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down his spindle and hurried to the field and found that the Grass- 

 hoppers had eaten up all the corn. He then grabbed a stick and, 

 knowing where he had seen the Grasshoppers before, and also seeing 

 their tracks in the sand, he followed them. 



It seems that on returning they had not been flying, but walking. 

 When he came upon them he found that they were resting and sleep- 

 ing, as they had filled themselves so full with the com. He jumped 

 into the wash saying: "Ishohi, you have eaten my com," and began 

 pounding them with his stick. He killed a great many, but others 

 escaped. He destroyed their houses there entirely, and that is the 

 reason why now the grasshoppers do not all live at one place, but 

 may be found almost anywhere. Hereupon he went home, being sad 

 at heart. When he came home he chided his daughter saying: "Why 

 did you tell them about our corn-field? They are bad." But he 

 added: "I have only you alone, and I shall not be angry at you. That 

 corn will sprout and grow again." 



98. HOW THE BEETLES PRODUCED RAIN.' 



In Orafbi they were living, and at the Hohoyaw village lived the 

 Hohdyawtu (certain black Beetles) . It was always hot and the wind 

 was blowing, and it did not rain. As these Beetles drink rain-water 

 they became very thirsty. Some became so thirsty that they died. 

 So their chief said one time : ' ' Let us have a dance and perhaps if we 

 dance it will rain, because if it does not rain we shall all die!" "Very 

 well, we shall have a dance," they said, "and maybe it will rain then, 

 and we shall not die." So one evening they assembled to practice 

 for the dance and their chief made a little song for them. This they 

 were practicing. They practiced a while in the evening, and then 

 they went to sleep. 



The next day they were going to have their dance. Early in the 

 morning they got up and their chief made four nakwakwosis for them. 

 He deposited the nakwakwosis west of their little village, and spoke 

 to the clouds in the San Francisco mountains saying: "We are thirsty 

 here, so you come quickly this way and bring us some water that we 

 may drink and not die." So he returned to their village and they 

 dressed up for the dance. They painted their bodies black, and 

 then they danced. They were in a hurry because they were thirsty. 



Their chief began to pray to the clouds in the San Francisco 

 Mountains. "Come this way quickly and bring us water." So they 

 were formed in a line now and one of them acted as leader. By this 



* Told by Kwdyeshva (Oraibi). 



