176 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [BULL. 80 
among them a woman named Elk Woman, who had only earthen 
pots. One day she was cooking corn mush in an earthern pot and 
it was boiling dry, so she went for more water. On the way she met 
a man and forgot the food, which was entirely spoiled. The fol- 
lowing song was composed about this incident. 
No. 108. “The Kettle is Burning” (Catalogue No. 840) 
Recorded by BEAR-ON-THE-FLAT 
VOICE d = 80 
DRUM @ = 80 
Drum-rhythm similar to No. 37 
WORDS (HIDATSA) 
Matrokawil art -2 22s Elk Woman 
minauiawes see shee the kettle 
Sra Haits 2222. Se ee is burning 
INGISN Cia ehakUtS ee (free translation) you said, “I am afraid” 
Analysis —This song contains the tones of the second five-toned 
scale and is harmonic in structure. The interval of a fourth is 
prominent and comprises about one-third of the entire number of 
progressions. With the exception of an ascending octave the re- 
maining intervals are thirds. The rhythmic unit was sung with 
clearness in the several renditions of the song and is slightly changed 
in its last occurrence. 
