25U THE PIMA INDIANS [eth. axn. 26 



THE PIMA CAPTIVE AND HER SON 



Boy whose mother captured by Apaches Hved with his grand- 

 mother. Quarreletl with lier aiul started to find liis mother, lleach- 

 ing her he turned into a dove, and she carried him home; Apaches 

 heard her talking in her hinguage to it, so the chief crushed it in his 

 hand; pieces flew up through the smoke hole and turned into flock 

 of hawks, who beat the Apaches to death. Mother and son started 

 home, but turnetl into saguaros on the way. 



COYOTE AND THE BLUEBIRD 



Bird became blue by bathing in lake. Taught Coyote how, and 

 he became blue, too. So proud that he gazetl at himself as he went 

 along and ran into a stump, fell into the dust, and became gray, as he 

 is to-day. 



THE BOY AND THE BEAST 



Parents killetl by Apaches and boy lived with grandmother. 

 Frightened from berry bushes by terrible beast. Boj- took some 

 sharp stones and approached the beast, who swallowed him; cut his 

 way out with the stones and tluis killed the beast. 



THE NAUGHTY GRANDCHILDREN 



Quarreled with grandmother and ran away; when pursued the 

 boy turned into a saguaro and the girl into a palo verde. Old woman 

 grasped the cactus and it killed her. 



Religion 



DEITIES 



The Pimas are far less given than their pueblo neighbors to the 

 outward show of religion, such as is seen in the varied and freciuent 

 ceremonies of the liopis and Zufiis. On the contrary, they ajipcar 

 to have no other than an occasional "rain dance," the navitco (see 

 p. 326), and other ceremonies for the cure of disease. So far as 

 could be ascertained in a comparatively brief sojourn among them 

 their religion comprised a belief in the supernatural or magic power of 

 animals, and especially in the omnipotence of the Sun. When in 

 mourning, sick, or in need, the Pima addressed his prayers to the Sun in 

 the morning : Tars ! Oek i'up sinlui-ikii-itfik iup in'yimak kirv'kutfdvi ! 

 "Sun! Kindly help me through the day!" Or at nightfall his peti- 

 tion was raised : Stcoho'komam ! Oek iup sinhii'ikul-ittik iup inyimak 

 kukutflki! "Darkness! Kandly help me through the night!" The 

 following form of suppUcation was often employed: Tars! Pa'pfltitcG 

 sinha'I-iku[ldi], contracted from Tars! Pa'ptlt itcok'si sinha'lkult, 

 "Sun! There, have mercy on me." When weary upon a journey, the 



