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priests were very angry and called at the woman to run. She started, 

 and her husband started after her. "You shall always follow each 

 other this way," the Flute priests said. They both ran westward, 

 and are still running in that way. The two stars, Nang6sohu 

 pursue each other because one constantly follows the other, some- 

 times overtaking it and then again remaining behind, are these two 

 personages. 



15. THE KOKOSHORl KATCINA AND THE SHONGOPAVl MAIDEN.' 



In Shongopavi they were living, and over there at KishiwuHhe 

 Katcinas were living, and the Kokdshori was going about at the Hopi 

 village. But he was stealing the Hopi children, and (one time) a 

 Shong6pavi woman went to get water and her child followed her, 

 crying. The mother threw a stone back because she was angry. The 

 child now was afraid and sat down there and cried there. Thus the 

 Kokoshori arrived and pitied it. Now he said (to the child) :" Oh ! 

 now why do you cry?" The child said, " My mother has been hurting 

 me." " Let us go to my house," he said. The child was a little girl. 



Now the child sat upon the back of the Katcina and the latter 

 took it along. They now arrived at the village of those who lived 

 at Kishiwu. There were a great many Katcinas. They saw some- 

 body coming carrying a little girl. Now, those Katcinas were glad. 

 "You, whom do you bring there ?" they said. Now the Hah^i Wuhti 

 was very happy. "Ishunf!" she said. Now he put it down. "Where 

 did you get that?" said the Hahai Wuhti. " I went about at Shong6- 

 pavi and the mother of this one went to get water, and this one fol- 

 lowed her, and alas! she threw at it with a stone, and I pitied it and 

 have brought it." And now they pitied the child. "Very well," 

 they said. "Alas! Why is it thus." Now they fed it. The Hahai 

 Wuhti spread out p6v61piki, handed the child a vessel with peaches, 

 she also cut up melons, split a watermelon, and laid before it some 

 steamed com. Having done this she said, "Now eat." And the 

 child ate. When it had eaten a little it was satisfied. 



After that it lived there. Now they always provided food for it. 

 And because it ate this food it became big very soon. But now it 

 became homesick. In the night the Katcinas danced. After the c 

 dance they would distribute steamed com, watermelons and melons, 

 but the child would only eat one occasionally, because it was home- 

 sick. It did not talk, it was sad. Now they said, "Come, let us 



' Told by Loindvantiwa (Shupaiilavi) . 



* This name is spoken diflferently in different villages : Ki'shiwuu, Kishiwu, and Kishiwu. 



