154 THE ACOMA INDIANS |eth. ann.47 



had remained before the altar one day they were to be distributed to 

 the people who were to go out and plant them. 



The birds returned to latik with the seeds and told her what Masewi 

 had said. latik spread the seeds out in front of her altar. They 

 multiplied many, many fold. The next day she distributed them 

 among the people of Kacikatcutia and told them to plant them, 

 which they did. 



On the fourth day Masewi and Oyoyewi came up from the world 

 below. \\Tien they came out of the hole they thanlvcd the homed 

 toad and dismissed him. As soon as they had done this a great cloud 

 formed over all the fields of Kacikatcutia and it began to rain. It 

 rained for four days and four nights. Masewi and Oyoyewi returned 

 to their house. latili was glad to see them. The seeds that the people 

 had planted sprouted and grew. \Mien the rain ceased four days of 

 sunshine followed. On the fourth night after the rain Masewi and 

 Oyoyewi went all through the fields and prayed. Everytliing began 

 to ripen at once, for the brothers laiew that the people were in need 

 of food. Then the people gathered their crops. They set aside a day 

 to visit Masewi and Oyoyewi. Then the people realized that the two 

 brothers were very great, that they possessed great power. That is 

 why the Acoma people to-day believe in Masewi and Oyoyewi. 

 Da hama tcaitc. (This is the way it happened.) 



Antelope Man Brings Back the K'atsina 



Mic" Hama, two gomaiowic came from Shipap to look for the 

 k'atsina. The k'atsina had hid in a hole in the groimd in the north- 

 west. The kuuts' hanotc (Antelope people) were looking for the 

 k'atsina, too. The Antelope man met the gomaiowic (scouts, like 

 the Zuni "mudheads") on the road and asked them what they were 

 doing. The scouts told him that they were looking for the k'atsina. 

 The Antelope man said that they were looldng for them, too. The 

 scouts said, "Let's go to ask Spider (Gamack"). Guess he knows 

 where went those k'atsina." Then they got to the Spider's home 

 and asked her where the k'atsma were. Spider woman said she didn't 

 know where they were. Then she said, "I guess I'll go to Salt Lake 

 and ask the Salt woman (MLna K'oya) if she knows." She told the 

 scouts and the Antelope man to wait until she came back. The Salt 

 woman said, "Yes, I loiow what place they stay, those k'atsina. 

 You tell the Antelope man and scouts to wait imtil the horns of the 

 antelope are ripe (hard, matm-e)." The Salt woman told the Spider 

 woman to tell the Badger (dyup') to be ready. (The Badger was to 

 dig a hole before the Antelope broke the door with his horns.) Then 

 Spider woman went home. 



The scouts and Antelope man asked Spider woman what the Salt 

 woman said. "Yes; I know where they arc, those k'atsina. But you 



