinthatyear，whileinthetownofSonora，Screechandmanyothersrememberedtohaveheardahugeexplosioninthatdirectionwhichtheythensupposedwascausedbyalocalearthquake。

OnDrew’sRanch，MiddleForkoftheTuolumne，livesanagedsquawcalledDish—i，whowasinthevalleywhenthisremarkableeventoccurred。

Accordingtoheraccounttheearthdroppedinbeneaththeirfeet，andwatersoftheriverleapedupandcamerushingupontheminavast，roaringflood，almostperpendicularlikeawallofrock。AtfirsttheIndianswerestrickendumb，andmotionlesswithterror，butwhentheysawthewaterscoming，theyescapedforlife，thoughthirtyorfortywereovertakenanddrowned。AnothersquawnamedIsabelsaysthatthestubsoftrees，whicharestillplainlyvisibledeepdowninthepellucidwaters，areconsideredbytheoldsuperstitiousIndianstobeevilspirits，thedemonsoftheplace，reachinguptheirarms，andthattheyfearthemgreatly。

（4）（Vol。3，Part2，U。S。GeographicalandGeologicalSurveyoftheRockyMountainregion：ContributionstoNorthAmericanEthnology，1877。）

CaliforniaBigTreesPaiUtes（nearKernRiver，Cal。）

TheCaliforniabigtreesaresacredtotheMonos，whocallthem"woh—woh—nau，"awordformedinimitationofthehootoftheowl。Theowlistheguardianspiritandthegodofthebigtrees。Badluckcomestothosewhocutdownthebigtrees，orshootatanowl，orshootinthepresenceoftheowl。

InolddaystheIndianstriedtopersuadethewhitemennottocutdownthebigtrees。Whentheyseethetreescutdowntheycallafterthewhitemen。Theysaytheowlwillbringthemevil。

TheChildrenofCloudPima（Arizona）

WhentheHohokamdweltontheGilaRiverandtilledtheirfarmsaroundthegreattemplewhichwecallCasaGrande，therewasabeautifulyoungwomaninthepueblowhohadtwotwinsons。TheirfatherwasCloud，andhelivedfaraway。

Onedaytheboyscametotheirmother，asshewasweavingmats。"Whois。

ourfather？"theyasked。"Wehavenoonetoruntowhenhereturnsfromthehunt，orfromwar，toshouttohim。"

Themotheranswered："Inthemorning，looktowardthesunriseandyouwillseeawhiteCloudstandingupright。Heisyourfather。"

"Canwevisitourfather？"theyasked。

"Yes，"saidtheirmother。Youmayvisithim，butyoumustmakethejourneywithoutstopping。FirstyouwillreachWind，whoisyourfather’seldestbrother。Behindhimyouwillfindyourfather。"

TheboystravelledfourdaysandcametothehouseofWind。

"Areyouourfather？"theyasked。

"No，IamyourUncle，"answeredWind。"Yourfatherlivesinthenexthouse。Goontohim。"

TheytravelledontoCloud。ButClouddrovethemaway。Hesaid，"GotoyouruncleWind。Hewilltellyousomething。"ButWindsentthembacktoCloudagain。Thustheboysweredrivenawayfromeachhousefourtimes。

ThenCloudsaidtothem，"Provetomeyouaremysons。Ifyouare，youcandowhatIdo。"

Theyoungerboysentchainlightningacrosstheskywithsharp，cracklingthunder。Theelderboysenttheheatlightningwithitsdistantrumbleofthunder。

"Youaremychildren，"saidCloud。"Youhavepowerlikemine。"

Butagainhetestedthem。Hetookthemtoahousenearbywhereafloodofrainhaddrownedthepeople。"IfItheyaremysons，"hesaid，"theywillnotbeharmed。"

ThenCloudsenttherainandthestorm。Thewaterrosehigherandhigher，butthetwoboyswerenotharmed。Thewatercouldnotdrownthem。ThenCloudtookthemtohishomeandtheretheystayedalong，longtime。

Butafteralongtime，theboyswishedtoseetheirmotheragain。ThenCloudmadethemsomebowsandarrowsdifferingfromanytheyhadeverseen，andsentthemtotheirmother。Hetoldthemhewouldwatchoverthemastheytravelledbuttheymustspeaktonoonetheymetontheirway。

