March, 1905. The Traditions of the Hopi — Voth. 221 



85. THE SQUIRREL AND THE CHIPMUNK.* 



A long time ago the Squirrel and the Chipmunk lived near the 

 Nose Gulch (Pong6yakv6c6) , the Squirrel living on the north side 

 and the Chipmunk on the south side. The two were g9od friends and 

 often visited each other. Near by were some peach orchards, where 

 a certain old man owned a number of trees. There the two would go 

 every day and eat peaches. The Chipmunk relished the peaches, 

 while the Squirrel preferred the kernels from the stone. The Chip- 

 munk would climb the trees, break open the peaches, and eating the 

 flesh of the peaches, throw down the seeds to the Squirrel; or the 

 Chipmunk would also throw down peaches, which the Squirrel 

 would put in its mouth and carry to a certain place on the rock, 

 where the two afterwards would feast on them. 



They were careful that the owner of the peach orchard would not 

 find them there, because they knew that the latter made very desper- 

 ate efforts to capture and kill them. One time the Squirrel said to 

 the Chipmunk: "We ought to have a little dance some time. When 

 you go home you try to make a song and then come and sing it to 

 me, and then when we go to eat peaches again we shall "have a little 

 dance there and sing the little song." So the Chipmunk went 

 home and thought over the matter and tried very hard to compose 

 a song. Finally he concluded to make a song about his friend, the 

 Squirrel, and when he was done he went over and sang it to the 

 Squirrel. The latter at first was not very much pleased and said: 

 "Why you have song-tied me, you have made a song about me." 

 "Yes," the Chipmunk said, "I did not know what to sing, and[^as 

 we always go and eat peaches together and have such a good time 

 there and then lie down on the rock together, I thought I would 

 compose a song about that. " This satisfied the Squirrel. They then 

 practiced the song together, which was as follows : 



Lakana, lakana! 

 Squirrel, squirrel! 

 Oyu nalaa, 

 Satisfied alone. 

 Oatu owaka 

 (The) rock on top 

 Pushickatcii — 

 Lying stretched out ; 

 Hinahina, hinahina. 



' Told by Qoydwainia (Oraibi) . 



