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some rock. She sees fawns and asks for them. He gives her fawns and she 

 takes them home. When grandmother hears, she tells young man to go to 

 maiden's house, and if parents talk good to bring her. In evening he goes 

 and maiden's parents recognize him. Father tells daughter to fill tray with 

 meal and go along with young man. She goes with him, and is greeted by 

 grandmother, who after they have eaten, shows her small room with very poor- 

 looking couch on which to sleep. Maiden grinds com for four days, but there 

 is no one to prepare her bridal costume. Grandmother tells grandchild to go 

 and cry out for relatives to come and eat. They come and have good feast, 

 after which they -give bundle containing costumes. In morning bride goes 

 home, and people are surprised to see her dressed up in owa. She carries 

 second owa and belt in front of her, and goes home to parents. Afterwards 

 Piwitamni lives with wife, and is always poor. He proves to be lazy. His 

 wife has to live partly on watermelon rinds thrown away by others, from 

 which she derives her name. Young man has place in kiva, but he has little 

 to eat. Only one old man sits by him when he eats. Others laugh at him. 

 He tells grandmother that one man says he will feed wife with good food, and 

 then take her away from him. Next day old man who sits near him tells him 

 to wait until others have done. He does so, and he goes to grandmother's 

 house and brings great many watermelons. He goes again and brings great 

 deal of meat. He and old man eat together, and when done others come and 

 take what is left. One man does not come, and then says they will bring their 

 wealth to-morrow, and whoever is richest shall live with young man's wife. 

 Next day they go for their possessions and fill kiva. Then Piwitamni goes to 

 grandmother's house, and she gives him great many sashes. He returns and 

 grandmother gives him buckskins in great quantities. Next time she gives 

 him bundle of large buckskins, so that he is very rich. Old man takes all 

 Piwitamni 's things to his wife. Men want another test, and next day go 

 around village and examine corn piles. They find Piwitamni's house filled 

 with corn, watermelons, and squashes, so he is ahead of them, and no one 

 dares to take his wife from him. She is no longer called Watermelon -Rind 

 Woman. 



37. — The Youth and Maiden Who Played Hide and Seek for thejr 



Life. 



Oraibi youth going to watch father's fields, passes house of maiden. She 

 asks if she may go with him. He consents, and she follows him, taking piki 

 rolls. After eating, they play hide and seek. Mana hides first under some 

 iiyi, and youth cannot find her. Youth then hides under bush of pawihchoki, 

 where mana finds him. Mana pulls out tassel of cornstalk and crawls into 

 opening, replacing tassel. Youth hunts through corn-field but cannot find her. 

 He has to hide, and going through field hears Sun calling him. Sun throws 

 down rainbow and youth climbs to Sun, who hides him behind his back. 

 Mana follows his tracks and is puzzled. Finally she presses drops of milk out 

 of breast, examines drops in her hand, and sees reflection of Sun with boy 

 behind him. Youth next time watches which way mdna goes and traces her 

 to watermelon patch, but he cannot find her. She bursts open watermelon 

 and comes out. Youth now becomes unhappy and goes to hide. He hears 

 voice and sees small hole by side of small cornstalk. It is house of Spider 

 Woman. He enters and she spins web across opening. Mdna tracks him to 



