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dark, for that is the only time that the Sun goes to sleep. While he 

 is asleep you must spit the earsticks that the Woodrats gave you on 

 him and he will not wake up, and then you must bring your mother 

 here." "All right," said the little boys, "as soon as it grows dark we 

 shall go over to where our mother is living." 



\Mien it got dark, they went. When they entered the room they 

 found the Sun asleep. Thej^ spit on him with the earsticks of the 

 Woodrats. The Sun fell fast asleep. They took their mother out 

 and carried her to where the Eagle was waiting for them. 



"How did you make out, little boys?" said the Eagle. "Well," 

 said the little boys. "Very well," said the Eagle, "the three of you 

 sit on my back, close your eyes as soon as I fly, do not open your 

 eyes until I land on the ground." Then they got on the back of the 

 Eagle, and the Eagle flew. He circled around and landed on the 

 ground. "Now," said the Eagle, "you can take your father's head 

 home. When you reach home you must put your father's head in a 

 dark place. Don't look at it for five days. By that time your 

 father will turn to flesh again." 



The little children and their mother went home. When they 

 reached home they put their father's head in a dark place, as the 

 Eagle had told them. After five days they looked where they had 

 put the head and they found S^qgerepove'eng as he had looked before. 

 They lived happily ever afterward. 



You have a tail. 



The Old Giant Steals S^ijGEREPOVE'ENg's Wife 



Once upon a time at San Juan the people dwelt. And also 

 S^ijgerepove'eng and ^Tiite Com Woman, his wife, dwelt there. 

 S^rjgerepove'eng was a hunter. He did nothmg but hunt. He 

 went out hunting every day and brought deer.' And his wife did 

 nothing but wash clothes down at the river. 



^\jid once S^ijgerepove'eng went out hunting. White Com Woman 

 went to the river to wash clothes. While she was washing her clothes 

 the Old Giant came to her. "What are you doing?" said the Giant 

 to her. "I am washing clothes," said White Corn Woman. "Very 

 well, get into this packbasket then," said the Giant. "I am already 

 starting home. My husband comes home from hunting at this time," 

 said White Com Woman. "Get into this packbasket, I said. If you 

 do not get in I will take you and put you in myself," said the Giant. 

 "I am already starting home. My husband comes home from hunt- 

 ing at this time," said White Com Woman. Then the Giant took 

 her and put her into the packbasket and started for his home. 



Wlien SQqgerepove'eng returned from hunting his wife was not at 

 home. "But why is it that my wife does not come up from the river 



'For deer-summoning song used by S<jr)gerepove'eng and other 

 Picuris deer hunters see p. 397. 



