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once closed in upon them. When the Coyotes saw that they were 

 surrounded they began to run, trying to escape, but as they had 

 masks on they could not see so well, and many of them were killed 

 at once; others threw down their masks, but as they had their cos- 

 tumes on they could not run fast and so were also killed. Only the 

 family that lived at ishmovala, and who had not put on costumes 

 or masks, escaped. When the Hopi had killed all the Coyotes they 

 laughed at them and went to the village, being happy over their suc- 

 cessful hunt. 



82. THE COYOTE AND HIS PREY.* 



Alfksai ! ' At Hoh6yapi the people were living. The Coyote had 

 children somewhere. So he was hunting some food for them and 

 had killed a rabbit and he did not want to eat it alone, so he mounted 

 a bluff and called it out in the way Coyotes bark. So from the north 

 came a yellow Coyote, from the west a blue one, from the south a 

 red one, from the east a white, from the north east a black, and from 

 the south east a gray one. "This here I killed," he said to them, 

 "and because I do not want to eat it alone I have called you. We 

 shall eat it together." So they tore it to pieces and devoured it 

 there very quickly, and that is the reason why a coyote never eats 

 any prey that he has found alone, but always calls out when he has 

 found something. 



83. THE BULL-SNAKE AND THE TUCHVO- fWREN). 



A long time ago some Oraibi children were hunting some Tlich- 

 vos. They found a nest high up on a bluff, somewhere east of the 

 village, but as they could not get to it they returned to the village. 

 By and by a Bull-snake (Lolookongwuu) , being in search of food had 

 also discovered the nest of the Tdchvo. While coiled up at the foot 

 of the bluff the Snake was discovered by the Bird. The latter, feeling 

 secure at its high place, began to joke the Snake, singing as follows: 



Lolookongwuu, lolookoi^gwuu ! 



Bull-snake, Bull-snake! 



Tcongmomoki, tcongmomoki 



Dying of hunger, dying of hunger, 



Suun pi pak wuptipkaa. 



Never you'll ascend here to my nest, 

 and then rushed back into its little hole. The Snake at once became 

 angry and said: "I am going to get up to you there. You are talk- 



' Told by Tawiima (Mish6ngovi). 

 * Told by Qoydwaima (Oraibi). 



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