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29. h6gahai v ma*s kunu'kaD'a ga.i'ma'i kuptu'cidakta 



that others more that guard it will the squash. "Then you it 



release." 



30. aathi 



Theu he went. 



TRANSLATION 55 



A man was sowing his field; Coyote likewise was sowing his. 

 Hi' guarded the field and at daybreak had sowed his beans. Then 

 he said to himself, "Who can he cutting my beans? I will watch 

 and sec who it is!" Another morning he was seated there watching 

 when a Deer in human form came out of the woods. So he addressed 

 him. "Why do you cut my beans ?" And the Deer replied, "I came 

 to cut the beans in order to sing in the patio!" Then he said. 

 "Come to my home!" "Where do you live?" asked the man. 

 "Above there in the mesa". So they went and soon arrived there. 



There in a cave were seated men and women. They cried, 

 "Come on! Over here! Go! Bring him a seat that he may sit 

 down; he is my kinsman!" So he sat down. Then said the oldest 

 man. u (io! Bring him something to eat!" 



A yellow rat was scampering around and told him, "Don't be 

 off your guard; they want to eat you! Now as soon as I break the 

 lamp which hangs above there, it will fall and the light will be 

 dimmed. Then run out! Hide the light in the metate and flee!" 

 So he ran out and was hardly seen. Then the Deer cried, "Seize 

 him! There he goes!" Then in another place. "Here he goes! 

 Grab him! Don't let him escape!" Still he kept running and got 

 away, while they stopped in the darkness. And still they cried. 

 "There he in>es!"' 



Nearby was seated the fly eating. So he cried to him to cook 

 the --<|iias|i in the jar. Then he told the others to guard well the 

 >i|iiash. "Do not let it go!" Then he went away. ' 



ANALYSIS 



1. homai. cardinal numeral. ONE. (Also obtained us hdmaD). 

 g<XR. uncertain as to meaning. 



' i. Journal of American Folk Lore, i<l., p. 158. 

 ' The last paragraph ia extremelj dubious. 



