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the things on the left. Those on the right were what they had brought 

 lip with them; those on tlie left what they themselves had made of 

 wood. The son chose the left-hand things and took them with him 

 to Laguna, founding Laguna. 



22. Rock Grandfather (Hiotee're) '^ 



He used to live in a cave of the mountains 2 miles south of town to 

 which he would come twice a year, into every house, and take away 

 the children. People would hide their children in the house walls, 

 plastering them up, but Grandfather Rock would tap the walls and 

 find the hidden children. On each visit he would take away with him 

 one baby. He was mean, nobody could shoot him. 



Once there was a party from Spain, a conduta, in town when 

 Grandfather Rock came in. They chased him out. From that time 

 on they have never seen Grandfather Rock. 



23. Our Father Dius and Our Father W.^ide 



The Catholic God, kika'awei Dius, our father Dius, and our Indian 

 god, kika'awei Wspide, met to see who had more power, who could 

 throw the stronger. Our father Wffiide said, "Well, Elder Brother 

 (papa), you throw to that spruce tree." Our father Dius got his gun; 

 he hit the tree; the bullet went through. Elder Brother said, "Now, 

 you try it." So our father Wipide shot with bow and arrow. With 

 his power he made lightning which struck the tree and shattered it.''* 

 "Well, Younger Brother, you are more powerful than I. You have 

 beaten me," said Elder Brother. "Let us try another way. Let 

 us see who will have the people." So our father Dius said that with 

 his power he would build a church. He rang the bells and the people 

 came and came and came. The church filled up with the people. 

 The priest was making his ceremony at the altar. When he reached 

 the middle of the Mass, Wseide came with his drum and, standing a 

 little way from the church, he began to drum. All the people inside 

 went out, leaving the priest alone. Waeide had more power, for all 

 the people came to him. "You have beaten me," said Elder Brother. 



Variant 



IGkaawei Dios made a gun and a koanla (thunder stick). He said 

 to Weide,' his younger brother, to choose the one he wanted and the 

 other would be for him, Dios. So Weide took the koanla and left 

 Dios the gun. Then Dios fired the gun at a tree and made a little 

 hole in it and Weide threw the thunder stick and it thundered and 

 lightened and the lightning hit the tree and threw it down and 



»' Compare Taos, Parsons 22. 

 **Ba Compare Laguna, Boas, 225. 

 1 Montezuma. 



