MICHELSON] OWL SACRED PACK OF THE FOX INDIANS Oe 
Hoot, hoot, hoot, 
Owl, 
Hoot, hoot. 
He would flap his ears, } 
He would flap his ears, 
He would flap his ears; 
Yo, in my wing; 
He would flap his ears, 
He would flap his ears.? 
The way I turn the owl’s head, 
The way I turn the owl’s head, 
The way I turn the owl’s head.? 
A continuous way, a continuous way, 
Y6, it is he, the snapping turtle; 
I am a continuous way, a continuous way, 
Iam a continuous way.* 
I shall test you, I shall test you; 
It is he, it is he, tortoise; 
It is he, snapping turtle; 
I shall test you, I shall test you.® 
Here J am in the sun, 
Here I am in the sun; 
Am I, Z 
Sit very upright, 
Sit very upright; 
Here I am in the sun, 
Here J am in the sun.® 
That is the number of songs used when they dance; there are six 
dancing (songs). _ 
And the eating songs (are): 
He that goes about eating, 
He that goes about eating; 
He is a manitou; 
He that goes about eating, 
He that goes about eating.” 
The one who has a sharp beak, it is he: 
The one who has a sharp beak, it is he; 
The manitou who eats; 
The one who has a sharp beak; 
The one who has a sharp beak.§ 
Tam waving my hand at you, 
Tam waving my hand at you; 
I who am eating this, 
I who am eating this; 
T am waving my hand at you, 
Tam waving my hand at you.® 
6This refers to the warriors who have been successful in killing their enemies. They are told to sit 
upright to be prominent persons. Sometimes the warriors are outside (‘‘ in thesun’’), because it is 
smoky within. But they have to come inside. 
’Thisrefers to the owl. This is after the ceremonial attendants have served everything to the people. 
The owl gets the benefit of the feast. 
8This is after thefood has been served. The owl is told to go ahead and eat. 
The phrase rendered by ‘‘I am waving my hand at you” is also capable of meaning ‘I am losing 
hearing of you.’”’ The former is the senseintended. One of the ceremonial attendants is also to eat 
after he has served the people, He gets up and waves his hand four times, praying to the owl. The 
people eat after he has done this, 
