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expectorating into' the bowl. This he did for three days;'at the end 

 of which he looked very tired and exhausted. So he called some one 

 who was passing by and said to him: "You go over there to those Mice 

 doctors and fetch them here, because I am very sick. " vSo this man 

 went over and told them that that poor Old Man Badger was very 

 sick and seemed to be dying, and that they should have pity on him 

 and come over there the next day. Having delivered this message 

 to them, he returned to his home. They were willing, and their 

 chief taking the lead, they went to the mesa, passed by the village 

 on the north side, along the edge of the mesa, to the dwelling of the 

 Badger. This dwelling consisted of a kiva like the Hopi kivas of 

 to-day. The Badger was still angry and had hidden a stick under 

 his bed. The mice, however, had brought no medicines with them. 

 Arriving at the kiva, the chief went down the ladder first, passing by 

 the east side of the fireplace to the bed of the patient. He was fol- 

 lowed by his companions, of whom there were many, who also crowded 

 around the bed of the sick doctor. The latter was groaning very 

 much, acting as if he was about to die. The chief of the Mice doctors 

 then began to sing the following song in which he was accompanied 

 by all the others : 



Cowiskwi naiukwiwiwaa ! 



Rabbit meat cook for us ! 

 To which the Badger replied in a faint voice : 



Ham pai pi pam himuu shulawu. 



Oh why this something all gone. 



The Mice kept slowly moving on in a circle and soon commenced to sing 



Aahai! aahai! Ayam hapiii, 



Honanyahay epee 



At the Badger burrow over there. 



Honanwuhatka 



The Badger Old Man 



Tucun Homihtcit 



The Tucan Homcihtci 



Aotuhik unangwyat 



A doctor to be believed 



Aonawotcniekae 



Because he heard 



Naloshwat aknachangkwainitaa Hahahaha 



Four times he fasted 



Hainawa Hainawa 1 ,, 



TT . TT • r No meaning. 



Hainawa Hainawa J 



