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te'likinawe which they had prepared for them; and the Divinr (hws 

 instructed the Mu'ivwe how they shoidd proceed to tli<> outer world. 

 The Mu"kwe themselves cut the trees by which they ascended to this 

 world. The Divine Ones worked only 'for the A'shiwi, and. as has 

 been stated, they traveled with the A'shiwi from the undermost to this 

 world and remained with them until they had found the Middle pla<-e. 

 When the Mu'^vwe reached this world they did not make a cloud 

 symbol upon the ground and they did not sing-, for they did not 

 have the Divine Ones to teach them. The Mu"kwe came thiouwh 

 li'mikianakate'a, a short distance north of the point of egress of the 

 A'shiwi. After the A'shiwi had been four years at A'wisho, the Mu"kwe 

 moved southeast of li'mikianakate'a and not far from A'wisho. Ileie 

 the Divine Ones cut the webbed lingers and toes and amputated the 

 tails of the Mu"kwe. 



ZuNi Explanation of the Presenck of Mexicans 



Two Mexicans, man and wife, who appeared in this world at the 

 time the A'shiwi arrived remained with tiiem for son)e time. The 

 Coconino Pimas remained with the A'shiwi long enough to teach 

 them some of their songs, which have descended to the Shu'maakwe 

 fraternity. The Navahos separated from the others. The Coconino 

 Pimas were the last to leave the vicinity of li'mikianakate'a. Tliev 

 were very thirsty during their journey and could tind no water; tinaily 

 they discovered fox tracks and followed them, for they knew that 

 the tracks would lead to water. After proceeding some distance they 

 were led into a deep canyon (Coconino), where they remained, building 

 permanent homes for themselves. Some few of the A'shiwi went with 

 the Coconino Pimas" to the canyon and thus became permanently 

 separated from their people. The Coconinos met a shi'wanni (rain 

 priest) of a strange people upon reaching the depth of the canyon. 



A Mu"kwe when walking about one day discovered a village and 

 visited it, inquiring of the people, who were A'shiwi. whence they came 

 and whither they were going. '"We are in quest of the Middle place." 

 they replied. After a time all the Mu'*k\ve but the Corn clan (the Zufiis 

 do not know where or when the Mu''kwe received their clan names), 

 moved west, then east. After many struggles with enemies in the val- 

 leys and in canyons the Mu"kwe built their homes on mesas. 



Coming of the Witches and thf Intkodiction of Corn 



While the A'shiwi were at A'wisho the Divine Ones organized four 

 esoteric fraternities (see Esoteric fraternities). The A'shiwi were 

 happy here. Day after day they were followed by those who had failed 

 to come to this world with them, for many, becoming tired had fallen 

 back. Every time the A'shiwi heard a rumbling of the earth (carth- 



a The Zufiis declare that some lew of the Coconino words are the same as their own. 