Sotheboystravelledtothesettingsun。FirsttheymetRaven。Theyrememberedtheirfather’scommandandturnedasidesoasnottomeethim。ThentheymetRoadrunner，andturnedasidetoavoidhim。NextcameHawkandEagle。

Eaglesaid，"Let’sscarethoseboys。"Soheswoopeddownovertheirheadsuntiltheycriedfromfright。

"Wewerejustteasingyou，"saidEagle。"Wewillnotdoyouanyharm。"

ThenEagleflewon。

NexttheymetCoyote。Theytriedtoavoidhim，butCoyoteranaroundandputhimselfintheirway。Cloudwaswatchingandhesentdownthunderandlightning。Andtheboyssentouttheirmagicthunderandlightningalso，untilCoyotewasfrightenedandranaway。

Nowthishappenedonthemountaintop，andoneboywasstandingoneachsideofthetrail。AfterCoyoteranaway，theywerechangedintomescal—theverylargestmescaleverknown。TheplacewasnearTucson。Thisisthereasonwhymescalgrowsonthemountains，andwhythunderandlightninggofromplacetoplace—becausethechildrendid。Thatiswhyitrainswhenwegathermescal。

TheCloudPeopleSia（NewMexico）

NowalltheCloudPeople，theLightningPeople，theThunderandRainbowPeoplesfollowedtheSiaintotheupperworld。ButallthepeopleofTinia，themiddleworld，didnotleavethelowerworld。OnlyaportionweresentbytheSpidertoworkforthepeopleoftheupperworld。TheCloudPeoplearesomanythat，althoughthedemandsoftheearthpeoplearesogreat，therearealwaysmanypassingaboutoverTiniaforpleasure。TheseCloudPeoplerideonwheels，smallwheelsbeingusedbythelittleCloudchildrenandlargewheelsbytheolderones。（5）

TheCloudPeoplekeepalwaysbehindtheirmasks。Theshapeofthemaskdependsuponthenumberofthepeopleandtheworkbeingdone。TheHenatiarethefloatingwhitecloudsbehindwhichtheCloudPeoplepassforpleasure。TheHeasharecloudsliketheplainsandbehindthesetheCloudPeoplearelaboringtowatertheearth。WaterisbroughtbytheCloudPeople，fromthespringsatthebaseofthemountains，ingourdsandjugsandvasesbythemen，women，andchildren。Theyrisefromthespringsandpassthroughthetrunkofthetreetoitstop，whichreachesTinia。Theypassontothepointtobesprinkled。

ThepriestoftheCloudPeopleisaboveeventhepriestsoftheThunder，Lightning，andRainbowPeoples。TheCloudPeoplehaveceremonials，justlikethoseoftheSia。OnthealtarsoftheSiamaybeseenfiguresarrangedjustastheCloudPeoplesitintheirceremonials。

WhenapriestoftheCloudPeoplewishesassistancefromtheThunderandLightningPeoples，henotifiestheirpriests，butkeepsasupervisionofallthingshimself。

ThentheLightningPeopleshoottheirarrowstomakeitraintheharder。

Thesmallerflashescomefromthebowsofthechildren。TheThunderPeoplehavehumanforms，withwingsofknives，andbyflappingthesewingstheymakeagreatnoise。ThustheyfrightentheCloudandLightningPeopleintoworkingtheharder。

TheRainbowPeoplewerecreatedtoworkinTiniatomakeitmorebeautifulforthepeopleofHa—arts，theearth，tolookupon。Theeldersmakethebeautifulrainbows，butthechildrenassist。TheSiahavenoideaofwhatorhowthesebowsaremade。Theydoknow，however，thatwarheroesalwaystravelupontherainbows。

（5）TheIndianssaytheAmericansalsoridewheels，thereforetheymusthaveknownabouttheCloudPeople。

RainSongSia（NewMexico）

We，theancientones，ascendedfromthemiddleoftheworldbelow，throughthedooroftheentrancetothelowerworld，weholdoursongstotheCloud，Lightning，andThunderPeoplesasweholdourownhearts。

Ourmedicineisprecious。

（AddressingthepeopleofTinia：）

Weentreatyoutosendyourthoughtstoussothatwemaysingyoursongsstraight，sothattheywillpassoverthestraightroadtotheCloudprieststhattheymaycovertheearthwithwater，sothatshemaybearallthatisgoodforus。

