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clouds uiiglit ascend aud serve as masks to protect the ijeople of Ti'uia 

 from view of the inhabitants of Ha'arts. 



The i)eoplc of Ha'arts made houses for themselves by digging holes 

 in rocks and the earth. They could not build houses as they now do, 

 because they could not sec. Id a short time the two mothers, tj tsSt 

 and Now'fitset (the latter being the elder and larger, but the former hav- 

 ing the best mind and heart), who resided in the north, went into the 

 cliita (estufa) and talked much to one another, aud they decided that 

 they would make light, aud said: "Xow we will make light, that our 

 people may see; we cau not uow tell the people, but tomorrow will be 

 a good day and day after to-morrow will also be a good day" — meaning 



Fkj. 11.'.— SIi\ins i-lay I'.ir iilast. r. 



that their thoughts were good, and they spoke with one tongue, and 

 that their future wouhl be bright, aud they added: ''Xowall is covered 

 with darkuess, but after awhile we will have light." These two women, 

 being inspired by Sus'slstinnako, created the sun from white shell, 

 turkis, red stone, and abalone shell. After making the sun they car- 

 ried him to the east aud there made a camp, as there were no houses. 

 The next morning they ascended a high mountain and dropped the sun 

 down behind it, and after a time he began to ascend, and when the peo- 

 ple saw the light their hearts rejoiced. When far off his face was blue; 

 as he came nearer the face grew brighter. They, however, did not see 

 the sun himself, but a nmsk so large that it covered his entire bodv. 



