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of the mana's kiva. "You are nicely costumed," she again said. 

 " Let me dress up in your costume and dance for you, and when I am 

 through I shall return your costume to you again." So he was willing, 

 laid off his costume and handed it to her. She dressed up in it, 

 putting on the kilt, beads, ear-pendants, bell, feathers, etc., and then 

 danced for him on top of her kiva, singing the following song: 



Anina yuyuina! anina yuyuina! Aha, costumed! aha, costumed! 



Anina yuyuina! anina yuyuina! Aha, costumed! aha, costumed! 



Anina yuyuina! anina yuyuina! Aha, costumed! aha, costumed! 



Kurzh yangkag Bakataa, Now this Bakataa, 



Nui, nui, nui. To me, me, me (comes). 



As she was singing the last words she jumped into the kiva through 

 the opening, closing it up quickly, and called out to the young man: 

 "You can go, I shall not give you back your costume." The youth 

 was very sad and went home. When his grandmother saw him she 

 was angry. "There," .she said, "I told you not to go there, but you 

 did not believe me, and you went there anyway. That maiden is 

 wicked. She always takes away the things from the young men in 

 that way, but you would not believe me, and you went there. But 

 let us eat now and then you go on the hunt. That maiden is always 

 hungry for meat, and if you bring some game we shall go over with 

 that and offer it to her and see what she has to say. She is hungry 

 after meat." 



So when they were through eating he dressed up and went 

 hunting. The youth had a dog that could run very fast. This dog 

 accompanied him. They were hunting east of the village in the 

 valley. Soon they detected a rabbit, followed him, tracked him into 

 a hole and dug him out, killed him, and returned to the village. When 

 he came to his grandmother's house she was very happy. "Thanks, 

 thanks," she said, one time after another. "With this we shall go 

 over now and find out what she thinks about it." Hereupon they ate. 

 When they were through the grandmother told him to take this 

 rabbit, go over to the maiden, and invite her to dance for him again, 

 offering her the rabbit if she did so. "She will certainly come out 

 then," the grandmother said, "but do not be afraid now; cover that 

 opening with the trapdoor quickly, so that she cannot get back again." 



So he proceeded to the kiva of the maiden. When she saw him 

 she saw the game that he had in his hand, and said, "Oh, where 

 did you get that?" "Yes," he said, "I killed that just now." "Give 

 it to me," she replied. "As soon as you will dance for me again I 

 shall give it to you," he said. "Now, you listen to me," he said, "as 