LightningPeople，sendyourarrowstothemiddleoftheearth。Heartheecho!Whoisit？ThePeopleoftheSpruceoftheNorth。Allyourpeopleandyourthoughtscometous。Whoisit？PeopleofthewhitefloatingClouds。Yourthoughtscometous。Allyourpeopleandyourthoughtscometous。Whoisit？TheLightningPeople。Yourthoughtscometous。Whoisit？CloudPeopleatthehorizon。Allyourpeopleandyourthoughtscometous。

RainSongWhitefloatingclouds。Clouds，liketheplains，comeandwatertheearth。Sun，embracetheearththatshemaybefruitful。Moon，lionofthenorth，bearofthewest，badgerofthesouth，wolfoftheeast，eagleoftheheavens，shrewoftheearth，elderwarhero，youngerwarhero，warriorsofthesixmountainsoftheworld，intercedewiththeCloudPeopleforusthattheymaywatertheearth。Medicinebowl，cloudbowl，andwatervasegiveusyourhearts，thattheearthmaybewatered。

Imaketheancientroadofmealthatmysongmaypassstraightoverit—

theancientroad。Whiteshellbeadwomanwholiveswherethesungoesdown，motherwhirlwind，fatherSussistinnako，motherYaya，creatorofgoodthoughts，yellowwomanofthenorth，bluewomanofthewest，redwomanofthesouth，whitewomanoftheeast，slightlyyellowwomanofthezenith，anddarkwomanofthenadir，IaskyourintercessionwiththeCloudPeople。

RainSongSia（NewMexico）

Letthewhitefloatingclouds—thecloudsliketheplains—thelightning，thunder，rainbow，andcloudpeoples，watertheearth。Letthepeopleofthewhitefloatingclouds，—thepeopleofthecloudsliketheplains—thelightning，thunder，rainbow，andcloudpeoples—comeandworkforus，andwatertheearth。

TheCornMaidensZuni（NewMexico）

Afterlongagesofwandering，thepreciousSeed—thingsrestedovertheMiddleatZuni，andmenturnedtheirheartstothecherishingoftheircornandtheCornMaidensinsteadofwarringwithstrangemen。

Buttherewascomplaintbythepeopleofthecustomsfollowed。Somesaidthemusicwasnotthatoftheoldentime。Farbetterwasthatwhichofnightstheyoftenheardastheywanderedupanddowntherivertrail。

（6）Wonderfulmusic，asofliquidvoicesincaverns，ortheechoofwomen’slaughterinwater—vases。Andthemusicwastimedwithadeep—toneddrumfromtheMountainofThunder。Othersthoughtthemusicwasthatoftheghostsofancientmen，butitwasfarmorebeautifulthanthemusicwhendancedtheCornMaidens。OtherssaidlightcloudsrolledupwardfromthegrottoinThunderMountainliketothemiststhatleavebehindthemthedew，butlo!evenastheyfadedthebrightgarmentsoftheRainbowwomenmightbeseenfluttering，andthebroideryandpaintingsofthesedancersofthemistweremorebeautifulthanthecostumesoftheCornMaidens。

Thenthepriestsofthepeoplesaid，"ItmaywellbePaiyatuma，theliquidvoiceshisfluteandtheflutesofhisplayers。"

Nowwhenthetimeofripeningcornwasnear，thefathersorderedpreparationforthedanceoftheCornMaidens。TheysentthetwoMaster—PriestsoftheBowtothegrottoatThunderMountains，saying。，"IfyoubeholdPaiyatuma，andhismaidens，perhapstheywillgiveusthehelpoftheircustoms。"

Thenuptherivertrail，thepriestsheardthesoundofadrumandstrainsofsong。ItwasPaiyatumaandhissevenmaidens，theMaidensoftheHouseofStars，sistersoftheCornMaidens。

TheGodofDawnandMusicliftedhisfluteandtookhisplaceinthelineofdancers。Thedrumsoundeduntilthecavernshookaswiththunder。Theflutessangandsighedasthewindinawoodedcanonwhilestillthestormisdistant。WhitemistsfloatedupfromthewandsoftheMaidens，abovewhichflutteredthebutterfliesofSummer—landaboutthedressoftheRainbowsinthestrangebluelightofthenight。

ThenPaiyatuma，smiling，said，"Gothewaybefore，tellingthefathersofourcustom，andstraightwaywewillfollow。"

