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and close to the bluff is a place called Tcuakpi. Here the Rattle- 

 snakes were living and had a kiva. During the summer they would 

 run about as rattlesnakes, but in the winter they were in their kivas 

 and were Hopi, their snake skins hanging on pegs on the wall all 

 around the kiva. 



One winter it was snowing very heavily, there being about four 

 or five feet of snow on the ground. About midway between Tcuakpi 

 and Shongdpavi is Tdvanashavi where there is a deep opening in the 

 earth. Here the Locusts (Mdmahtu, Sing, Mahu) were living. 

 There are two kinds of Locusts, one Dumdmahu (white earth or kaolin 

 Mdhu), the other kind being simply called Mdhu. Both kinds, 

 however, lived together there. Around the house of the Locust 

 there was no snow, but everywhere else there was very deep snow, 

 such as the Hopi had never seen before. As it remained on the 

 ground a long time many of the Hopi froze to death. So the Snake 

 chief thought over the matter and spoke to his people. "Ishiohi!" 

 he said, "this cannot be this way. We are tired and exhausted and 

 our children are dying. It cannot remain this way. Some one go 

 over to our fathers at Ttivanashavi and see what they have to say 

 about this. It shall not be this way." So he called upon the Sand 

 Rattlesnake (Tuwi-tcua) and said, "You are strong, you go over 

 there. " So the Sand Rattlesnake entered the snow and tried to make 

 its way through the snow, but he had not yet reached the place when 

 lie became cold and tired and returned. 



Hereupon the Bull-snake (Lolookong) was called on. "You are 

 brave," the chief said, "you try it." So the Bull-snake put on his 

 snake costume and made his way through the snow, but he had not 

 nearly reached the place yet when he became very tired and began to 

 shiver with cold; so he returned also. The chief then called upon the 

 Racer (Taho), saying, <*.' You are not very heavy, you are swift, so you 

 try it. Where there is a bare place, not covered with snow, you can 

 rest awhile, and then maybe you can get there." So the Racer put 

 on his snake costume and started. He also made his way through 

 the snow, and whenever he would be cold he would shoot upward tf 

 the top and if he saw any wood or trees or grass protruding from, the 

 snow he would go there and warm himself in the sunshine. Thus he 

 finally reached the place where he was going and found that for quite 

 a distance around Ttivanashavi there was no snow. It was warm 

 there, so that even grass and many flowers grew. Here he could run 

 swiftly and finally came upon the kiva in which the Locusts lived. 



The ladder was protruding from the kiva. The Racer at once 

 descended the ladder and entered the kiva. "Sit down, sit down," 



