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HISTORY MYTH 



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Narrator. They talk together. The two wish the rain priest of the 

 East very much. He hastens, carrying his precious things clasped 

 to his breast. They stoop over and come out through tho place'' 

 which was filled with water, the water disappearing for the time 

 being to permit the A'shiwi to pass. The two meet. 



Elder hrother. All wish the Middle place; we must look for the ^Middle 

 of the world; we are on the road. Our great fathers and our 

 people stop here together. 



Narrator. Our great fathers talked together. Here they arose and 

 moved on. They stooped over and came out from the fourth 

 world, carr3ang their precious things'' clasped to their breasts. 



Narrator. 



Le'achi i'yantikwakia 



They - talk together. 



ti'kia. 



very much. 



A'nanamei'kiashetikiakia 



He hastens, 



A'chi 



The two, 



yam 



his 



te'makoha shi'wanni an'toshema 



east rain priest 



yam 



his 



chu'ettowe, 



rain and crop 



fetishes. 



yam 



his 



el'leteliwe, 



precious things, 



mu'ettowe, 



rain and crop 

 fetishes, 



3am 



his 



yam 



his 



*kia'ettowe, 



rain and crop 

 fetishes, 



•"hle'ettowe 



rain and crop 

 fetishes 



4ile'iyan te'chi kia'napkia. 



carries at his breast. 



Yam *kiashima te'litokwi" i'tinakna, kwai'ikia. 



Our water inside place stoop, come out. 



A'chi i'onaellatekia. 



The two 



Elder hrother. 

 Tem'ta'i 



All want 



Ho'nawa 



Our 



Temis'kon? 



All here? 



Namdor. 

 Ho'nawa 



Our 



Is'ko 



Here 



Yam 



Their 



meet, o 



ho'no 



a wona 



road 



i'tiwannan te'shuna 



middle looking for we 



a'wan a'tu'chu yu"hikitina. 



great fathers stop together. 



ho'nawa 3'u"lakitina. 



we stop together. 



a'wan a'tilVhu le'achi i'yantikwakia. 



great fathers they talked together. 



thlu'walemaku; a'witen te'hula'' i'tinakna, 



i'likiana. 



have. 



they arose; 



el'leteliwe, 



precious things, 



fourth world 



'kiaettowe, 



rain and crop 



stoop. 



kwai'ikia. 



come out. 



vam 



their 



mu'ettowe, 



rain and crop 

 fetishes, 



chu'ettowe, 



rain and crop 

 fetishes. 



vam 



their 



yam 



their 



fetishes, 



'hle'ettowe *hle'i3'an te'chi kia'napkia. 



rain and crop carry at their breasts, 



fetishes 



vam 



their 



oRefcrring to the A'shiwi (Zufiis) coming through Ji'mitkianapklatea to this world (.see p. 26). 



& Et'towe. fetishes to bring rains and crops. 



f The elder brother precedes the younger to this world, and they are followed by many people. 

 The younger one, following later, joins his brother, and the others come after liim; hence the 

 expres.sion. 



''The narrator, after mentioning the arrival of the A'shiwi in the outer world, goes back and 

 relates their coming through the inner worlds. 



