March, 1905. The Tr.\ditions of the Hopi — Voth. . 231 



I Kalavocnayu, My kidney, 



Ani wihu qoyiotaka, (Having) on fat very much, 



Hav alihi alihi ) ^, . , 



-, ' ,., . ,., . ; No special meaning. 



Haay alihi alihi, ^ ^ . 



Ahao hanaki ' Aha! covets (them). 



This somewhat irritated the Sparrow-Hawk, who warned the 

 HJlkwa in the following words: "Why are you talking there; I am 

 not afraid of you; I could kill you if I wanted to do so, but I do not 

 want you, you are dirty." Soon the Hakwa came out and sang the 

 same song again. The Sparrow-Hawk became more angry and re- 

 peated its warning. The little bird then began to make plans to 

 kill the HAkwa, but did not know just how to go about it, but when 

 the latter had sung the song four times the Sparrow-Hawk was very 

 angry and was determined to kill the HAkwa. 



By this time the young Sparrow-Hawks in the nest had become 

 large enough to be able to fly, so the mother told them: "Let us kill 

 that Hdkwa down there. He has made me very angry and says I 

 am anxious to have him, and am afraid of him. Now, I want to kill 

 him." Hereupon he instructed one of the young Hawks to follow 

 him to the top of the rock. Here he placed the little Hawk on the 

 same stone where he had always been sitting when the HAkwa. had 

 angered him, and then flew away. 



The HAkwa again came out of the crack, and mistaking the young 

 Sparrow-Hawk for the old one, he began in a taunting manner to sing 

 his song. The Sparrow-Hawk had in the meanwhile made a large 

 circuit, and just as the Hakwa was singing the word "Hanak" the 

 Sparrow-Hawk swooped down on him saying: "What, are you singing 

 again ! I am not afraid of you ; I am going to kill you now and then 

 we are going to devour you." Hereupon he grabbed him with both 

 talons and killed him, and took him home to his nest. He found that 

 the Hdkwa was indeed very fat. Then he and his brood lived upon 

 the H^kwa until the latter were large enough to leave the nest and 

 take care of themselves. 



92. THE SPARROW-HAWK AND THE GRASSHOPPERS.^ 



Haliksai! A long time ago a Sparrow-Hawk lived at Kaldtipka, 

 somewhat northwest of Oraibi. The Sparrow-Hawk had some 

 children, so every day the Sparrow-Hawk mother would go to hunt 

 some food for her children. Close by were many grasshoppers. 



1 The last word is sunR with a quick rising inflection. 

 * Told by Wikvaya (Oraibi). 



