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singing, whereupon the father again asked the women that some one 

 nurse his children for the roasting ears, but no one was willing. 

 They then proceeded to the Coyote kiva, where the same thing was 

 repeated. No one being willing to nurse the two children, they left 

 the village and when they came to the last row of houses, where the 

 Katcinas often rest when they have dances now, a woman approached 

 them declaring that she was willing to nurse the children. After she 

 had nursed them and they had given her the roasting ears, they left 

 the village along the trail leading south-eastward. Here they traced 

 the mother to SiRakvu, a bluff on top of the mesa about three miles 

 southeast of Oraibi. 



Here they found a kiva where they heard some one singing the 

 following song: , 



Tciihiihihio tcihihiokaaha, 



Tcihihiokaaha tcihihiokaaha, 



Ha, ha, ha! 



It was the Hahdii Wuhti, who was opening comfviki as she was singing. 

 When they heard the song they looked into the kiva and were noticed 

 by the Hahd,ii Wuhti. "Oh!" she said, "here I am meeting you 

 with this song. Recently somebody was fetching your mother by 

 here." The three went into the kiva and were invited to remain 

 over night. They were fed by the Hahaii Wuhti the comiviki. When 

 they had eaten they danced, singing the following song: 



Ahahahaihahaiiya toywihihioyohokahai, 



Ahahaahaaiahaiya toywihihioyohokahai, 



Ocarasotikiiihi, polaihainahai, 



Kahaahaowkuruhukahai, koaowaikurukahaihai. 



In the morning they proceeded eastward. In the evening of the 

 next day they arrived at a place called Owl Spring (M6ngkba) . Here 

 they found another Hahdii Wuhti in a kiva, who was also engaged 

 in opening comiviki. She was singing the same song that the other 

 Hahdii Wuhti had been singing. When the three arrived they looked 

 into the kiva. When the woman noticed them she said, "Utf! here 

 you some one is going about and I am meeting you with this song. 

 Recently some one fetched your mother by here." They went in and 

 were fed by the Hahaii Wuhti, whereupon they again danced and 

 sang the same song which they sang at the place of the other Hahaii 

 Wuhti. They stayed over night at this kiva, and during the night 

 the Hahaii Wuhti went to Kf'shiwuu, where many different kinds 

 of Katcinas had a daiice. When one party had danced and gone 

 away, another party would come and perform their dance and leave. 