Soonthesoundofmusicwasheard，comingfromuptheriver，andsoontheFlutePeopleandsingersandmaidensoftheFlutedance。Uprosethefathersandallthewatchingpeople，greetingtheGodofDawnwithoutstretchedhandandofferingofprayermeal。Thenthesingerstooktheirplacesandsoundedtheirdrum，flutes，andsongofclearwaters，whiletheMaidensoftheDewdancedtheirFlutedance。Greatlymarvelledthepeople，whenfromthewandstheyboreforthcamewhiteclouds，andfinecoolmistsdescended。

NowwhenthedancewasendedandtheDewMaidenshadretired，outcamethebeautifulMothersofCorn。Andwhentheplayersoftheflutessawthem，theywereenamouredoftheirbeautyandgazeduponthemsointentlythattheMaidensletfalltheirhairandcastdowntheireyes。

Andjealousandboldergrewthemortalyouths，andinthemorningdawn，inrivalry，thedancerssoughtalltoofreelythepresenceoftheCornMaidens，nolongerholdingthemsopreciousasintheoldentime。Andthematrons，intentonthenewdance，heedednaughtelse。Butbehold!

Themistsincreasedgreatly，surroundingdancersandwatchersalike，untilwithinthem，theMaidensofCorn，allinwhitegarments，becameinvisible。Thensadlyandnoiselesslytheystoleinamongstthepeopleandlaidtheircornwandsdownamongstthetrays，andlaidtheirwhitebroideredgarmentsthereupon，asmotherslaysoftkiltingovertheirbabes。Thenevenasthemistsbecamethey，andwiththemistsdrifting，fledaway，tothefarsouthSummer—land。

（6）Themistsandthedawnbreezeontheriverandinthegrotto。

TheSearchfortheCornMaidensZuni（NewMexico）

ThenthepeopleintheirtroublecalledthetwoMaster—Priestsandsaid：

"Who，now，thinkye，shouldjourneytoseekourpreciousMaidens？

Bethinkye!WhoamongsttheBeingsisevenasyeare，strongofwillandgoodofeyes？Thereisourgreatelderbrotherandfather，Eagle，heofthefloatingdownandoftheterracedtail—fan。Surelyheisenduringofwillandsurpassingofsight。"

"Yea。Mostsurely，"saidthefathers。"Goyeforthandbeseechhim。"

ThenthetwospednorthtoTwinMountain，whereinagrottohighupamongthecrags，withhismateandhisyoung，dwelttheEagleoftheWhiteBonnet。

Theyclimbedthemountain，butbehold!Onlytheeagletswerethere。Theyscreamedlustilyandtriedtohidethemselvesinthedarkrecesses。

"Pullnotourfeathers，yeofhurtfultouch，butwait。Whenweareolderwewilldropthemforyouevenfromtheclouds。"

"Hush，"saidthewarriors。"Waitinpeace。Weseeknotyebutthyfather。"

Thenfromafar，withafrown，cameoldEagle。"Whydisturbyemyfeatherlings？"hecried。

"Behold!Fatherandelderbrother，wecomeseekingonlythelightofthyfavor。Listen!"

ThentheytoldhimofthelostMaidensoftheCorn，andbeggedhimtosearchforthem。

"Beitwellwiththywishes，"saidEagle。"Goyebeforecontentedly。"

Sothewarriorsreturnedtothecouncil。ButEaglewingedhiswayhighintothesky。High，high，herose，untilhecircledamongtheclouds，small—seemingandswift，likeseed—downinawhirlwind。Throughalltheheights，tothenorth，tothewest，tothesouth，andtotheeast，hecircledandsailed。YetnowheresawhetraceoftheCornMaidens。Thenheflewlower，returning。Beforethewarriorswererested，peopleheardtheroarofhiswings。Ashealighted，thefatherssaid，"Enterthouandsit，ohbrother，andsaytouswhatthouhasttosay。"Andtheyofferedhimthecigaretteofthespacerelations。

Whentheyhadpuffedthesmoketowardthefourpointsofthecompass，andEaglehadpurifiedhisbreathwithsmoke，andhadblownsmokeoversacredthings，hespoke。

