74 THE ZUNI INDIANS [eth. ann. 32 



Narrator. The younger brother hastens. 



Younger hrother. Now, (Jo you want me very much? What do you 

 wish? What do j^ou wish to say? Do you wish a great talk? 

 All right; let me know what you wish to talk about. 



Elder h'otJur. I am thinking all the time of one thing; for many days 

 I have concentrated my thoughts on the one thing; I am think- 

 ing seriously that I will remain here for a time to aid my people. 



Narrator. The elder and younger brothers of the place talk to one 

 another. 

 The two cut down the pine tree of the North (Pinus ponderosa); the 

 two cut down the spruce (Pseudotsuga douglassii) of the West; 

 the two cut down the aspen (Populus tremuloides) of the South; 

 the two cut down the silver spruce (Picea pungens) of the East.'* 



Elder hmt/ier. Over there in the fourth (undermost) world, we sit 

 down to talk together on serious subjects. 



Narrator. 



A'nanamei'kiashetikiiikia. ' 



He hastened. 



Younger Irrother. 



E'mala kiama, ho'mo to'o an'teshema ti'kia; ma'imati? 



Now me you want very what (io you } 



much, wish? \ 



Chaup hincho'li pe'nane te'yu'hlanna te'akiana? \ 



What do you wish talk big have? • \ 



to say I 



Te'vvunau'sona, ho'mo to'o yu'yakiiikia. .' 



All right, me you let know. 



Elder hrother. 



Ho'o u'sona i^semaku'na. Ho'o te'wanane te'yakiana. 



I thinking always of one thing. I many days one place think on 



one thing done. 



Narrator. 



An su'we te'yona le'achi iyantikwa'kia. | 



His younger brother of the place they '' talk to one another. 9 



A'shekia a'chi kia'wulkwikia; :■ 



Pine tree of north the two cut down; 



Kia'lii'^silo a'chi kia'wulkwikia; 



Spruce tree of the west the two cut down; 



*Hlan'ilkoha a'chi kia'wulkwikia; 



Aspen of .south the two cut down; i 



Lo'kwimo a'chi kia'wulkwikia. f 



Silver spruce of the two cut down, 



tlie east 



Elder hrother. 



Thlo'kwa a'witen te'hula ho'no ti'nan *la'kiye. 



fourth world we sat down together to talk 



on serious subjects. 



a It is understood by the narrator and others that the trees of the four regions were used as a means 

 of ascent from the lower worlds, 

 b Referring to the elder and younger brothers. 



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