March, 1905. The Traditions of the Hopi — Voth. 181 



him. When the Toad had eaten a great many of the ants, he went 

 back to the plaza again and stayed with the Katcinas and attended 

 the dance all day, enjoying himself. 



Towards evening he went home. When he left the village the 

 children followed him, some of them having red piki that the Katcinas 

 had given them. "Give me some of that red piki, too," he said, 

 " because I envy you." So they gave him a very little, which he took 

 home and gave to his mother. She was happy over the red piki, and 

 they ate it. And they are still living there. 



57. THE LOCUST THAT CAME TO LIFE WHILE BEING ROASTED.' 



Halfksai! In Oraibi they were living. In the summer there were 

 many locusts in the valleys around the village, and the boys and girls 

 used to hunt them. When they would hear one singing somewhere 

 they would approach him and if he did not fly away they would capture 

 him and put him in a sack. In that way they often brought home 

 to the village a great many locusts. These the women roasted in 

 pots, pouring salt water on them and thus preparing them as a food, 

 which was relished very much by the Hopi. When they were roasted 

 in the salt water they became very white, and the Hopi ate them with 

 piki and hurushuki, etc. 



The young men often used to hunt jack-rabbits and cotton-tail 

 rabbits, which were also relished by the Hopi very much; but as there 

 were so many locusts and the Hopi liked them very much also, they 

 preferred to hunt them. There were especially many locusts at a 

 place called Porcupine Height (Munaovi), and here the young people 

 hunted them, bringing back with them a great many. 



One time an old woman, whose little niece had been among the 

 hunters and had brought back a great many locusts, was also roasting 

 them in a pot after having broken them in two. While she was stir- 

 ring them one of the locusts became alive, and in a moaning manner 

 sang the following little song, slowly crawling up along the stirring 

 stick as he was singing: 



Chi, ri, ri, ri, ri, chi, ri, ri, ri, ri, 



Pai, as ima cowihtuhuhuhu, 



Why it used to be these here jack-rabbits, 



Pai, as ima, tavohtuhuhu, 



Why, it used to be these here cotton-tail rabbits, 



Pai kurzh pas itam nuhtungwup noqkakwangwtuhuhu 



Why now certainly we also are relished much as meat. 



Chi, ri, ri, ri, ri, C 



' Told by Tangdkhoyoma (Oraibi)- 



