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game, which he would cook and place before them, and which they 

 enjoyed very much. One time the Bat thought that he would invite 

 his two friends to his house, but he was worried as to what he would 

 give them to eat, so his thoughts were directed to the village of Oraibi. 

 He said to himself: " I am going to the village after dark and perhaps 

 some one of the rich people may have forgotten to take their meat 

 in that they are drying, and I am going to get some of it." So in the 

 evening he proceeded to the village and was flying around, but found 

 no meat; so he went home discouraged. "Now what shall I do?" he 

 thought. "I am going to try it again, and perhaps I shall find an 

 open window through which I can get into some house and find some 

 food inside." This he did, and finding at one place some tallow, he 

 broke off a piece and carried it home. Returning to the same house 

 he got some more. Hereupon he procured some meat in the same 

 manner, making also several trips after meat. He then in the same 

 manner procured some piki, of which he fetched a goodly supply to 

 his house. "Now, my friends will want some salt with this food," 

 he thought, and so he went in search of some salt, which he found and 

 carried to his house. After he had thus laid in a supply of food for 

 his anticipated visitors, he commenced to think what he should say 

 to them when they would inquire as to the source where he obtained 

 the food. He began thinking of some one that was his friend and 

 whose name he could mention, and thought of the Badger, who lived 

 east of Oraibi, at Badger-Ditch (Hondnciica). Hereupon he retired, 

 but did not sleep much that night, as he was very busy thinking over 

 the anticipated visit of his two friends. In the morning he proceeded 

 to the house of the Coyote, and from there to that of the Humming- 

 bird, inviting them to visit him that day. They promptly accepted 

 the invitation and paid their friend a visit. At noon the Bat said, 

 "Now let us eat." Whereupon he prepai:ed a meal of the things he 

 had procured. First he fried some of the meat, which he then placed 

 in a bowl in which he had melted some of the tallow. They then ate, 

 enjoying the food very much. While they were eating they were 

 wondering where their friend procured the food, and in the course of 

 their conversation, which was very animated, they asked him about it. 

 He promptly stated that his friend, the Badger, had given it to him. 

 They doubted it, but said nothing, but when they went home, soon 

 after the meal, they talked about the matter and agreed that their 

 friend had probably deceived them. Before they parted, the Coyote 

 invited the bird to visit him in the evening. This the bird did, 

 and their conversation soon again turned upon the subject of the food 

 which they had so much enjoyed at their friend's house. They again 



