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dancers. In evening two chiefs and. friend smoke over prayer-offerings and 

 friend takes one to San Francisco Mountains to deposit among trees and high 

 grass. Next night light is noticed in San Francisco Mountains. Each night 

 it is seen to be larger. Those watching become alarmed, but their remarks are 

 not listened to. During fourth night people continue gambling and carousing, 

 while fire begins to spread towards Hopi village. People in kiva are asked to 

 come out of kiva and see, but they laugh. Finally one comes out and cries 

 out to others. They rush out and try to gather effects before fleeing, but most 

 of them are suffocated or burned to death. Only few escape from two villages. 

 Village chief of Orafbi goes to house of Spider Woman. She tells him to make 

 two arrows, using on shafts feathers of certain birds. They are thrust in 

 ground west and north of village, and Spider Woman weaves network of web 

 between them, which she moistens with water. This breaks force of fire and 

 Oraibi is saved. 



102. — The Destruction of SikyXtki. 



Racer Katcinas come to Wdlpi from Sikydtki to race. Wdlpi man cuts 

 off hair knot of Katcina instead of small portion of side lock. Katcina is angry. 

 He returns to Sikydtki and practices running. Wdlpi come to have race at 

 Sikyatki. Young man is still angry, and, taking knife, goes on bluff opposite 

 Sikydtki. During dance he comes down and enters plaza. He races with 

 clowns and catches them all, cutting off small portion of side locks. He detects 

 on top of house sister of man who had cut his hair. He dashes to top of house, 

 follows her and cuts off her head. Holding it by hair whorl, he swings head 

 and dashes away. People follow him, but he escapes and returns to village by 

 another trail. People of villages quarrel, but W^lpi withdraw. People of 

 Sikyatki are very wicked, especially towards women. As they do not spare 

 chief's wife, he determines to take revenge. He agrees with chief of Wdlpi 

 that when people are planting in valley, Wdlpi shall come to village and destroy 

 it. Wdlpi have balls of pitch and when Sikyd,tki people are in fields they rush 

 upon village and kill women and children. Then they set houses on fire de- 

 stroying village. People planting see smoke and rush to village, but only have 

 planting sticks. Wdlpi are well armed and kill all people, including chief who 

 instigated revenge. 



103. — The Destruction of AoAtovi. 



People of Aodtovi go on hunting expedition and maidens accompany 

 them. Maidens run for rabbits. As party is returning, young man in chasing 

 rabbit dashes over and kills daughter of village chief. He is very angry and 

 determines that in revenge village shall be razed to ground. One night he 

 goes to Shong6pavi and wakens village chief. After smoking he tells chief 

 what has occurred. He asks him to instruct his young men to practice their 

 strength and says he will return in four days. On night of fourth day^'chief 

 again goes to Shong6pavi to see friend and tells him to get ready for Katcina 

 race. In four days four young men dressed as Katcinas go to Aodtovi taking 

 presents of corn ears. They go to plaza, where young men of village come 

 and race commences. Sometimes Katcinas win and then others win. The 

 last bunch of corn ears is raced for by young men of village and H6msona Kat- 

 cina. Young man outruns Katcina and on his return H6msona throws him 

 down and cuts his throat. Hflmsona goes and motions to other Katcinas to 



