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53. — The Child who Turned into an Owl. 



In Shupaul^vi child cries bitteriy and mother beats it. She tells it she 

 will throw it out to the owl and drag?: child out of house. Large Owl conies 

 and carries child off on his back. He takes child to cave, where his children 

 are living nicely. Then mother no longer hears crying. She comes and looks 

 for child, but it has gone. In morning she hunts for it, but cannot find it. 

 Men going after wood, on passing Owl's cave, hear singing. They look up 

 and in cave see child which has feathers and white spots of owl appearing all 

 over body, and eyes becoming yellow. On return to village they tell what 

 they have seen. Parents of child proceed with men to place. Men climb up 

 to cave and take child. Owl tells them to keep child locked in room four days 

 and let it out on fourth day when sun rises. It will then be Hopi. If door 

 is opened sooner, child will remain Owl and go back. They take child to 

 village and lock it up in room. Father watches. After first day mother is 

 anxious to open door, but father forbids. When it begins to be light after 

 third night, she opens door and out rushes Owl, which rises up and flies to place 

 it has come from. 



54. — The Children and the Lizards. 



Man from Wdlpi goes to attend dance at Shong6pavi. He sees children 

 hunting lizards and shooting arrows at them. Proceeding, he hears voice 

 and sees little lizards sitting and making peculiar sounds. He watches them 

 running around and playing with each other. Man has lost so much time he 

 returns and relates that he has not seen dance, but has watched children hunt- 

 ing and singing song, which is forever afterwards called Mish6ngnovi Song. 



55. — The Rooster, the Mocking-Bird, and the Maiden. 



Beautiful maiden persistently refuses all offers of marriage. Chief of 

 north brings her bundle of presents, which she looks at, but returns bundle, 

 saying she does not want it. Rooster goes as handsome youth to maiden who is 

 pleased with him. Tells him to remain over night and return in four days, 

 and then she will go to his house. On third day Mocking-bird, who has heard 

 about Rooster, goes and asks maiden to marry him. She promises to marry 

 him and speaks to mother about it. Rooster has seen Mocking-bird going 

 upon mesa, and he also goes same day to house. They have altercation and 

 agree to have contest in three days to see who knows most about making 

 light. Rooster goes in search of assistance. While resting near bdho shrine, 

 somebody tells him to come in. He enters and finds many maidens. He 

 is seated and given shelled com to eat. He goes on his journey until he 

 comes to large rock with opening. He crows repeatedly and door opens. He 

 enters and finds many roosters and chicken men, women, youths and maid- 

 ens. After he has been fed, they ask what he has come for. He tells them 

 about maiden and of his contention about light. They promise to try and do 

 something for him, but that Mocking-bird understands something and has 

 assistance of Kwdtokwuu. In evening they sing and crow all night. After 

 third crow, yellow dawn appears, and after singing two more songs sun rises. 

 Chief says they have accomplished it right and that rooster can go hoem 

 without fear. He returns running very fast. He is again fed by maidens. 



