348 THE PIMA INDIANS [eth. ax.n. 26 



ship to him and guessed what should be the right manner in which to 

 address him. Because of ni\- entreaty he was disposed to be friendly 

 toward me. 



Yes, Black Mocking Bird, if j'our plans for controlling the earth 

 have failed, go far hence and leave the black wind and the black clouds 

 behind you. Your people will hencefortli entreat your assistance 

 from a distance. 



When the land was new I knew of a Blue Mocking Bird in the 

 south, and I called on him also for help, and he came. Ho gave com- 

 mands to control the hills, mountains, trees, everything. But still 

 the earth continued shaking. 



Yes, Blue Mocking Bird, if your plans have failed, go hence and 



sinyh^i-ikui-itam utatk' araitcut tcivia. Ha-akia haitco ua-aka It 



friendly felt from came. Many things his counsel this 



tcuwu? tcumiik vaopanilk tcuwuj tcovituk ap kuorspahimuk ap 



land everywhere stretched land hills on touching on 



tata-ak kokok ap kukuorspahimuk o-os kokok ap kokuorspahimuk 



niiiuutain tops on ■ toucned trees tops on touched 



natti. Avak hukutc tcumsi katcikak ak hap tcumtco. Ava 



finish. Then with covering remain fixed deter- he made it has As you 



mining since failed. know 



amuta haintc katc amuta tcotcoaktc katc. Ahu-u, kus tcok i-so-ok 



in moving lay in inserteil and lay. Yes, kind of black mocking 



projecliug bird 



vatcimpiam utcon hukum tcoitcik kop varsatc" iolinhi kus tcoitcik 



may try your i>lan you farther stay kintl of black 



uhuwulik kus tcoitcik utcuwakik ktlmis.ihi ap kukiovan. 



your wind kind of black your cloud.s carried behind there stand. 



Huk hum humata hupai tcukak* apamuk mimhi rsiisoakan kop 



That your people some time future my cutrenty you 



pimaska vai-iwumkan p'ata tcu-uk va-arsatc iol(t). Im ka-atchu'' 



unseen will help, he said near stay. This laying 



takio kus tatk rso-ok kontak hap tcoikam mamutcik ap imuk 



diree- kind blue mocking I was there- f know guessing to my 



tion of bir<l fore 



rsarsoa tap sinyhai-ikui-itam utatk' amtcut tcivia. Ha-akia haitco 



weep conse- friendly felt from come. Manv things 



quently 



ua-!ika it tcuwu} tcu-umk vaopanuk tcuwu; tcovitk ap 



his advice this land covering stretclied land hill to 



kuowurspahimuk ap ta-ata-ak ko'kok ap kukuowurspiUiiiiu''ik o-so 



touching on mountain tops on touched trees 



ap kukuowurspahiinfik na-ata. Avak hukutc tcouisi katckak 



on touclied tinisb. Then with that for the remain 



purpo.se 



a-ak hap tcumtco. Ava amutti haintc katc amuta tcotcoaktc"^ 



fi.\ed deter- he made it has As you in moving lay in in.serted and 



mining since failed. know prnjccting 



katc. Ahu-u, kus tatk' r.so-ok vatcum pium utcon hukum tcoitcik 



lay. Yes, kind of blue mockingbird your may try your plan 



kop varsatc iolinhi kus tatk' uhuwulik kus tatk' utcuwakik 



farther stay kind of blue your wind kind of blue your clouds 



"Kop varsatc, ''farther," when any one is moving toward an object near at hanil; "near" when 

 speaking of an object close by if no one is approaching or seeking it. 

 '' From Papago. 

 c Speaker here points to the quarter about which he is speaking. 



