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Then another party, and so on. When all had danced, Hahaii Wuhti 

 returned to her home and told the three Circle Katcinas about the 

 dance. She told them about it; then they also went and performed 

 a dance at Ki'shiwuu, which, it Seems, was not far away. When they 

 were through they again returned to M6ngkba. Here they remained 

 until it became morning. 



In the morning Hahaii Wuhti again went to Kf'shiwuu to be 

 present at another dance, the three Circle Katcinas remaining behind. 

 When they had all danced Hahaii Wuhti again invited the three 

 Katcinas. The people who had seen them in the last dance during 

 the night and had not observed them during the day were waiting 

 for them, thinking that they probably would come. They went over 

 and also performed their dance. Before they went over Hahaii Wuhti 

 told them that their mother was at Ki'shiwuu and that she would see 

 them dance and she would certainly be anxious to return with them. 

 They performed their dance on the public plaza, singing the same 

 song that they had sung at the places of the two Hahaii Wuhtis. 

 When they were through they again returned and soon met their 

 mother, who had recognized them and had gone before them. So 

 they took their mother back with them. 



Before they reached M6ngkba night befell them, so they stopped. 

 The father said to the two children they should go ahead to their 

 grandmother, the Hahaii Wuhti, which they did. He then took a 

 pointed stick and killed his wife with it by thrusting it into her throat. 

 Leaving the body at the place, he followed his two sons, but before 

 he reached the place wherp they were the skeleton of his wife followed 

 him. The two boys had safely gotten into the house of their grand- 

 mother, but their father ran away, being followed by the skeleton. 

 He finally arrived at the First Mesa, rushed into the village of Hano 

 and there into a kiva where a number of women were making jugs. 

 He begged them to hide him as something was pursuing him. Here- 

 upon one of the women hid him under a pile of clay which they were 

 using for making their pottery. The skeleton then arrived, saying, 

 "Hav^! Did my husband not come here?" she asked. "No," they 

 replied. "Yes," the skeleton said, "because his tracks end here," 

 and hereupon she entered the kiva. She threw aside all the piles of 

 clay and material that was lying there, and finally came to the pile 

 under which the man was hidden. 



When he noticed that she was close by he jumped up, ran up the 

 ladder and westward towards Wdlpi, being pursued by the skeleton 

 of his wife. In Wdlpi he again entered a kiva.^Here they were 

 practicing a war dance. "Hide me quickly," he said, "some one is 



