222 THE PIMA INDIANS [eth. ann. 26 



he to do it? He made a fine green bird, stcu-utftk o'-oflk, parrot, and 

 sent it to Casa Grande, telling it to swallow all the green stones it 

 could find about the houses. The parrot went to Casa flrande and 

 was found one day by the daughter of Si'al Tcu'-utak Si'van''. The 

 bird was kept several days, but it would not eat, so it was turned 

 loose. It Avent about until it found a piece of turquoise, which it 

 swallowed. The daughter of Si'al Tcu'-utak Si'van'' saw tliis and 

 told her father, who directed her to give the bird all the turquoises 

 she could fuid in the house. The people gathered to see the bird 

 that ate stones, but as soon as it had eaten until it was full to the 

 mouth it flew away. Tarsnamkam was glad to see it come safely 

 home. The parrot vomited the stones, which its owaier gave to the 

 people to use, and there were plenty for all. Si'al Tcu'-utak Si'van^' 

 was angry when he learned that the bird had been sent to steal all 

 his turquoises. He sent the rain for four periods, or sixteen days, to 

 destroy Tarsnamkam, but the latter also possessed magic power and 

 was not injiu-ed. At the end of tbe sixteen days Tarsnamkam sent 

 a man with a fuie football (rso'nyikivol), directing him to give it to 

 Si'al Tcu'-utak Si'van^'s daughter, whose name was Pia Konikam 

 Of'(i). The messenger went near the woman's house as she was at 

 work and kicked the ball so that it rolled close to her. She took it 

 up and liid it imder her dress and told the man there had been no ball 

 there when he came up to inquire about it. He declared that it 

 stopped close by her, but she again said no, she had seen no football. 

 The man went off, but the yoimg woman called to him to come and 

 get his football. Wlien he came back she searched for the ball, but 

 it was not to be found. It had gone uito her womb and become a 

 child. Wlien tliis child was born it was a strange-looking creature. 

 The people wanted to destroy it, but the mother said it was her child 

 and she wished to care for it. 



The people wished to destroy the child, because it had long claws 

 instead of fingers and toes; its teeth were long and sharp, like those 

 of a dog. They gave it the name of Ha-ak, meaning something 

 dreadful or ferocious. This female cliild grew to maturity ui three 

 or four years' time. She ate anj-thing she could get her hands on, 

 either raw or cooked food. The people tried to kill her, because she 

 killed and ate their cliildren. She went to the moimtain Ta'-atfikam 

 and lived there for a wliile in a cave. Then she went to Baboquivari 

 for a time and then to Poso Verde, where she was killed by Elder 

 Brother. As Elder Brother and the people were preparing to over- 

 come the magic power of Ha-ak they sang together: 



Dazzling power has Elder Brother, 



Mastering the winds with song. 

 Swiftly now we come together, 



Singing to gain control. 



