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piki. His younger brother hereupon saw the Ldvovolvipiki and said, 

 "Ah, and here is a Lavovolvipiki, I shall devour it," which he did. 

 That ended the dance. 



101. THE DESTRUCTION OF PIVANHONKAPI.' 



A long time ago there lived some people north of Oraibi ciose to 

 the north of the place where the Oraibi at present dry their peaches. 

 They were called Yayaponchatu. There was only one village of them, 

 probably only a small one. The villages of Pivanhonkapi, about 

 four miles northwest of Oraibi, and Hdckovi, about two miles north- 

 west of Oraibi, which have been in ruins long ago, were then, too, 

 still inhabited. The people in PivanhonRapi seemed to have been very 

 much degenerated. The village chief of that village was much worried 

 over it, especially over the fact that the women of that village would 

 even participate in the games of chance, especially that of tot61ocpi, in 

 the kivas; even the chief's wife was no exception. It is stated that 

 she would even neglect her children when she was gambling in the 

 kivas. Sometimes he would say to her, in order to get her out of the 

 kiva, that she should go and nurse their little child that was crying 

 outside. The chief finally became concerned and angry over the 

 condition of affairs to such a degree that he decided to adopt severe 

 measures. So he went to the village of the Yayaponchatu, who were 

 known to have special influence over and with storms and fire, and 

 who, in fact, were looked upon as being in league with supernatural 

 forces. "I have come to you," he said. "For what purpose?" they 

 asked him. "My people," he said, "are dark hearted; they are bad. 

 They will not listen to me. The women are gambling to such an 

 extent that they are even neglecting their duties and their children. 

 I want you to punish my people." They said that he should choose 

 the element with which they were to exercise judgment, either the 

 fire or the storm. He chose the fire and went home, telling them, 

 however, that in four days they were going to have a dance in his 

 village, and invited them to participate in the celebration. On his 

 way home he stopped at the village of Htickovi, telling his friend, the 

 chief of this village, to come and see him in the evening and to bring 

 his friend, his assistant, whose name is not known, with him. When 

 meeting in the evening, in the house of the chief of Pivanhonlcapi, the 

 latter told his two friends all about the matter, also that in four days 

 they were going to have a dance in his village and inviting them also 

 to come and take part in the dance, which they promised to do. So 



• Told by Ooyiwaima (Oraibi). 



