FLETCHER I 



TWELFTH RITUAL 155 



727 rio-o-o! An introductoiy exclamution . 



728 lie! Ilitshkushani kitta slia-a; hal 



lie! an exclaination calling attention to a teaehinc;. 

 liitslikasharu ; hit, from hittu, feather; sh, feminine prefix; 



ka from rotkaharu, night; sham, dreams, visions. The 



composite word refers to the visions which pertain 1o the 



promises of the I lake ceremony. 

 kitta, the top; refers to the locality of Katasha, the dwelling 



place of the visions, 

 sha, lying down, as to rest, 

 a, vowel prolongation, 

 ha! behold! 



729 See line 728. 



730 Hari! Kitta sha-a; ha! 



hari, truh-; plural number, 

 kitta sha-a; ha! See line 728. 



731 See line 728. 



YI 



732 Ho-o-o! An introductory exclamation. 



733 He! Hitkasharu shkitta sha-a; ha I 



he! an exclamation calling attention to a teaching, 

 hitkasharu, feather night dreams. See line 713. 

 shkitta, sh, feminine prefix; kitta, the top. 

 sha, lying down, reposing, 

 a, vowel prolongation. ' 

 ha! behold! 



734 See line 733. 



735 llari! Shkitta sha-a; ha! See lines 730, 733. 

 73G See line 733. 



Explanatinn by the Ku'rahus 



Visions come in the night, for spirits can travel l)etter by night than 

 by day. Visions come from Katasha, the place where tln'V dwell. 

 This place is up in the sky, just below where Tira'wa atius appointed 

 the dwelling place of the lesser powers (eighth ritual, part i, second 

 song). Katasha, the place where the visions dwell, is near the dwelling 

 place of the lesser powers, so they can summon any vision they wish to 

 send to us. When a vision is sent by the powers, it descends and goes 

 to the person designated, who sees the vision and hears Mhat it lias to 

 say; then, as day approaches, the vision ascends to its dwelling place, 

 Katasha, and there it lies at rest until it is called again. 



This song tells about Katasha, where the visions dwell. This is its 

 story : 



