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And when Pa'yatamu slept the Corn maidens ran off b}- the first light 

 of the morning- star to Ke'3'atiwa shipololo' a'wehlwi:i*kiai'a." 



The god of music soon awoke, and to his dismay found the maidens 

 gone; and his heart was sorely 'troubled. The A'shiwanni and Divine 

 Ones on waking were also astonished to see the Corn maidens gone, 

 and looked everywhere, but could not find them. The A'shiwanni 

 and Divine Ones having slept while Pa'yatamu was at the ham'pone, 

 they did not suspect the cause of the flight of the Corn maidens. On 

 reaching Ke'yatiwa, the Yellow Corn maiden, the elder sister, sent 

 the Black Corn maiden to Ko'thluwala'wa to tell the gods of their 

 fears. On delivering her message she was accompanied back to 

 Ke'3"atiwa by A'wan tii'^chu Ko'yemshi and Pau'tiwa,'' both gods 

 assuming the form of ducks; and the Corn maidens, who w^ere in the 

 spring, were now protected from view by the gods spreading their 

 wings over the waters. 



Creation of the Beast Gods 



The Divine Ones, wishing that the world should be well guarded by 

 those keen of sight and scent, visited Shi'papolima, home of 

 Po'shai3iinki, Zuni culture hero, and his followers, and converted the 

 medicine men who came to this world with Po'shaiyiinki into Beast 

 Gods. They converted one into the Cougar, giving him the north 

 region to preside over. Another was converted into the Bear to 

 guard the west. A third was transformed into the Badger to guard 

 the south. Another was converted into the White Wolf to preside 

 over the east. A fifth was converted into the Eagle to guard the 

 zenith, and another was transformed into the Shrew to guard the nadir 

 or earth. Others were converted into rattlesnakes and ants to preside 

 with wisdom over the earth. 



Origin of the Bow Priesthood 



At another time U'yuyewi and Ma*sai'lema started on a journey, and 

 discovering a beautiful woman in the distance, U'yuyewi exclaimed: 

 "Who is that w^oman?" Ma'sai'lema replied: "I do not know.'' On 

 reaching her, U'yuyewi asked: "Where do you liveT' Pointing, she 

 replied: "There is my house." " Where is your father? where is your 

 mother?" "There in my house," replied the woman; and she then 

 inquired of U'yuyewi "Where is your house!?" He replied, pointing 

 to the southeast: "There is my house; come with me to nn' house." 

 The woman consenting, the three started in the direction indicated by 



a Ke'yatiwa, cat-tails; shi'pololo, fog coming up like steam; A'wehhvia, cumulus clouds, 'Klai'a, 

 spring. 

 6 See p. 40. 



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