March, 1905. The Traditions of the Hopi — Voth. 125 



hunting deei, antelope, mountain sheep, etc. One time one of the 

 K6honino was also going to hunt. He soon discovered a flock of 

 mountain sheep in one of the cliffs. He shot and hit one of the larger 

 bucks, which however got away. He followed him all day, and 

 finally the animal got tired and arrived at a place where he was 

 about to jump down, when the hunter shot him again. He began to 

 stagger and finally fell, but before he died he tumbled partly down 

 the bluff, where he died. The hunter climbed down to the place 

 where the animal was lying, but his foot slipped and he fell down, 

 too. He fell deeper, rolling over the ledge on which the animal was 

 lying. His fall was so severe that both of his eyes fell out and he 

 remained lying there unconscious. 



When evening came the K6honino in the village waited for the 

 young man to return, but when he did not return they finally ate 

 their evening meal and kindled their fire, still waiting for the hunter 

 to return, but he did not come. They kept up their fire all night 

 and did not go to sleep. In the night the hunter revived, but as 

 a skeleton (masauwuu). He arose and went towards the place where 

 his people were living, but he pitied himself, saying, "Oh! I!" and 

 then began to moan as follows: 



Havacova' Kahnina, 



At Blue, Blue Kohoninas, 



Iwayahana. Haara 



It will be good. Eyes 



Paama takoyma! Hinayahanaa^ 



All gone, Oh! Oh! 



Hanina' takoyma 



Oy oyoyoy ah . 



While he was thus moaning he proceeded towards the bluff where his 

 people were living. They were still up and had lights burning. 

 When he came close to the village they saw and heard him. One of 

 them said, "Listen! A coyote goes crying" (Mo! kushash chavoko). 

 Another one said, "No, a wolf goes crying" (Opa, hatakwi chavoko). 

 "No" (Opa), a third one said, "A Skeleton is crying" (Maiyoma 

 chavoko). They now looked and by that time the Skeleton had 

 come within the radius of the light of their camp-fires. Then they 

 saw that it was a Skeleton. " Oh! " (Ma!) they said, " it is a Skeleton " 

 (Maviyoma). "Oh!we all shall flee" (Ma! payam kiwakvako).* 



' After Green Bluff (Cakwitupka), where they now live. 

 2 The narrator was unable to give the meaninR. 

 " The narrator was unable to give the meaning. 

 * These phrases are in the K6honino language. 



