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were dancing there and the moon fell in love with them. The moon 
said, ‘I will give you one of my songs to include in the group of 
your own songs.’ So the moon sang this song, which was after- 
wards used in the victory dances and also when the young girls 
danced from house to house in the village.” 
No. 32. Song of the Moon (Catalogue No. 842) 
Recorded by BEAR-ON-THE-FLAT 
VOICE d - 69 ee 438) 
DRUM d = 69 
See drum-rhythm below 
Drum - rhythm 
Jisidids 
Analysis—This song contains only the tones of the minor triad 
and seventh. It is harmonic in structure and two-thirds of the 
intervals are downward progressions. The fourth is prominent, 
though often broken by a passing tone. More than half of the 
intervals are minor thirds. The rhythmic unit is long and oc- 
curs three times. It is interesting to note that the 5-8 measures were 
uniform in all the renditions. 
Tue Buack-TAILED DEER 
The following legend was related by Bear-on-the flat: In the old 
days when the people were pressed for food they dug pitfalls. One 
man had made such a trap and one day, late in the fall, he found a 
fat black-tailed deer in it. He took his bow and arrow to shoot, but 
the deer said, “ Don’t send it.” The man hesitated, but the deer said 
again, “ Don’t send it.” This happened three times, and the fourth 
time the deer said, “I am fat and in good condition. If you kill me 
you will probably have a good feast, but it will last only a day or 
