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itants of Sitchomovi, and of Walpi, both of which villages were then 

 situated north of the mesa where there are now some ruins. He told 

 them that the next night they should get ready for the expedition. 



So the next evening the people of the three villages came out, 

 went down the mesa and repaired to the village of Aoatovi, where 

 they camped at the spring north of the village at the foot of the 

 mesa. There was a great storm raging at that time. So in the eve- 

 ning they ascended the mesa. The men were still in their different 

 kivas eating their evening meals. The enemies drew out the ladders 

 from the kivas so that the men could not come out. They then 

 gathered the women and children, and while some of the raiders 

 drove them off in little bunches and parties, others threw firebrands 

 into the kivas and destroyed the men. The captives were taken to 

 the villages and distributed there where they remained. 



105. HOW AN ORAIBl CHIEF PUNISHED HIS PEOPLE.' 



A long time ago the people were living in Oraibi. They were also 

 living in Walpi which, however, then was not on top of the mesa, 

 but somewhat farther down towards the north-west. One time the 

 children (people) of the chief in Oraibi were very bad and the chief 

 concluded that he would punish them. So he went over to the war- 

 rior chief in Wdlpi. He sat down and they first smoked, then the 

 warrior chief asked him what his object in coming was. "Yes," he 

 said, "my children are very bad and I have come to see what you 

 think about it. After some days we will come by here to attack 

 Walpi. You must then be ready and come to meet us in the valley, 

 and when my children return and run, you must kill them, but those 

 who pass the rock that is standing south of Pondtoika, they shall re- 

 main unmolested." 



The warrior chief of Walpi agreed to this, on the condition that 

 the Oraibi chiefs would not ask for any of the lives of the Wdlpi. To 

 this he agreed. So the Oraibi chief returned and told his people 

 that in four days they would make a raid on Wiilpi and try espe- 

 cially to steal some maidens. They were willing, and so during the 

 night after the third day proceeded towards Walpi. Early in the 

 morning they approached the village, but the Walpi were ready. 

 They descended from their village well armed, and, sounding the war 

 yell, rushed upon the Oraibi. 



One of the Walpi young men had a very large, fierce dog. This 

 dog rushed ahead and bit a great many of the Orafbi in the leg, thus 



» Told by Sikahpiki (Shupatilavi). 



