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earth on course again. In east he goes down in house. Hence bahos offered 

 to Sun are carried eastward to Sun shrines. There live Flutes of Sun Clan, 

 who always play and the Sun rises. Hence gray fox-skin is put up at white 

 dawn and yellow fox-skin at yellow dawn. 



8. — The Wanderings of the Bear Clan. 



On leaving sipahpuvi, Bear people separate and go ahead of others. They 

 stay for various periods at different places, and finally come to Little Colorado 

 River. Here they assume clan name. They see dead bear from which they 

 take name. Another party takes skin of bear, from which they cut carrying 

 straps, and is called Piq6sha; another party is called Mtiyi, after mice which ate 

 hair from bear's hide. These three parties are closely related. Another party 

 comes, and is called after the Blue-birds that ate bear's body, and another 

 that finds it full of spider-web is called Spider. Sixth party takes skull as 

 drinking vessel, and is called Jug clan, and seventh party becomes Ant clan, 

 as they find place swarming with ants. These seven clans are thus considered 

 as related. From Little Colorado River Bear clan moves eastward, finally to 

 Mat6v], where they remain considerable time. Then they move northward 

 to site of Shongopavi, where they are first to arrive. They bring Blue Flute 

 cult, by which they make crops grow quickly, and various Katcinas. 

 9. — The Wanderings of the Spider Clan. 



In under-world people become contentious. They kill son of chief, who 

 .sends M6tsni to find place to get out. He flies up and finds opening. Pine is 

 planted, and then reed, which reaches opening. Horn people climb up reed 

 first, and hold upper part. Many people follow. Mocking-bird distributes 

 languages to them. Man drops moccasin and has to make another, which is 

 why Hopi have not very nice moccasins. Chief closes opening before all people 

 come out, but one of sorcerers comes out. People start on different routes, 

 white men taking southern route. Others go further north. Hopi bring 

 Mdyingwu, whose body consists of com, and he cannot move fast. Hopi were 

 to have horse but cannot ride, but Navaho can. Chief's son takes sick and 

 dies. They think sorcerer has killed him. Sorcerer says he is down below. 

 Chief looks down and sees child walking about in other world. Chief says 

 people who die will go back to lower world. Coyote has stars in hand and 

 throws them into sky. White people take with them Spider, who creates 

 burros from scales rubbed from her skin. So they reach place of sunrise first. 

 Star arises in south as agreed signal to others. Party comes on bear and is 

 called Bear clan. Other parties come and receive names from incidents con- 

 nected with bear (as in story No. 8, with some variations). They soon separate, 

 and Spider clan wanders about long time. Finally it arrives at Chokuvi, 

 where are Squash and Sand clans. To escape raids people, with those of 

 Mishpngnovi, remove to mesa and build present village of Mish6ngnovi. 

 10. — Origin of the YAyaatu Society. 



Man has little boy, who is visited by children of village. They are lazy, 

 and steal wood to prepare food they have stolen in \-illage. Priest's son sug- 

 gests they go and gather their own wood. They steal burden bands and go 

 and gather brush in valley. When ready to start home. Hawk, in form of man, 

 comes and invites them to his kiva. After smoking, they exchange terms of rela- 

 tionship. Hawk-man dresses boys up in costume, gives each eagle feather, 

 stands them in line and tells them to do what they see him do. They jump 