"FarhaveIjourneyed，scanningalltheregions。Neitherbluebirdnorwoodratcanhidefrommyseeing，"hesaid，snappinghisbeak。"Neitherofthem，unlesstheyhideunderbushes。YetIhavefailedtoseeanythingoftheMaidensyeseekfor。Sendformyyoungerbrother，theFalcon。Strongofflightishe，yetnotsostrongasI，andnearerthegroundhetakeshiswayeresunrise。"

ThentheEaglespreadhiswingsandflewawaytoTwinMountain。TheWarrior—PriestsoftheBowspedagainfleetlyovertheplaintothewestwardforhisyoungerbrother，Falcon。

Sittingonananthill，sothewarriorsfoundFalcon。Hepausedastheyapproached，crying，"Ifyehavesnarestrings，Iwillbeoffliketheflightofanarrowwellplumedofourfeathers!"

"No，"saidthepriests。"Thyelderbrotherhathbiddenusseekthee。"

ThentheytoldFalconwhathadhappened，andhowEaglehadfailedtofindtheCornMaidens，sowhiteandbeautiful。

"Failed!"saidFalcon。"Ofcoursehefailed。Heclimbsalofttothecloudsandthinkshecanseeundereverybushandintoeveryshadow，asseestheSunfatherwhoseesnotwitheyes。Goyebefore。"

BeforetheWarrior—Priestshadturnedtowardthetown，theFalconhadspreadhissharpwingsandwasskimmingoffoverthetopsofthetreesandbushesasthoughverilyseekingforfieldmiceorbirds’nests。AndtheWarriorsreturnedtotellthefathersandtoawaithiscoming。

ButafterFalconhadsearchedovertheworld，tothenorthandwest，totheeastandsouth，hetooreturnedandwasreceivedashadbeenEagle。

Hesettledontheedgeofatraybeforethealtar，asontheanthillhesettlestoday。Whenhehadsmokedandhadbeensmoked，ashadbeenEagle，hetoldthesorrowingfathersandmothersthathehadlookedbehindeverycopseandcliffshadow，butoftheMaidenshehadfoundnotrace。

"Theyarehiddenmorecloselythaneversparrowhid，"hesaid。Thenhe，too，flewawaytohishillsinthewest。

"OurbeautifulMaidenMothers，"criedthematrons。"Lost，lostasthedeadarethey!"

"Yes，"saidtheothers。"Wherenowshallweseekthem？Thefar—seeingEagleandtheclose—searchingFalconalikehavefailedtofindthem。"

"Staynowyourfeetwithpatience，"saidthefathers。SomeofthemhadheardRaven，whosoughtfoodintherefuseanddirtattheedgeoftown，atdaybreak。

"Looknow，"theysaid。"ThereisHeavy—nose，whosebeakneverfailstofindthesubstanceofseeditself，howeverlittleorwellhiddenitbe。

HesurelymustknowoftheCornMaidens。Letuscallhim。"

Sothewarriorswenttotheriverside。WhentheyfoundRaven，theyraisedtheirhands，allweaponless。

"Wecarrynoprickingquills，"theycalled。"Blackbandedfather，weseekyouraid。Looknow!TheMother—maidensofSeedwhosesubstanceisthefoodalikeofthypeopleandourpeople，havefledaway。NeitherourgrandfathertheEagle，norhisyoungerbrothertheFalcon，cantracethem。Webegyoutoaidusorcounselus。"

"Ka!ka!"criedtheRaven。"ToohungryamItogoabroadfastingonbusinessforye。Yearestingy!HerehaveIbeensinceperchingtime，tryingtofindathroatful，butyepickthybonesandlickthybowlstoocleanforthat，besure。"

"Comein，then，poorgrandfather。Wewillgivetheefoodtocat。Yea，andacigarettetosmoke，withalltheceremony。"

"Sayyeso？"saidtheRaven。Heruffledhiscollarandopenedhismouthsowidewithalustykaw—la—ka—thathemightwellhaveswallowedhisownhead。"Goyebefore，"hesaid，andfollowedthemintothecourtofthedancers。

Hewasnotilltolookupon。Uponhisshoulderswerebandsofwhitecotton，andhisbackwasblue，gleaminglikethehairofamaidendancerinthesunlight。TheMaster—PriestgreetedRaven，biddinghimsitandsmoke。

