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She then went over to where the Wizards had their place all liglited 

 up. When she arrived where they were dancuig she called inside 

 through the roof-hole: "Insider, is not my Koyowixalapcui here?" 

 She repeated this two or three times, but the Wizards would pay no 

 attention to her. Koyowixolapon was dancing with them as they 



NO. 8. SONG OF THE WIZARDS AS THEY MAKE KOYOW{XaLAPAN AN OLD 



WOMAN 



Transcription by Helen H. Roberts. 



Mi - ma-t'a- la-pi-a-p<j t'a-la-pi-a-pp he - nai- "a-ne- 'e-na 



Ha - na-nc-119 he 



nai - 'a - nc - 'e - n^. Mi -ma-t'a - la - pi - a- P9 



t'a-la- pi-a-p9 he - nai- 'a-ne- 'e-na Mi - nia-t'a-Io-pi-a-p9 he- 

 C 



nai - a-ne - e- nq. 



Ha- na-ne- n^ he 



a-ne - e - aa. 



As they were dancing, the leader heard the voice of Koyowixolapcin's 

 grandmother, and told them to stop. As they were told thus, they 

 stopped dancmg. There at the roof hole Koyowixolapcm's grand- 

 mother was heard saying: "Insider, is not my Koyowixalcipan 

 here?" "Yes, she is here. Come down and get her!" said the 

 Wizards to her. "No, bring her out for me!" she said. Their 

 leader said to them: "Take her out, for she, poor one, is now very 

 old." When they brought her out, they both went to their home. 



So this is the reason that the girls are not permitted to go out to 

 look for fire in the evening, lest the Wizards might catch them. 



You have a tail. 



