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From here the Wdlpi man proceeded westward towards Shong6- 

 pavi. All at once he heard something, and standing still he listened 

 and heard somebody say: 



" Halaye, halaye. " 

 He looked around for some time, but could not see anything. All at 

 once he saw some little gray lizards. They were sitting upright and 

 ejecting these peculiar sounds. The man looked down for awhile, 

 and saw how the lizards were running around and playing with one 

 another. Then, as he had lost so much time at the first place and also 

 at this place, he gave up the visit to Shong6pavi and returned. When 

 he arrived at his home he related that he had not been to the dance, 

 but that he had watched some children hunting, and that they had 

 been singing the following song: 



Machakwata pon6ngaq6, 



Homed Lizard in body when 



Wihu qoiotakang 



Fat full of. 



Aaay alihi, alihi, 



Nahanak, nahanak hanak. 

 This song was forever afterwards spoken of as one of the Mish- 

 6ngnovi songs. 



55. THE ROOSTER, THE MOCKING-BIRD AND THE MAIDEN.' 



Haliksai! In Oraibi they were living. At the place where now 

 Pongnamana lives, lived a Rooster. Somewhat south of Lanangva, 

 among the peach-trees, lived the Mocking-bird (Yahpa). In the vil- 

 lage at Bakvatovi, a place in the extreme north-west part of the 

 village, lived a beautiful maiden with her father and mother. This 

 mana persistently refused all offers of marriage. The young men of 

 the village would bring presents to her, but no one succeeded in win- 

 ning her affections. The chief of the north, Bamiiyaomdngwi, heard 

 about it and so he came to the village trying to win the maiden. He 

 brought with him a bundle of presents, which he was carrying over 

 his shoulders. When he came to the house he left his bundle of 

 presents outside. 



The mana was grinding corn-meal. Without stopping the grind- 

 ing she looked up to the visitor and saw a very handsome youth 

 before her. "Why do you not talk to me?" he said. "Yes," she 

 said, "who are you, going around here?" "Yes," he replied, "I 

 came after you and I have left my bundle outside. Go and get it 



' Told by Kiwanhongva (Oraibi) . 