"Ha!Thereiscorninthis，elsewhythestalkofit？"saidtheRaven，whenhetookthecanecigaretteofthefarspacesandnoticedthejointofit。ThenhedidashehadseentheMaster—Priestdo，onlymoregreedily。Hesuckedinsuchathroatfulofthesmoke，fireandall，thatitalmoststrangledhim。Hecoughedandgrewgiddy，andthesmokeallhotandstingingwentthrougheverypartofhim。Itfilledallhisfeathers，makingevenhisbrowneyesbluerandblacker，inrings。Itisnottobewonderedat，thebluenessofflesh，blacknessofdress，andskinniness，yes，andtearfulnessofeyewhichweseeintheRavento—day。Andtheyareallasgreedyofcornfoodasever，forbehold!NosoonerhadtheoldRavenrecoveredthanheespiedoneoftheearsofcornhalfhiddenunderthemantle—coversofthetrays。Heleapedfromhisplacelaughing。Theyalwayslaughwhentheyfindanything，theseravens。Thenhecaughtuptheearofcornandmadeoffwithitovertheheadsofthepeopleandthetopsofthehouses，crying。

"Ha!ha!InthiswiseandinnootherwillyefindthySeedMaidens。"

Butafterawhilehecameback，saying，"AsharpeyehaveIforthefleshoftheMaidens。Butwhomightseetheirbreathing—beings，yedolts，exceptbythehelpoftheFatherofDawn—Misthimself，whosebreathmakesbreathofothersseemasitself。"Thenheflewawaycawing。

Thentheelderssaidtoeachother，"Itisourfault，sohowdareweprevailonourfatherPaiyatumatoaidus？Hewarnedusofthisintheoldtime。"

Suddenly，forthesunwasrising，theyheardPaiyatumainhisdaylightmoodandtransformation。Thoughtlessandloud，uncouthinspeech，hewalkedalongtheoutskirtsofthevillage。Hejokedfearlesslyevenoffearfulthings，forallhiswordsanddeedswerethereverseofhissacredbeing。Hesatdownonaheapofvilerefuse，sayinghewouldhaveafeast。

"Mypoorlittlechildren，"hesaid。Buthespoketoagedpriestsandwhite—hairedmatrons。

"Good—nighttoyouall，"hesaid，thoughitwasinfulldawning。Soheperplexedthemwithhisspeeches。

"Webeseechthyfavor，ohfather，andthyaid，infindingourbeautifulMaidens。"Sothepriestsmourned。

"Oh，thatisall，isit？Butwhyfindthatwhichisnotlost，orsummonthosewhowillnotcome？"

Thenhereproachedthemfornotpreparingthesacredplumes，andpickeduptheveryplumeshehadsaidwerenotthere。

ThenthewisePekwinna，theSpeakeroftheSun，tooktwoplumesandthebandedwing—tipsoftheturkey，andapproachingPaiyatumastrokedhimwiththetipsofthefeathersandthenlaidthefeathersuponhislips……

ThenPaiyatumabecameagedandgrandandstraight，asisatalltreeshornbylightning。Hesaidtothefather：

"Thouarewiseofthoughtandgoodofheart。ThereforeIwillsummonfromSummer—landthebeautifulMaidensthatyemaylookuponthemoncemoreandmakeofferingofplumesinsacrificeforthem，buttheyarelostasdwellersamongstye。"

Thenhetoldthemofthesonglinesandthesacredspeechesandoftheofferingofthesacredplumewands，andthenturnedhimaboutandspedawaysofleetlythatnonesawhim。

BeyondthefirstvalleyofthehighplaintothesouthwardPaiyatumaplantedthefourplumewands。Firstheplantedtheyellow，bendingoveritandwatchingit。Whenitceasedtoflutter，thesoftdownonitleanednorthwardbutmovednot。Thenhesetthebluewandandwatchedit；thenthewhitewand。Theeagledownonthemleanedtorightandleftandstillnorthward，yetmovednot。Thenfartheronheplantedtheredwand，andbendinglow，withoutbreathing，watcheditclosely。Thesoftdownplumesbegantowaveasthoughblownbythebreathofsomesmallcreature。Backwardandforward，northwardandsouthwardtheyswayed，asifintimetothebreathofoneresting。

"’TisthebreathofmyMaidensinSummer—land，fortheplumesofthesouthlandswaysofttotheirgentlebreathing。Soshalliteverbe。WhenIsetthedownofmymistsontheplainsandscattermybrightbeadsinthenorthland（7），summershallgothitherfromafar，borneonthebreathoftheSeedMaidens。Wheretheybreathe，warmth，showers，andfertilityshallfollowwiththebirdsofSummer—land，andthebutterflies，northwardovertheworld。"

