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He went and took Spider Woman home, and put her down. She 

 invited him to come and eat with her. She had a povfilpilci off which 

 she Uved and which never gave out, but he left her and returned to the 

 Snake kiva, where he was welcomed and called brother and son-in- 

 law (modnangwuu) , although he had not yet married, but only caught 

 the mana. So he remained there. That evening and night the chief 

 told him all about the Snake cult, altar, etc., etc., and instructed him 

 how he must put this up, and do that, when he would return. He 

 did not sleep that night. 



In the morning he again went out on the same excuse as the 

 previous evening, and went to Spider Woman, who went out. She 

 made a rainbow road into the ocean to a high bluff where Huruing 

 Wuhti lived, and to which they ascended on a ladder. They went 

 in and found an old hag, but on all the walls many beads, shells, etc. 

 The woman said nothing. The young man gave her the bahos, then 

 she said faintly, "Askwali!" (Thanks!) At sundown she went into 

 a side chamber and returned a very pretty maiden with fine buffalo 

 and wildcat robes, of which she made a bed, and after having fed 

 him, invited him to sleep with her on the bed. Then Spider Woman 

 whispered he should comply with her request, then he would win her 

 favor and get the beads. So he did as requested. 



In the morning he awoke and found by his side an old hag, snor- 

 ing. He was very unhappy. He stayed all day, the hag sitting bent 

 up all day. In the evening the change, etc., that occurred on 

 the previous day was repeated, but the hag after this remained a 

 pretty maiden. He remained four days and nights with Huruing 

 Wuhti, who is the deity of the hard substances. After four days he 

 wanted to go home, so she went into a room on the north side and 

 got a turquoise bead; then from a room west the same; from a room 

 south a reddish bead (c^tsni); from one east, a hard white bead 

 (huruingwa), a shell. Then she gave him a few of all kinds of beads 

 and told him to go home now, but charging him not to open the sack, 

 because if he did they would be gone, and if he did not they would 

 increase. "You go to the Snakes, who will give you clothes, food, 

 etc." 



He then returned to the Snake kiva. There he stayed four days 

 and four nights, sleeping with his wife. When he was ready to go 

 home the chief said: "Take this mana with you. You have won us. 

 Take it all with you, take of our food. Practice the ceremonies there 

 that I told you about. This woman will bear you children and then 

 you will be many and they will hold this ceremony for you." So 

 they started. At Spider Woman's house he told his wife, "You stay 



