March, 1905. The; Traditions of the Hopi — V'oth. 91 



We went to the fields south-east of Orafbi and there on a sand hill 

 we found something in tassels there, and the wind was waving it, and 

 it always said, psh-sh-sh-sh-sh-, and there we remained and looked 

 at that dance." "You are fools," Spider Woman said; "that was 

 not Shongopavi. Shongopavi is farther on and is away high up, and 

 when the Lalakontu dance they hold p6tas in their hands and wave 

 them up and down, and then they throw them into the air and the 

 men shout and catch these potas. Now, I was thinking that you 

 would also bring one that we could put our hurushuki in, and that 

 is the reason why I sent you. Why, what you saw there was simply 

 kutuk-wuhci that was waving in the wind. Fools you are!" 



They were then living there and soon a Lalakontu dance occurred 

 at Mish6ngnovi. "Now, I am going to send you there," Spider 

 Woman said to the P6okongs ; ' ' the Oraibis are certainly going there 

 too, to look on. But you must go straight ahead there and not be 

 playing as you go along. When you go down you will see the Orafbis 

 going and you follow them, and when you get there you look on well. 

 You will see them throw trays. You will hear the men shout and 

 get the trays. You look at everything well and do not be slow about 

 it; now go on." When they had eaten their meal Spider Woman 

 said: "Now, do not take your wheels and arrows along." So they 

 started and passed along through the village and followed the trail. 

 They saw the Oraibis going to Mish6ngnovi. They followed them 

 this time without playing on the road, and finally they also arrived 

 at Mish6ngnovi. But they were filthy, and the phlegm that was 

 running out of their noses they would wipe over their hands, and the 

 people saw it. As the dance was going on, and the trays and sieves 

 were thrown up, the P6okongs saw the men getting them, but they 

 did not get any. Then the people of Mish6ngnovi invited their 

 friends to come to their houses and eat with them, but no one invited 

 the P6okongs. So they became very hungry, and towards evening 

 they said to each other : " Let us go home now, because we are getting 

 hungry. But we are going to take some trays along." While the 

 women were dancing the two went into the circle and each one 

 snatched a tray from one of the dancers and then they ran home. 



When the grandmother saw the pretty trays that they had brought 

 she was very happy. "Thanks," she said, "thanks. Now you have 

 been there, now you have seen it, and you have brought some pretty 

 trays in which we shall keep our hurushuki." "Yes," they said, 

 "we were there and saw the dance. So that is the way they are 

 doing. We enjoyed it. But no one invited us to eat, and we are 

 very hungry. " Hereupon Spider Woman placed some hurushuki 



