594 ZUNI ORIGIN MYTHS [eth. ann.47 



called since the first beginning Mist Spring their road came. There 

 they sat dowTi quietly. Setting out their sacred possessions in a row, 

 they sat down quietly. There they counted up the days for one 

 another. They watched the world for one another's waters. For 

 Ea-eto-we, four days and four nights, with heavy rain caressing the 

 earth they passed their days. When their days were at an end the 

 days were made for le-eto'we and mu-eto-we. Four days and four 

 nights with falling snow the world was filled. When their days were 

 at an end, there they stayed. 



When all their days were passed, gathering together all their sacred 

 possessions, hither their road went. To Standing-wood Spring they 

 came. There they sat down quietly. Setting out their sacred posses- 

 sions in a row, they stayed quietly. There they watched one another's 

 days. For Ea-eto'we, four days and four nights with fine rain caress- 

 ing the earth, they passed their days. When all their days were 

 at an end, the days were made for le-eto'we and mu-eto'we. For 

 four days and four nights, with falling snow, the world was filled. 

 ^Vhen all their days were at an end, there they stayed. « 



Wlien all their days were passed, gathermg together their sacred 

 possessions, and arising, hither they came. To the place called since 

 the first beginning Upuilima they came. When they came there, 

 setting down their sacred possessions in a row, they stayed quietly. 

 There they strove to outdo one another. There they planted all 

 their seeds. There they watched one another's days for rain. For 

 ka-eto"we, four days with heavy rain caressing the earth. There 

 their corn matured. It was not palatable, it was bitter. Then the 

 two said, "Now by whose wiU will our corn become fit to eat?" 

 Thus they said. They summoned raven. He came and pecked at 

 their com, and it became good to eat. "It is fortimate that you 

 have come." With this then, they hved. 



"WTien their days were at an end they arose. Gathering together 

 their sacred possessions, they came hither. To the place called since 

 the first begimimg. Cornstalk-place they came. There they set down 

 their sacred possessions in a row. There they stayed four days. 

 Four days they say, but it was four years. There they planted all 

 their seeds. There they watched one another's days for rain. Dur- 

 ing Ea-eto'we's four days and four nights, heavy raiu fell. During 

 le-eto'we's and mu-eto'we's four days and four nights, the world was 

 filled with falling snow. Their days were at an end. Their corn 

 matured. ^Mien it was mature it was hard. Then the two said, 

 "By whose will will our corn become soft? Well, owl." Thus they 

 said. They simimoned owl. Owl came. ^Mien he came he pecked 

 at their corn and it became soft. 



Then, when they were about to arise, the two said, "Come, let us 

 go talk to the corn priest." Thus they said. They went. They 



