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wrists as rattler. Chief gives young man long cedar bark fuse and tells him to 

 return to Pine Ridge and set pine on fire. He does so, and on return grinds 

 com on sister's mealing stone. He now acts as ghost and again goes and sets 

 other timbers on fire. This he does several nights, and watchers are set to 

 catch him. On fourth night he is caught and put into kiva. People assemble, 

 and village chief requests some one to take masks off ghost. Man does so, 

 and they see ghost is chief's son. He tells them to plant bihos in five places 

 and to have four days' feast, and leaves kiva. They have feast and are much 

 relieved when nothing happens. In fourth year afterwards old man who had 

 before complained of young men makes many bdhos of hard wood. He makes 

 points very sharp. Village chief sends crier chief to announce four days' feast. 

 People are mistrustful and do not prepare feast. Night following old man tells 

 chiefs to dress him up and put him in katcina shrine on plaza. When all 

 are asleep they dig hole in shrine that will admit man. They place in his arms 

 all his bdhos, with B^lolookong whistle and little bowl of water to whistle into. 

 They destroy appearance of opening. Then they sing sorcerers' songs. Old 

 man ejects rumbling sounds and says he has been successful. They leave old 

 man who thrusts part of hand through opening. When this is noticed he sings 

 and lowers little finger. Next morning he sings again and lowers next finger, 

 and so on three days. Then water begins to come out where bdhos had been 

 planted four years previously. They suspect flood is coming and they have 

 great feast. On fourth day old man in grave sings and lowers fourth finger. 

 Immediately he emerges as large Bdlolookong, and Bdlolookongs shoot forth 

 from ground with streams of water in all parts of village. Houses fall and 

 bury many persons. Others fly to large house on high ground. In one house 

 old men climb on tray shelves and turn into turkeys. Chiefs meet in council 

 and make bdhos, crush beads and turquoise into powder, of which they make 

 two balls. They then call son of village chief and his sister and dress them up. 

 They are to drive back Bdlolookongs which are shooting swiftly through water. 

 Old man Bdlolookong is still standing where he emerged. Young men takes 

 some bdhos, and mdna tray containing two balls and other bdhos and they wade 

 into waters. Young man grasps large Bdlolookong and presses him into water. 

 Serpent, with young man and sister, disappear and never return. Everything 

 is destroyed in village. Only old men turkeys survive, and two little boys 

 who had been sleeping during flood and were not drowned. Surviving people 

 make food altar and leave village, leaving two children. Turkey takes pity on 

 children and sends them to food altar to eat. Big Bdlolookong comes and 

 looks after people. He sees children and says he is their grandfather. Tells 

 them where to get food and to find knife. Says they are to follow parents. 

 Makes them cut piece of flesh out of his back, and says if little of meat is rubbed 

 among paint for bdhos it will rain. Children start, and on third day are 

 exhausted, and fall asleep. God of Thunder descends to help them. They are 

 frightened until he removes his mask. He gives them food. Third day he 

 returns and promises them lightning and thunder with which to kill their 

 .enemies and teaches them war songs and how warrior who brings home scalp 

 is to act. In morning he tells children to follow people, and that they are to 

 pray to him. They go and finally find mother, who thought they had perished. 

 They tell about piece of flesh. Bdtki people use it with paint and heavy rains 

 come. Children become bad, and when grown up they start off to kill some 

 one. They pray to God of Thunder, who comes and teaches them how to kill 



