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She returns, and three Circle Katcinas go and dance. Next morning Hahdii 

 Wuhti goes to another dance. She returns and tells them mother is there. 

 They go and dance on plaza, and on return meet mother, who goes with them. 

 At nightfall father sends children on and then kills wife by thrusting stick into 

 her throat. He follows sons, but skeleton of wife follows and he runs away. 

 He arrives at Hdno, and goes into kiva where women who are making jugs 

 hide him under pile of clay. Skeleton comes and finds him and he runs 

 away. He goes into kiva at Wdlpi, where war dance is being practiced. He 

 is given drum, but Skeleton comes, and he rushes out to Mishongnovi. 

 He rushes into kiva where women are making trays for Lag6n ceremony. 

 Woman seats him in her lap and hides him under tray. Skeleton arrives 

 and drives women about. Man rushes out and runs to Shongopavi, where 

 same thing takes place. From here he runs to Matfivi where Flute 

 Society has ceremony. They tell him to go into spring and hide in top of sun- 

 flower stalk. When Skeleton comes. Flute priest tells her husband has gone 

 into spring. She enters and sees sunflower stalk reflected in water and her 

 husband on top of it. Thinking he is in water, she dives in and disappears, 

 Man comes down and joins Flute players. On fourth day woman comes out 

 of water dressed in bridal costume. Priests call two together and place them 

 back to back. They make roads with sacred meal, one south and other north, 

 and tell them to proceed four steps and then turn and meet again. Man 

 returns when he has taken three steps. Priests call on woman to run. She 

 starts and husband after her. They are still running and are two stars. 



15. — The Kokoshori Katcina and the Shongopavi Maiden. 



K6koshori goes about stealing Hopi children. Woman throws stone at 

 child who follows her. Child sits down and cries. K6koshori pities it and 

 takes it on his back to Kishiwu. Katcinas are glad to see it and provide it 

 with food. Child becomes homesick, and K6koshori goes to look after parents, 

 who also are homesick. Child is dressed and Katcinas fetch it, all carrying 

 food. When they come to village it rains very hard. Katcinas walk and sing 

 about child. They come to parents' house and send child up. Katcinas follow, 

 offering food, and distribute food among people. They go home and rain 

 clouds go home. In morning people are sick on account of maiden. After 

 a while they have no longer meat to eat. Maiden is homesick after Kishiwu, 

 and dies. She is now living at Ki'shiwu. 



16. — How Ball-Head (TatciqtO) Wedded an ORAfei Maiden. 



Young man thinks he will try to marry maiden who has refused all young 

 men of village. He sees her grinding com, and tells her to stop. They con- 

 verse, and when she finds out who he is, she consents if mother willing. Par- 

 ents say he will be welcome. Next morning young man prepares ten bunches 

 of corn ears and proceeds to village. Maiden asks him to come in and they 

 sit on opposite sides of fireplace. Young man wears mask of Ball-Head. He 

 gives her com of which she eats and takes to parents. Maiden says she will 

 now save corn meal she is grinding. Maiden grinds blue com four days, and 

 on fifth day white com. In evening young man comes for his bride. She 

 goes with him to his grandmother, taking tray of white meal. After being 

 invited by grandmother and young man to come in, she enters. She hands 



