March, 1905. The Traditions of the Hopi — Voth. 399 



Spider Woman, who invites him in. She enlarges opening and he enters. She 

 asks him to live with her and gives him small piece of doughy mush and half 

 a nut. She tells him to take small quantity. As he eats it increases in his 

 mouth. After eating, Spider Woman makes him ball of pitch and hair. In 

 morning young man runs southward kicking ball. He comes to small lake 

 and kills little bird for Spider Woman. She is pleased and says bird will last 

 them several months. Next day he brings home two birds and on third day 

 large number of birds, and Spider Woman says they can now eat meat and 

 no longer suck it. On fourth day he goes westward from lake to see who it is 

 Spider Woman has told him is dangerous. He kicks ball before him and all 

 at once it disappears. It has dropped into kiva. Some one from ^vithin tells 

 him to come in. He sees ball lying north of fireplace. Man in kiva is Hdsoh-. 

 kata and has eyelids hanging down on breast. They play tot<51ospi and Hdsoh- 

 kata beats twice. He tells young man to lie down outside of entrance of kiva 

 and ties his hands and feet. Spider Woman goes to look for him and finds 

 him tied. She goes home to bring him two fuzzy turkey feathers. On return 

 she calls her people, and animals of prey come. She tells them she wants them 

 to go and take grandchildren from Hdsohkata and gamble with him. While 

 Hdsohkata is laughing at young man, rescuers arrive at kiva. Spider Woman 

 takes cup game. Mole proceeds under ground. Spider Woman tells Hdsoh- 

 kata they have come to gamble with him. She puts four gaming cups on 

 north side of fireplace. By aid of mole, who is under floor and pushes little 

 ball under cup, they beat Hdsohkata, who tells them to take young man along. 

 Spider Woman finds ball, which disgusts Hdsohkata, and he challenges them to 

 another trial. If they can pull out a certain amount of brush, he will consider 

 himself beaten. Mole hears and gnaws off biggest roots of brush. They pull 

 out so much that Hdsohkata considers himself beaten. He tells them to take 

 all he has. There are many objects in kiva he has taken away from his victims. 

 They take everything, and then Bear grabs him and tears out his heart. Wolves 

 tear his corpse to pieces and devour it. Animals do so still, and this is why 

 Hopi hunt and kill them. Spider Woman sends animals away and takes grand- 

 child home with her. Wren finds out that young man's parents are longing 

 for him and tells Spider Woman. She says that next day she will go with 

 him. They go to opening through which eagles brought him. Spider Woman 

 places sticks around it and spins much web. Young man mounts her back 

 and they descend. They strike earth close to field of his parents. He starts 

 to parents' home. They recognize him at last, and all are united once more. 



50. — The Hawk and the Child. 



Navaho living east of Orafbi steal Hopi boy. They make him work and 

 give him little to eat, so that he becomes emaciated. Navaho have great 

 gathering and leave boy behind. Hawk pities him and carries him on his 

 back to bluff. Hawk then swoops down on Navaho camp and grabs little 

 boy of wealthy Navaho, tears clothes from child, and then drops him. He 

 takes costume to little boy and then grabs another Navaho boy and takes 

 his moccasins. Navaho are much frightened and disperse in all directions. 

 Hawk gets boy firewood and fire and some rabbit meat, which boy roasts and 

 eats. He stays four days in Hawk's house. Then Hawk takes him on his 

 back, and, after circling round Navaho camp number of times, flies with 

 child to village of Orafbi. 



