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Locust takes flute and blows path back to snake house, so that Racer arrives 

 there in short time. Locusts come in evening of fourth day. Snakes and 

 locusts have form of Hopi. Locusts are dressed in rabbit skins, and as they 

 enter kiva it becomes warmer and warmer. Snake people soon begin to per- 

 spire. On leaving their own kivas, locusts have chirped through their flutes 

 and snow began to melt, and when they reach Snake kiva it has disappeared. 

 They sing song and dance, and when through with dancing they go home. 

 Snakes are bathed in perspiration and sleep well that night. In morning 

 ground is covered with water from melting snow. 



85. — The Squirrel and the Chipmunk. 



Squirrel and Chipmunk are good friends and go together to old man's 

 orchard to eat peaches. Chipmunk relishes peaches and Squirrel prefers 

 kernels. Squirrel says they ought to dance sometimes, and asks Chipmunk 

 to make song. He makes song about Squirrel, who at first is not pleased, but 

 afterwards is satisfied, and they practice song together. They go to orchard 

 and find old man there, so they wait until he is asleep and then they carry off 

 many peaches. After feasting they dance and sing. Noise awakens old man, 

 who runs towards them and says he will kill them. They jump down and 

 run into house of Squirrel at foot of rock. Old man follows and waits for them. 

 Chipmunk runs out and escapes to his house. After this they do not fear old 

 man, and live off his orchard. As he did not kill them they are now not much 

 afraid of Hopi and destroy their peaches. 



86. — A Bet between the Coovoko and the Fox. 



Fox comes along as C6oyoko uncle is sitting on bluff. He is waiting to 

 watch sun rise. He tells Fox to come and sit near him. Says they will have" 

 contest to see on whose song sun will rise, looser to be killed with knife. C60- 

 yoko sings song first. Fox follows. Cooyoko sings again and sun is just about 

 to loom up. Fox repeats his song and while singing sun looms up. Fox wins 

 contest and he cuts C6oyoko's throat with knife. 



87.-^The Little Gray Mice and the Little Brown Mice. 



Little Gray Mice and Little Brown Mice are on very friendly terms. They 

 go to village at night and whenever one finds com, it invites others to come. 

 They often visit and dance together and sing song about dawn. Gray Mouse 

 finds something good to eat and tells Brown Mice. They all come from both 

 places, but quarrel over food and there is great fight. Gray Mice go to Brown 

 Mice again and sing different song. Then they rush back to their home. Brown 

 Mice laugh and say others are afraid of them. Two kinds of mice have not 

 been on good terms since. 



88. — The Badger and the Small Gray Mice. 



Badger is doctor and people go to him when sick. Hopi hunter has leg 

 broken and tries to get home alone. He sees small people like children in 

 underground room, who invite him to come down. He cannot, and they carry 

 him down. They pity him and decide to repair his leg. They crowd around 

 him and rub him all over body and all at once run away. Man finds his leg in 

 normal condition and goes home. Badger hears about it and is jealous. He 



