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His kiva was close by. "You come in here," he said to the chil- 

 dren, so they went in. It was a kiva just like those in the village. 

 He invited them to sit down on the banquette that ran along the 

 wall, so they sat down. He then took a seat near the fire-place, 

 filled a pipe and took two puflfs from it. He then said to the children 

 that they should take a seat near the fireplace, too. He handed the 

 pipe first to the priest's son, who smoked, addressing the man as 

 "My father" (Inaa), which pleased the man very much. All then 

 smoked, one after another, all exchanging terms of relationship, the 

 older ones addressing the younger ones, "My younger brother," and 

 the younger ones the older ones as "My older brother." He then 

 said to them that they should remain, as he was going to feed them, 

 and after having eaten they might go home. 



Hereupon he went into another room and brought back a large 

 roll of q6mi (a bread made of the meal of roasted sweet corn-ears) 

 which he fed to them. After they had eaten he went into another 

 chamber and brought forth a large roll of kilts, eagle wing feathers 

 (kwavotci), ear pendants, eagle breath feathers, to be tied into the 

 hair, beads, etc., and handed all these to the children. Hereupon 

 he dressed up all the boys, tying the kilts behind. He then handed 

 an eagle feather to each one and directed them to stand in a line. 

 Hereupon Kish Taka, the Hawk-man, took a moch^pu, which is a 

 native cloth or owa, wrapped it up, and holding it under his left arm, 

 took a stand at the south end of the line, saying to the youths : "Now 

 then, whatever you see me do, you do the same." Hereupon he 

 commenced to go around the kiva crying, "Ow" (long drawn). 

 They went around in a circle in the kiva four times emitting the same 

 sounds at short intervals. Hereupon he went up the ladder, the 

 youths following him. Outside he again told them to do as they 

 would see him do. He jumped off the kiva, ran about through the 

 brush, the youths always following him and all constantly saying, 

 "Ow, ow." Suddenly he threw down the mochapu, spreading it on 

 the ground, grabbed the priest's son, threw him on the cloth, and then 

 asked the other youths to take a hold of the cloth at different places 

 and in this way they carried the priest's son to the kiva, throwing 

 him through the opening into the kiva. 



Hereupon they waited, and in a little while the youth came out 

 of the kiva again, unharmed. Hereupon he grabbed another of the 

 youths and they threw him down, and in this same manner every one 

 was thrown into the kiva and came out unharmed. Then the Hawk- 

 man went into the kiva, being followed by all of the youths. He 

 was called the uncle of the youths. After they had entered the kiva 