ThenPaiyatumaaroseandspedbythemagicofhisknowledgeintothecountriesofSummer—land，—fledswiftlyandsilentlyasthesoftbreathhesoughtfor，bearinghispaintedflutebeforehim。Andwhenhepausedtorest，heplayedonhispaintedfluteandthebutterfliesandbirdssoughthim。SohesentthemtoseektheMaidens，followingswiftly，andlongbeforehefoundthemhegreetedthemwiththemusicofhissongsound，evenasthePeopleoftheSeednowgreettheminthesongofthedancers。

WhentheMaidensheardhismusicandsawhistallformintheirgreatfieldsofcorn，theypluckedears，eachofherownkind，andwiththemfilledtheircoloredtraysandoverallspreadembroideredmantles，—embroideredinallthebrightcolorsandwiththecreature—songsofSummer—land。Sotheysalliedforthtomeethimandwelcomehim。Thenhegreetedthem，eachwiththetouchofhishandsandthebreathofhisflute，andbadethemfollowhimtothenorthlandhomeoftheirdesertedchildren。

Sobythemagicoftheirknowledgetheyspedbackasthestarsspeedovertheworldatnighttime，towardthehomeofourancients。Onlyatnightanddawntheyjourneyed，asthedeaddo，andthestarsalso。SotheycameateveninginthefullofthelastmoontothePlaceoftheMiddle，bearingtheirtraysofseed。

GloriouswasPaiyatuma，ashewalkedintothecourtsofthedancersintheduskoftheeveningandstoodwithfoldedarmsatthefootofthebow—fringedladderofpriestlycouncil，heandhisfollowerShutsukya。

Hewastallandbeautifulandbandedwithhisownmists，andcarriedthebandedwingsoftheturkeyswithwhichhehadwingedhisflightfromafar，leadingtheMaidens，andfollowedasbyhisownshadowbytheblackbeingofthecorn—soot，Shutsukya，whocrieswiththevoiceofthefrostwindwhenthecornhasgrownagedandtheharvestistakenaway。

AndsurpassinglybeautifulweretheMaidensclothedinthewhitecottonandembroideredgarmentsofSummer—land。

Thenafterlongprayingandchantingbythepriests，thefathersofthepeople，andthoseoftheSeedandWater，andthekeepersofsacredthings，theMaiden—motheroftheNorthadvancedtothefootoftheladder。SheliftedfromherheadthebeautifultrayofyellowcornandPaiyatamatookit。Hepointedittotheregions，eachinturn，andthePriestoftheNorthcameandreceivedthetrayofsacredseed。

ThentheMaidenoftheWestadvancedandgaveuphertrayofbluecorn。

SoeachinturntheMaidensgaveuptheirtraysofpreciousseed。TheMaidenoftheSouth，theredseed；theMaidenoftheEast，thewhiteseed；thentheMaidenwiththeblackseed，andlastly，thetrayofall—colorseedwhichthePriestessofSeed—and—Allherselfreceived。

Andnow，behold!TheMaidensstoodasbefore，sheoftheNorthatthenorthernend，butwithherfacesouthwardfarlooking；sheoftheWest，next，andlo!soallofthem，withtheseventhandlast，lookingsouthward。Andstandingthus，thedarknessofthenightfellaroundthem。Asshadowsindeepnight，sotheseMaidensoftheSeedofCorn，thebelovedandbeautiful，wereseennomoreofmen。AndPaiyatumastoodalone，forShutsukyawalkednowbehindtheMaidens，whistlingshrilly，asthefrostwindwhistleswhenthecornisgatheredaway，amongthelonecanesanddryleavesofagleanedfield。

（7）Dewdrops。

HasjeltiandHostjoghonNavajo（NewMexico）

Hasjeltiwasthesonofthewhitecorn，andHostjoghonthesonoftheyellowcorn。Theywerebornonthemountainswherethefogsmeet。Thesetwobecamethegreatsong—makersoftheworld。

