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Hereupon she returned to her house and commenced to meditate on 

 the matter. "Why did he take away my friend," she thought, 

 "and how shall I get him back again. That man there in the kiva 

 is a bad man and he will not want to give back to me my grand- 

 child. I am going out to call somebody in here." So she went out 

 and called out to her people, saying: "All assemble here, but do not 

 tarry, be quick about it." Those that responded at once were 

 specially animals of prey, such as the bear, wildcat, panther, mole, 

 etc. Her house was completely filled. "Why do you want us in 

 such a hurry? " they asked. "Yes, " she said, "that there Hasohkata 

 has hung my grandchild up to smoke (referring to the fact that 

 objects that are smoked are sometimes suspended in the hatch-way 

 over the fireplace). So now, I want you to go and take my grand- 

 child away from Hasohkata." "All right," they said, "but how 

 shall we do it?" "You must also gamble with him," she said. 

 They then agreed upon certain games that they were going to play, 

 and sticks that they should make, etc., and then left, being led by 

 the old woman. Hasohkata in the meanwhile kept laughing at the 

 young man lying outside of his kiva entrance. "Now, you are cold 

 by this time, are you?" he kept saying to him, and while he was 

 still talking in that manner the rescuers arrived at the kiva. Before 

 they started, however, from Spider Woman's house, she had pre- 

 pared a set of backshivu (a cup game). This shd had brought with 

 her. While they had proceeded to Hasohkata's house the Mole had 

 proceeded to the same place underground and was waiting under the 

 house of Hasohkata. When the others arrived at the kiva they 

 were invited to come in by Hasohkata. He spoke very kindly to 

 them. North of the fireplace was still the drawing of the totolospi 

 gam^e that he had played with- the young man. In reply to his 

 urgent request to come in. Spider Woman said: "We have come to 

 gamble with you. You are smoking my grandchild here and we 

 have come to beat you at playing, and are going to take him away. " 

 "All right," he said, "come right in," whereupon they entered, 

 entirely filling the kiva. "All right," they said, "who will com- 

 mence?" "You play first," Hdsohkata said, "because you pro- 

 posed it." Spider Woman was happy over it, and put up her four 

 gaming cups on the north side of the fireplace. The Mole, still be- 

 ing under the floor, saw it and placed the little ball under one of the 

 cups, pushing it up very hard, however, that it could not drop out in 

 case that cup was chosen and thrown down by the player. Now, 

 they said to Hasohkata, "Guess under which it is, and we will see 

 whether you will win. " He pondered a long time, then threw down 



