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lead, and Spider Woman, with reed, by strong inhalation, increases young 

 man's speed so that he beats. Mana draws son from inner room where many 

 bones of young men. Antelope Maiden has been angry because no bahos 

 had been made for her, but she is reconciled when her bahos are revived. 



26. — The Pookongs and the BAlolookong. 



While maiden is dipping out water at spring, Bdlolookong comes out, and 

 by strong inhalations draws her towards him. He embraces her and disap- 

 pears with her in water. Mother goes to look for her, and finds her tracks 

 descending to water, and jug is standing there and old blanket. She tells 

 father, who at once makes ball and arrow and takes them to house of P6okong- 

 hoya and his brother. -They are romping, but their grandmother, Spider Woman, 

 makes them be quiet. She gives man small ball of hurushiki, which increases 

 as he eats from it. He gives bo.ws to .youths and eagle nakw^kwosis to Spider 

 Woman, who tells him what to do. He invites friends, and they make many 

 nakwakwosis. Next morning Spider Woman and youths go to village, and 

 brother of lost maiden is dressed up. Spider Woman instructs him, and they 

 go to spring. P6okongs sing and brother dances. Balolookong comes out 

 holding maiden in left arm. Brother approaches edge of spring and reaches 

 for sister, but he begins to cry, and Balolookong disappears with her. They 

 try again, and when Bdlolookong again appears brother grasps maiden and 

 strikes him on head with club. Serpent releases maiden, and only his skin is 

 floating on water like sack. They put other clothes on maiden and lay red 

 feather pdhu on path. They throw tray with nakwakwosis into spring for 

 price of maiden, and prayer-offerings, that nothing further should befall her. 

 Balolookong still seen there by women, who become sick. He is now small. 



27. — How THE Yellow Corn-Ear Maiden became a Bull-Snake. 



Two maidens, friends, fall in love with young man, which leads to quarrels 

 between them. Yellow Corn-Ear maiden has supernatural powers. They go 

 to spring, and on return she suggests, after resting, they shall play. Friend is 

 to go down hill and Yellow Corn-Ear is to throw little colored wheel she has at 

 her and friend is to throw it back again. Yellow Corn-Ear throws wheel, and 

 when friend catches it, it is so heavy it throws her down. When she rises she 

 has turned to coyote. Yellow Corn-Ear laughs at her and returns to village. 

 Coyote maiden tries to carry jug and cannot. She waits, crying, until evening, 

 and then tries to enter village, but dogs drive her away. She goes westward, 

 and being hungry, goes to temporary shelter of people in field and eats two 

 roasted corn-ears she finds. She again tries to enter village, but is driven away. 

 She then goes westward again and arrives at hut of two Q6q6ql6m Katcinas. 

 They are away hunting, and she remains there all day. In evening they 

 return, and one prepares to kill coyote, when other suggests they shall capture 

 him alive and take him home to grandmother. Spider Woman. On entering 

 hut they hear coyote sob, and see tears trickling down his eyes. They feed 

 him, and loading meat, skins, and coyote on their backs, they return to their 

 home. Spider Woman is pleased with present, but looking closely at it she 

 says it is no coyote, and inquires where they found it. She sends one for some 

 tom6ala and other for juniper branches. When former returns she pours 

 water into vessel and puts hook from tomoala pods into neck and another into 



