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half-grown son dies and is buried. He says some Povvaka has come out with 

 them. He makes ball of fine com-meal and throws it upwards. It comes 

 down on head of chief's nephew. Chief grabs him to throw him back. Nephew 

 tells chief to look down opening. He looks down and sees son walking, so lets 

 nephew remain. There is no sunshine. Light is seen at distance, and chief 

 sends some one to see about it. He finds field where com, etc., planted, and 

 fire burning all around field to keep ground warm. Then he sees very hand- 

 some man. Skeleton, by whose side is standing very ugly mask. Skeleton 

 feeds messenger and invites all people to come to him. They go and remain 

 there. They make fields, and when they have gathered crop they plan to 

 start off again. They still have no sun, and it is cold. They paint disk of 

 buffalo hide white, with picture of woman in black, and place it on large piece 

 of native cloth. Some one stands on moon symbol and chiefs swing cloth and 

 throw it upward. It flies eastward into sky, and moon comes up in east. The 

 light is dim, and it is still cold, so they try to make something better. They 

 cut round piece of cloth, stretch it over ring, and paint and decorate it, as sun 

 symbol still used, attaching nakwdkwosis to it. They place symbol with man 

 on cloth, which they swing into air. It twirls upward toward east and sun 

 rises. It is now warm and light and people think of moving on. They decide 

 to go towards sunrise, but to divide into parties, White People going south, 

 Hopi north, and Pueblos between them. They soon become estranged and 

 attack one another. Castilians are especially bad. They agree that when 

 one of parties reaches place where sun rises, stars will fall from sky, and other 

 parties are to settle down where they are. Woman in one party makes horses 

 from scales rubbed off from her body, and they arrive first and many stars fall. 

 Those who arrive at sunrise are to help others when they are molested by 

 enemies. 



4. — The Wanderings of the Hopi. 



While living below, everj^thing at first is good. Chiefs and then people 

 begin to do bad. Sorcerers increase. People become very bad and take away 

 wives of chiefs. Chiefs think of escaping. They hear sounds above and they 

 decide to investigate. They make Pawaokaya and sing over it. It comes to 

 life, and they tell it to go up and find out. Chief plants looqo tree, but it 

 does not reach up. Then they plant reed that reaches up. PawdoKaya ascends 

 and finds opening. He goes through and flies around, but does not find any- 

 body. He descends tired out and tells chiefs. They make Tohcha, which 

 ascends and also finds nothing, returning exhausted. The same occurs with 

 Hawk. Chiefs then make Motsni, which flies up through opening and finds 

 place where Oraibi now is, and somebody sitting. It is Skeleton. Motsni 

 tells him why he has come, and Skeleton says he is living in poverty, but they 

 are welcome if they are willing to live with him. M6tsni returns and tells 

 chiefs, who determine to go. White Man, Paiute, Pueblo, and all people 

 except Zuni and Kohonino then live down there. Those whose hearts are not 

 very bad, assemble with chiefs. In four days they meet again and commence 

 to climb up reed, led by Village- Chief, followed by other chiefs and their people. 

 Village Chief thinks P6pwaktu are going to come up and he pulls up reed. He 

 addresses people and says they must live with single heart. Chief's son 

 sickens and dies. Chief says Powaka has come with them and he throws ball 

 of fine meal upward. It alights on head of maiden. Chief accuses her, and 

 says he will throw her down. She tells chief to look down and he will see his 



