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The meaning is that they dance in order to bring about an oppor- 

 tunity to get at some seeds and kernels again. 



By this time it was morning and a number of them were sent 

 after some more sticks, which were again pointed and thrust into the 

 ground in the same manner as the first sticks had been put in, only 

 somewhat farther away from the house (hole) of the Mouse. This 

 was done for protection in case any more Owls should be around 

 while they were dancing. They then tied the larger feathers of the 

 dead Owl in a large bunch and set it in the center of the inclosure. 

 This was to serve to them as a tiponi, around which they were 

 going to perform their dance. They then got ready for the dance. 

 Though they were only small they had large bunches of feathers 

 (nakwas) on their heads. The leader held a little bow with some tiny 

 arrows. 



The daiice that they were performing was an imitation of the dance 

 of the Mdmchitu Fraternity. They were very careful to keep within 

 the limits of the sticks that they had put in last. While this dance 

 was going on, a large Hawk was sitting on a rock south of Oraibi. 

 "Aha," he said, "there is something going on somewhere. The Mice 

 are enjoying themselves." He at once swooped down on them, ig- 

 noring the pointed sticks, as he was very strong, and killed a great 

 number of Mice, taking one in each talon. These he carried to Ish- 

 movala, a rock west of Oraibi, on the top of which he devoured them. 



Those that had not been killed rushed awav into their houses. 



91. THE SPARROW-HAWK AND THE HAKWA.* 



A long time ago the people lived in Oraibi and in Shong6pavi. 

 A little distance north-east of Oraibi, at a place called Sparrow-Hawk- 

 Catching-Place (KalAtipka), lived a little Sparrow-Hawk. Farther 

 down in the rock lived a large Hdkwa.^ The Sparrow-Hawk cauglt 

 many lizards^ for its brood, but would never attempt to catch tlie 

 HAkwa, so that the latter began to think the Sparrow-Hawk was 

 afraid of it, and remarked on it. "Why is that little Sparrow-Hawk 

 afraid of me?" he asked. "I am so fat, and I am sure the Sparrow- 

 Hawk is very anxious to have me, but he is afraid of me." These 

 thoughts the HAkwa soon put into a song and teased the little Sparrow- 

 Hawk by singing the following song, dashing into a large crack 

 in the rock as soon as it had sung the last word of the song : 



' Told by Qoydwaima (Oraibi) . 



2 A species of lizard of a dirty color. 



^ Ktikutsa, a smaller kind than the Hftkwa. and green, 



