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great deal to eat to the kiva, especially a great deal of meat, and one 

 had said to him that he would feed his wife with good food and then 

 he would take her away from him. So the next day when it was noon 

 again, the men from the kiva all went to get their mid -day meal 

 again. The old man who was sitting with Piwitamni said to him : 

 "You wait, go and get your food when they are all done." They 

 again brought in a great many victuals, especially a great deal of 

 meat. Finally Piwitamni asked them, "Is that all?" They said, 

 "Yes." "All right," he said, "so I am going to get my food now," 

 and left the kiva. 



When he had arrived at his grandmother's house she went into 

 one of the rooms and got out a great many watermelons, which she 

 placed in blankets. "Take these to the kiva first," she said. When 

 he came to the kiva they looked up and said, "Somebody is carrying 

 a big burden." So he came in and placed the watermelons on the 

 floor at the place where he was usually sitting. All the others looked 

 at those fine watermelons with envy and astonishment. He then 

 went out again and proceeded to his grandmother's house. When 

 he arrived there she asked him: "Have you come?" "Yes," he 

 said. "Now what else do you want?" she asked. "My meat," he 

 said. So she went into another room again and brought out a great 

 deal of meat. It was antelope meat which she gave him, and he 

 wrapped up a great quantity of it and carried it into the kiva. When 

 they saw him come in they all looked up again and there he placed a 

 great quantity of meat on the floor and then he commenced to eat. 

 The old man who had always been with him was very happy and 

 exclaimed, "Aha," so the two were eating again. When they were 

 done eating the old man turned to the others at the other end of the 

 kiva and said to them: "Now, if any one is coveting this, come here 

 and get the watermelons and take them to his children and the meat 

 that is left and take it to his wife." They were at first' hanging down 

 their heads, but soon came and took what was left and enjoyed it. 

 Only one man did not come. He said, "Wait until to-morrow, how 

 will it be then? To-morrow we shall not bring any food into the 

 kiva, we shall not eat, but let us then bring our wealth (robes, dresses, 

 belts, buckskins, etc.), into the kiva, and whoever proves to be the 

 richest and bring in the most shall live with your wife." So the 

 young man went over to his grandmother's house again and she 

 asked him what the men had said. He said that to-morrow they 

 were all going to bring into the kiva their wealth. 



So the next day they were in the kiva all forenoon and at noon 

 one of them suggested that now they go and get their possessions. 