Tothemountainwheretheywereborn（HenryMountain，Utah），theygavetwosongsandtwoprayers。ThentheywenttoSierraBlanca（Colorado）

andmadetwosongsandprayersanddressedthemountaininclothingofwhiteshellwithtwoeagleplumesuponitshead。TheyvisitedSanMateoMountain（NewMexico）andgavetoittwosongsandprayers，anddresseditinturquoise，eventoleggingsandmoccasins，andplacedtwoeagleplumesuponitshead。ThentheywenttoSanFranciscoMountain（Arizona）

andmadetwosongsandprayersanddressedthatmountaininabaloneshellswithtwoeagleplumesuponitshead。TheythenvisitedUteMountainandgavetoittwosongsandprayersanddresseditinblackbeads。Thentheyreturnedtotheirownmountainwherethefogsmeetandsaid，"Wetwohavemadeallthesesongs。"

Otherbrotherswerebornofthewhitecornandyellowcorn，andtwobrotherswereplacedoneachmountain。Theyarethespiritsofthemountainsandtothemthecloudscomefirst。Allthebrotherstogethermadegame，thedeerandelkandbuffalo，andsogamewascreated。

NavajosprayforrainandsnowtoHasjeltiandHostjoghon。Theystanduponthemountaintopsandcallthecloudstogatheraroundthem。

Hasjeltipraystothesun，fortheNavajos。

"Father，givemethelightofyourmindthatmymindmaybestrong。Givemeyourstrength，thatmyarmmaybestrong。Givemeyourrays，thatcornandothervegetationmaygrow。"

ThemostimportantprayersareaddressedtoHasjeltiandthemostvaluablegiftsmadetohim。HetalkstotheNavajosthroughthebirds，andforthisreasonthechoicestfeathersandplumesareplacedinthecigarettesandattachedtotheprayersticksofferedtohim。

TheSong—HunterNavajo（NewMexico）

Amansatthinking。"Letmesee。Mysongsaretooshort。Iwantmoresongs。WhereshallIgotofindthem？"

Hasjeltiappearedandperceivinghisthoughts，said，"Iknowwhereyoucangetmoresongs。"

"Well，Iwanttogetmore。SoIwillfollowyou。"

TheywenttoacertainpointinaboxcanonintheBigColoradoRiverandheretheyfoundfourgods，theHostjobokon，atwork，hewingcottonwoodlogs。

Hasjeltisaid，"Thiswillnotdo。Cottonwoodbecomeswater—soaked。Youmustusepineinsteadofcottonwood。"

TheHostjobokonbeganboringthepinewithflint，butHasjeltisaid，"Thatisslowwork。"Hecommandedawhirlwindtohollowthelog。A

cross，joiningattheexactmiddleofeachlog，asolidoneandthehollowone，wasformed。Thearmsofthecrosswereequal。

Thesong—hunterenteredthehollowlogandHasjelticlosedtheendwithacloudsothatwaterwouldnotenterwhenthelogswerelauncheduponthegreatwaters。Thelogsfloatedoff。TheHostjobokon，accompaniedbytheirwives，rodeuponthelogs，onecouplesittinguponeacharm。

Hasjelti，Hostjoghon，andthetwoNaaskiddiwalkeduponthebankstokeepthelogsoffshore。Hasjelticarriedasquirrelskinfilledwithtobacco，withwhichtosupplythegodsontheirjourney。Hostjoghoncarriedastaffornamentedwitheagleandturkeyplumesandagamingringwithtwohummingbirdstiedtoitwithwhitecottoncord。ThetwoNaaskiddicarriedstaffsoflightning。TheNaaskiddihadcloudsupontheirbacksinwhichtheseedsofallcornandgrasseswerecarried。

Afterfloatingalongdistancedowntheriver，theycametowatersthathadashoreononesideonly。Heretheylanded。Heretheyfoundapeoplelikethemselves。WhenthesepeoplelearnedoftheSong—hunter，theygavehimmanysongsandtheypaintedpicturesonacottonblanketandsaid，"Thesepicturesmustgowiththesongs。Ifwegivethisblankettoyou，youwillloseit。Wewillgiveyouwhiteearthandblackcoalswhichyouwillgrindtogethertomakeblackpaint，andwewillgiveyouwhitesand，yellowsand，andredsand。Forthebluepaintyouwilltakewhitesandandblackcoalswithaverylittleredandyellowsand。Thesewillgiveyoublue。"

AndsotheNavajopeoplemakeblue，eventothisday。

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