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going home in evening see him caught and laugh when they see arrow quiver. 

 They go home and tell father, who says he will go there to-morrow. In morning 

 he goes and finds Coyote caught. He carries him to field, skins him, and hangs 

 up his skin as watching flag. 



8i. — How THE Coyotes Had a Katcina Dance. 



Coyote sees Katcinas have dances and processions. Coyote calls to friends, 

 Coyotes, and they come from all sides. He says they will have Katcina dance 

 and tells them to go to village and bring feathers, and they go and hunt things, 

 which they bring to Coyote's kiva. They prepare Katcina costumes. In 

 morning Coyotes go to places where Katcinas dress up and all go to Coyote's 

 house, where Katcinas have dance. That day Oraibi have Coyote hunt. 

 While Coyotes are still dancing, Oraibi close in upon them. Their costumes 

 prevent their running fast and all are killed, but Coyote and family, who have 

 not put on costume or mask. Hopi laugh and return to village. 



82. — The Coyote and his Prey. 



Coyote has children somewhere. He hunts for food and kills rabbit. He 

 does not want to eat alone, and calls it out from bluff. From different quarters 

 come different colored Coyotes, and he 'tells them they will eat together. They 

 tear rabbit to pieces and devour it quickly. That is why Coyote never eats 

 prey alone. 



83. — The Bull-Snake and the Tuchvo (Wren). 



Children find nest of Ttlchvos on bluff. Bull-snake has also discovered 

 nest. Snake is discovered by bird, who feels secure and sings jokingly at snake. 

 Snake is angry and tries to climb up. He falls back three times, but fourth 

 time he reaches mouth of opening in which is nest. He enters, coils up in nest, 

 and devours four little ones. He remains in nest four days and then crawls 

 on bluff and coils up. Old bird flies about bewailing loss of brood. Snake 

 begins to exert charm on bird by strong inhalations. Bird is drawn nearer 

 and nearer towards snake on each inhalation, although when it exhales bird 

 tries to escape. Finally it is drawn by strong inhalation close to snake's 

 mouth and then snake devours its victim. 



84. — The Snakes and the Locusts. 



Rattlesnakes have kiva. During summer they run about as rattlesnakes, 

 but in winter they are Hopi, their snake skins hanging on pegs on wall of kiva. 

 One winter it snows very heavily. Around house of locusts, who live at Tdvan- 

 ashavi, where is deep opening in earth, there is no snow, but elsewhere it is 

 very deep. It remains so long many Hopi freeze to death. Snake chief sends 

 Sand Rattlesnake to see what their fathers at Trtvanashavi have to say about 

 it. He becomes tired and cold, so he returns. Bull-snake goes, and he also 

 returns. Racer then goes, and finally reaches place, and finds no snow quite 

 distance around. It is warm and grass and many flowers grow. He enters 

 kiva and locusts give him food. They play flutes in ceremony, and that is 

 why it is so warm there. Locust chief asks why he has come. He tells them 

 children are dying of cold, and asks them to come and assemble with them. 

 They dress and paint up and tell Racer that in four days they will come over. 



