FLETCHER] NINTH RITUAL 121 



reached the lodge, and now tliey have entered and are in the presence 

 of the Chiklren. 



Kawas now goes to her nest, so we hiy the Ilako down with the move- 

 ments and songs which belong to this act," and then we sit down 

 behind the Hako and are quiet. 



Perhaps some one of the Children may rise and come to the holy 

 place and there lay down a stick, signifying the gift of a horse to the 

 Fathers in recognition of their having called the visions which are 

 now present. 



Translation of Fifth Stanza 



514 Ho-o-o-o! An introdnctory exclamation. 



515 Hitkasharu! The visions that attend the Hako. See line -iOl. 



516 \Ye rakawa hitkasharu ! 



we, part of weri, they. 



rakawa, walking, moving; conveys the idea of spreading 



tlirough, pervading the space within the lodge, 

 hitkasharu, the visions that attend the Hako. 



517 We rakawa! See line 51C. 



518 See line 516. 



519 See line 517. 



Explnnation by the Ku'rahus 



Near midnight the Ku'rahus, his assistant, and the chief rise and 

 take up the Hako, and we go around the lodge again and sing this 

 stanza four times. 



As we walk, the visions walk; they till all the space within the 

 lodge; they are everywhere, all about us. 



When we reach the west we pause. 



Translation of Sixth Stanza 



520 Ho-o-o-o! An introductory exclamation. 



521 Hitkasharu! The visions that attend the Hako. See line 491. 



522 We riteri hitkasharu! 



we, a part of the word weri, they. 



riteri, touching in different places, touching here and there. 



hitkasharu, the visions that attend the Hako. 



523 We riteri! See line 522. 



524 See line 522. 



525 See line 52.3. 



Explanation by the Ku'rahus 



As we go around the second time we sing the next stanza four 

 times. 



The visions which attend the Hako are now touching the Children, 

 touching them here and there and by their touch giving them dreams, 

 which will bring them health, strength, happiness, and all good things. 



"See pages lU-Ilfi. 



