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They tie dry corn-husks to his tail. As he runs they rattle, and as he is scared 

 he runs very fast. Next day he walks through village and then notifies Mock- 

 ing-bird to come that night and watch him. In evening Mocking-bird goes 

 to Rooster's house, and Kw^tokvvuu goes to his house. Rooster sings all night, 

 and when he has nearly done Mocking-bird slips away and notifies Kwdtokwuu, 

 who spreads his large wings across eastern sky, completely covering up dawn. 

 Rooster crows after singing last two songs, but it does not become light, so he 

 has failed. Mocking-bird flies away and sun soon comes up. In evening 

 Mocking-bird invites Rooster to come and watch him. He sings and whistles all 

 night, and after last two songs sun rises. Maiden marries Mocking-bird. She 

 bears two children, boy and girl. Boy is child of Rooster and girl of Mock- 

 ing-bird. Women since then said to be children of Mocking-bird, and that 

 is why they talk and jabber so much. Men are considered children of Rooster 

 and that is why they are so gentle and docile. 



56. — The Toad and the Snow Katcinas. 



Son of Toad Woman goes to village to listen to Snow Katcinas practice 

 their singing. He wears robe of wildcat skin, as is customary among young 

 men. On eighth day Toad Womafi washes his head with suds. When sun 

 rises, he puts on robe and cap of skin and goes to village. He paints his face. 

 Children laugh at his funny cap. Nobody gives him food, but old man tells 

 children to take him to ant hill. When he has eaten many ants, he goes back 

 to plaza and attends dance all day, enjoying himself. As he leaves village 

 in evening, children follow, having red piki. He asks for some. They give 

 him very little, which he takes to his mother, and she is happy. 



57. — The Locust that Came to Life while Being Roasted. 



Many locusts live in valleys around Oraibi. Children capture many, 

 which women roast in pots with salt water. Young men used to hunt jack- 

 rabbits, and cotton-tail rabbits, but prefer to hunt locusts. While old woman 

 is stirring locusts in pot, one of them becomes alive, sings song about locusts 

 being meat instead of rabbits, while slbwly crawling up stirring stick. Woman 

 replies to it and locust flies away with hissing sound. 



58. — The Coyote and the Turtles. 



Coyote hunts near place where turtles live in river. Turtle has little 

 baby, whom it leaves asleep when others go hunting food. Little turtle awakes 

 and, nobody being there, it cries and comes out of water. It finds tracks and 

 follows them for some distance, but cannot find any one and cries bitterly. 

 Coyote hears, hunts it up, and asks what it is singing. Little turtle says he is 

 not singing, he is crying. Coyote asks why he is crying. Little turtle tells 

 him, and he then threatens to eat turtle if he does not sing again. Little 

 turtle refuses and says if Coyote eats him he will live in his body. Coyote 

 then threatens to throw him in water and little turtle asks him not to, as he 

 would drown. Coyote takes little turtle and slings him into water. Little 

 turtle then swims around and laughs at him. Coyote threatens to kill turtle's 

 mother. He meets turtles on way back to water and tries to seize one. it 

 draws its head, feet, and tail into shell and Coyote cannot hurt it. He jumps 



