March, 1905. The Traditions of the Hopi — Voth. 159 



for her, she mistook Coyote Old Man for her lover and went with 

 him. They proceeded to the house of the Coyote Old Man where 

 she remained. She soon discovered her mistake and was very un- 

 happy over it. 



When PavayoyRashi awoke in the morning, he missed his cos- 

 tume. After hunting for it and being unable to find anything, he 

 discovered tracks leading to and from his house. He followed these 

 and tracked them to the house of the maiden, from there back to 

 the house of the Coyote, where to his great sorrow he found her. 

 He did not say anything, however, but returned to his home, being, 

 of course, very angry. In the meanwhile the young men of the 

 village heard that the beautiful maiden, whom to win they had 

 made so many unsuccessful attempts, had been ensnared by the 

 Coyote Old Man. They were very much exasperated over it, went 

 down the mesa, surrounded the Coyote's house and determined to 

 kill the Coyote. When they arrived there he was still sleeping. 

 The maiden, sitting by his side, was very much dejected. When 

 the Coyote heard the noise he awoke, jumped up, ran up the ladder 

 and succeeded in escaping between and through the pursuers with- 

 out being hurt by the sticks that were hurled at him. Ascending a 

 ridge or mesa some distance west of the village, he turned around and 

 in a defiant way expressed his satisfaction at the victory he had 

 gained over them , by successfully getting their most beautiful maiden 

 away from them, and the village. While he spoke he grasped his 

 genitalia and showed them to his pursuers. Hereupon he descended 

 the mesa upon the other side and disappeared. 



Pavayoylcashi bided his time and one time brought a strong 

 wind, some very heavy rain and thunder clouds, in which he was 

 hidden, to the village. He took revenge on his enemy, the Coyote, 

 by striking him dead with a ray of lightning. The maiden returned 

 to her home, but realizing that she had cast herself away, she con- 

 tinued to lead a life of lewdness. 



49. chorzhvukioOlO and the eagles.' 



A long time ago there lived a family right north of where now the 

 Ndshabe kiva is situated. The family consisted of a father, mother, 

 two daughters, and a son. The latter would always go and hunt 

 eagles as soon as warm weather set in in spring, and later on take 

 care of them, so that he would never find any time to assist his father 

 in his field work. The two maidens would get angry at their brother 



' Told by Qdydwaima (Oraibi). 



