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5. — The Origin of Some Orai'bi Clans. 



In under-world people live in same manner as here. Chief of Bear clan 

 angry at wife for often dancing in Butterfly dance. Chief sends P6okong and 

 his brother in search of another world. They find opening above, which 

 Pflokong reaches by means of reed. Chief leaves wife dancing, and accom- 

 panied by Pflokong and his brotner, Spider clan chief, and many people, they 

 start and go out. Bear chief closes opening. It is dark, and chief sends eagle 

 to hunt for light. Eagle finds it hot, but he makes it lighter. Buzzard then 

 goes and is burned, but makes it lighter. Bear clan and Spider clan go in 

 different directions. Spider clan travels north following chief. They come to 

 cold country where North Old Man lives. They plant com, etc. Chief has 

 cult and altar of Blue Flutes. When com grows he puts up altar, sings and 

 flutes. When ears of com develop cold destroys crop. This occurs four years 

 in succession, and people start south after Bear people. Chief's wite bathes 

 and collects scales rubbed from skin. Chief wraps them in reed receptacle, 

 sings over them, covers them four times, and they become burros. They 

 repeat performance and Spaniards come out. Chief tells them to put their 

 things on burros and follow Bear clan and kill them. Castilians go south. 

 Spider people go southeast, and stop at ten different places. They finally 

 arrive where sun rises and Americans live. They stay three years and then 

 follow Bear clan westward. At Oraibi they join Bear clan, whose chief is 

 Machito, and who have Aototo and Aholi Katcinas. Bear clan go south with 

 Aototo Katcina and are joined by Young Coin Ear people who have Aholi 

 Katcina. They stop ten times before arriving at Americans where sun rises. 

 H^re they stop four years. Land is scarce and they go west. Americans say 

 it anybody bad they will come and cut their heads off. They finally arrive at 

 Shong6pavi and settle down. People accuse chief Machito of greediness, and 

 he leaves them with Aototo and Aholi. Hunters find them and want them to 

 go back, but they refuse. Machito with stone makes land-mark between 

 Oraibi and Shong6pavi. Machito and two Katcinas go up Oraibi mesa. 

 Later Spider people arrive, and Machito asks about their wanderings. He 

 says they may live there, but they are to watch sun for Soydl ceremony and 

 to make his kind of puhtavi. Among Spider clan is Lizard clan, wh"b have 

 Marau cult. They are permitted to stay, but are to co-operate in Soy^l cere- 

 mony. Other clans that come are Rattle Snake, Badger, Butterfly, and 

 Divided Spring. Divided Spring and Blue Flutes have com contest, in which 

 latter win. 



6. — The Snake Myth. 



People live north of Grand Canyon. Son of chief wonders where water 

 goes to and tells father he \vill go to examine it. Makes boat, into which he 

 gets with lot of bdhos and some food, and floats until he comes to ocean. He 

 drifts against island. Here is house of Spider Woman, who calls him in. He 

 tells her his story and gives her bdho. She points to kiva in water where are 

 beads and corals, but wild animals g^ard path. She gives him medicine, and 

 seats herself behind his right ear. They cross water on rainbow which young 

 man forms by spurting medicine. As they approach kiva they encounter 

 successively panther, bear, wildcat, gray wolf, and rattlesnake, all of which 

 they appease with bdhos and medicine. At entrance of kiva is Bow standard. 

 They descend ladder and find many people dressed in blue kilts. Their faces 



