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Katcinas who lived around there came into her house, asking her 

 what she wanted of them. "Yes," she said, "there is this maiden 

 here and I want you to return her to her house," and then told them 

 the whole story. They were willing. She then dressed up the 

 maiden nicely, putting her hair into new whorls and placing over her 

 shoulders a new at66, and then instructed her that she should have 

 her father make two bdhos and a number of nakwd.kwosis for the 

 leader of the Katcinas and for the leader of the singing, and also told 

 .her how she should behave towards and get even with her enemy, 

 the Yellow Corn-Ear maiden. Hereupon they went to the village, 

 the maiden going in the rear of the line of Katcinas. Having arrived 

 near the house of the village chief (Kik-mongwi) , where the Pongowe 

 kiva is at present situated, they performed their first dance, singing 

 while they danced. 



This was at early dawn, the so-called white dawn (qoydngwunu) . 

 Their singing at once arrested the attention of some of the early risers, 

 who hastened to the place where the Katcinas were dancing. Soon 

 the news was whispered around that the Katcinas had brought a 

 maiden to the village, and some soon recognized the girl and ran to 

 the house of her parents. The latter, however, refused to believe the 

 news, and four messengers had to be sent to them before they believed. 

 They then went to the dancers, who in the meanwhile had arrived at 

 the dancing plaza in the center of the village. "So you have come," 

 the mother said, and began to cry and wanted to take her daughter 

 with her, but the latter said, "Wait a little," and then told her father 

 that he should take two bahos and a number of nakwakwosis, and 

 while he did this the Katcinas continued their dancing and the mana 

 remained waiting by their side. When finally the father brought the 

 prayer-offerings he gave one baho to the leader, the other to his 

 daughter. After the dancing was over, the daughter gave her baho 

 to the leader of the singing. The nakwakwosis were distributed 

 among the other Katcinas, and after the father had thanked the Kat- 

 cinas for returning his child and had told them that he was very 

 happy, they returned to their home, the parents taking with them 

 their daughter. 



She rested there during the whole day, but early the next morning 

 went to grind com, singing a little song which told about her recent 

 adventures. Her friend, the Yellow Corn -Ear maiden, heard her 

 sing and at once visited her, expressing her great delight at her return. 

 She was treated cordially, the maiden just having returned not 

 manifesting any ill-feeling towards her at all, according to the instruc- 

 tions of Spider Woman. She was biding her time. They ground 



