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we are lazy, that we are doing nothing but sit in the shade all day." 

 As they said thus to the Crow, said the Crow: "I am satisfied 

 sitting in the shade in the mountains; if I should call the rain, my 

 wings would get wet and I woiild not be able to fly; As he said thus, 

 the Crow flew away to the mountains. "That old lazy Crow, let 

 him go where he wants to," said the two little Doves, and sadly 

 they went to their house. "To-night we will go down to the river 

 to bathe, and early to-morrow morning we will go to the top of 

 Morning Mountain, for the Morning Star Boy lives there, and he 

 might be able to help us." 



That night they went down to the river to bathe, and started off 

 early the next morning to Morning Mountain. Wlien they reached 

 there, they entered the estuf a of the Morning Star. "Why, little ones, 

 do you come to my estufa? Now I am going to eat you up." Then 

 the two little Doves told the Morning Star: "We have come here 

 to see if you could call the rain for us, for our poor crops are drying 

 up." "Very well," said the Morning Star to them, to-day I will 

 call the rain for you, little ones. Do not be sad about it." When 

 they were told thus, they went back home again. As they were 

 reaching home, a few drops of rain began to fall. Then in a little 

 while it rained hard. They went over to where their corn was 

 growing. There they were drenched, but were feeling happy as 

 they walked about. And they said: "These crops that we have 

 we will give away to the Picuris people, so that they will not do so 

 much hunting, so that they may learn to work." As they said thus, 

 spreading their wings out they both flew away. From that time 

 the Picuris people lived cultivating the crops of the two little Doves. 



So this is the reason that the people of Picuris grow crops every 

 year, because they were given them by the two little Doves. 



The Two Dove Maiden Sisters Who Became Stars 



Once upon a time the people dwelt at Picuris. And two Dove 

 Maidens dwelt there with their grandmother. The Picuris maidens 

 were grinding corn and were going about with their faces aU powdered 

 up. The Dove Maidens and their grandmother did nothing but 

 make baskets. 



Once they told their grandmother: "Grandmother, why do we 

 not grind com like the rest of the Picuris maidens? With their 

 faces all powdered up, they are going about outside. And we do 

 nothing but make baskets." "My dear children," said the grand- 

 mother, "you must not say that." "To-night get the corn ready, 

 for we are gomg to grind in the morning," said the Dove Maidens 

 to their grandmother. When it got evening, the grandmother, 

 weeping, took out the tinaja and toasted some corn. 



