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ing, and circled around for some time in the space above the opening. 

 But he also became tired and returned, exhausted. So when he was 

 somewhat revived, they asked him: "What did you find out?" and he 

 told them the same as the others had, that he had not found anyone, 

 "Ishohi!" they said, "we shall try it once more." 



So they made another one, and sang over it again. While they 

 were singing over it it became alive, and it was the Mdtsni. "Why 

 do you want me?" the latter asked. "Yes," they said, "our children 

 here do not listen to us, they have hard hearts, and we are living in 

 trouble here. So we have been thinking of leaving here, but these here 

 have not found anybody there, so you go up too, and you find out for 

 us. And, if you find some one there who is kind and gentle and has 

 a good heart, why you tell us and we shall go up there." So he flew 

 up too, and having passed through the opening, he kept flying 

 around and looking about, as he was very strong. Finally he found 

 the place where Oraibi now is, but there were no houses there yet, 

 and there somebody was sitting, leaning his head forward, and as the 

 M6tsni came nearer he moved it to the side a little. Finally he said; 

 "Sit down, you that are going around here, sit down. Certainly you 

 are going around here for some reason. Nobody has seen me here 

 yet." "Yes," the M6tsni said, "down below we are not living well, 

 and the chiefs there have sent me up here to find out, and now I have 

 found you, and if you are kind, we have thought of coming up here, 

 since I now have found you. Now you say, you tell me if you 

 are willing, and I shall tell them so, and we will come up here." This 

 one whom the Motsni had found was Skeleton (Masauwuu). "Yes," 

 he said, "now this is the way I am living here. I am living here in 

 poverty. I have not anything; this is the way I am living here. 

 Now, if you are willing to live here that way, too, with me and share 

 this life, why come, you are welcome." "All right," the Mdtsni 

 said, "whatever they say down there, whatever they say. Now, I 

 shall be off." "All right," Skeleton said, whereupon the Mdtsni left. 



So he returned and descended to where the chiefs were sitting, 

 but this one did not drop down, for he was very strong, and he came 

 flying down to them. "What have you found out?" they asked the 

 bird. "Yes," he said, "I was up there and I have found him away 

 off. But it is with you now; he also lives there poorly, he has not 

 much, he is destitute. But if you are satisfied with his manner of 

 living, why you are welcome to come up there." "All right," they 

 said, and were happy. "So that is the way he is saying, so he is 

 kind, we are welcome, and we are going." 



At that time there were all kinds of people living down there, the 



