136 THE ZU5fl INDIANS [eth. ann. 23 



after sundown and saw a little lightning. I thought I would look for my children in 

 the direction whence it came, and I found them." He told the story of meeting 

 with the KwaFashi people. He remained all night at Ko^thluwala'wa. Shits^ukia 

 said: " Pretty soon I will steal all the game." He also told of his planting the 

 corn. " Well," said Pau'tiwa, "your corn will be ripe in four days and I shall be con- 

 tented to have you steal all the game; my people are very hungry for meat." All 

 night they talked. Pau'tiwa went out and brought in a beautiful girl and said: 

 "When you bring the deer, then this girl shall be your wife. I sent the eagle for 

 game and he returned without having seen it. I also sent the hawk, and he returned 

 without having seen any. But you are wiser than the others; you are my child." 

 Shits^ukia returned early in the morning to where he had planted the corn. The 

 corn was already quite high — over a foot. He hoed the ground and sang till sunset, 

 and then returned to the KwaFashi people and slept that night with his wife. He 

 said to the father: "My corn is good; it is already quite high." He remained four 

 nights with these people, going each day to his cornfield. He also killed many deer, 

 and dried the meat. The fourth day he said to the K waFashi man: "Now I am going 

 to my cornfield. My corn I think is ripe. Now I will roast some corn." 



Shits^ukia went to the field, and made a great fire at night and threw the corn in, 

 and all the gods came from Ko^thluwala'wa and ate the corn and meat. After all 

 had gathered, Shits'ukia said to the cougar: "Father, I wish you to come to me." 

 And in a little while the cougar appeared. He then called the bear, then the 

 lynx, and then the coyote. Shits'ukia said to the cougar: "Father, what will you 

 have to eat? Will you have the rabbit?" "No." "Will you have the antelope?" 

 "No; I wish the deer." He then said to the bear: "My father, warrior, what will 

 you have to eat?" "I will have the same as the cougar— the deer." He then said 

 to the lynx: "My warrior, what will you have? Will you have the deer?" "No." 

 "Will you have antelope?" "No; I want the rabbit. I do not run about much; I 

 will eat the rabbit." Then he asked the coyote: " What will you have? Will you 

 have the rabbit?" "No." " The antelope?" " No; I will have the deer." "Well, 

 let us go." And they all went to the deer house. When they came close to the great 

 stone fence which surrounded the game he said to all: " We must not speak loud." 

 And on reaching the gate he spoke to the deer, saying: "Deer, my children, come 

 hither; my father and warriors wish to eat; whom shall I kill?" A deer replied: "Kill 

 me." "Come outside, my child," said Shits^ukia. "Where shall I go? Itisdark, 1 

 can not see." "Here; come out." The deer passed out the door. The cougar made 

 a second attempt before he caught the deer. Then Shits^ukia called the bear. The 

 hair was so heavy over his small eyes that he could hardly see. "Stand here," 

 said Shits^ukia. A second deer was called. When the deer passed out of the gate 

 the bear walked about, but could not see the deer; the deer went far away, and the 

 bear failed to catch him." Shits^ukia said: "Now you have failed to catch the deer; 

 no longer shall you eat deer. You will be my warrior still, but you shall eat only 

 medicine, "f' Then Shits'ukia called the lynx, who has eyes like the cougar, and 

 he caught the rabljit and ate it. Then the coyote was called up, and the deer came, 

 as for the cougar. "Pass out," said Shits^ukia. The coyote had fallen asleep, and 

 awoke after the deer had passed, exclaiming: "Where is the deer?" "He has 

 gone," Shits^ukia said, "go after him." But with all the coyote's running he could 

 not catch the deer. When he returned Shits'ukia asked him if he had caught the 

 deer. The coyote replying in the negative, Shits'ukia said: "Well, hereafter you 

 shall not eat the meat of any animal. You shall eat only blood. In the past the 



a "The cougar has eyes like fire and sees all things. The bear only walks about slowly, continu- 

 ally dropping chips." 



bThis medicine is found in the earth by the bear. Whenever the Zuiiis see him, he is still walking 

 around, dropping chips and hunting in the earth for his medicine. In the old time Shits'ukla gave 

 the bear the medicine, which he still eats. 



