BUNZEL] ZUNI ORIGIN MYTHS 607 



Then those went about, dancing. Then others came. When those 

 had gone still others came. When those were about to go they made 

 an end of it. They went. 



Thus they came in groups. After a short time someone died. 

 Then after a few (40) days they came again. Again after they had 

 gone someone died. Thus whenever they came, they took someone 

 with them when they went. 



Thus they lived. And although the people of the village enjoyed 

 themselves, yet it was not right. Then these (the katcinas) said, 

 "Now, my children, I think it should not be thus. If we keep on 

 coming it ^vill not be right." Thus they said. "You will look at us 

 well. We do not always (45) look lOte this." Thus they said. Then 

 the two set down their face mask and their helmet mask. The people 

 looked at them. As they looked at them — "You will look at them 

 well so that yon can copy them. You will make them and give them 

 life. When you dance with them we shall come and stand before you. 

 If we do thus perhaps it will be all right, because if we take someone 

 with us when we (50) come it is not right." Thus they said to one 

 another. Then they made them. When they brought to life the chin 

 mask and the helmet mask, the people of the village danced in them. 

 They made them right, and the people of the village were happy. 

 No one died. Thus they live. When they danced thus no one died. 

 Thus they lived. 



In the winter they had ko'uptconawa. At night they went about, 

 dancing. Some young woman (55) was watching the dance with her 

 little boy. They danced. It was all over. 



A few days later the children were playmg outdoors. A young man 

 went by where the children were playing. The little boy said, "See 

 that young man going by there? The other night he was a katcina 

 maiden. Perhaps the masked gods do not really come." Thus he 

 said. The children heard liim. When they came to their houses, 

 (60) they told their elders. "Perhaps the masked gods do' not really 

 come." Thus they said. "Who said so?" "Kai'yuani says so." 

 Thus they said. "Keep quiet! Don't do that. They will punish 

 you." Thus they said to them. Their fathers told one another. 

 They talked only of that. 



In the Idvas they worked on their masks. They made some 

 dangerous monsters. (65) When they were ready they came. They 

 went around searching. In all the vdllage they could not find him. 

 Meanwhile his parents were hiding him way back in the dust in the 

 fourth inner room. They just brought him food. When they did 

 not see him they sent word to the village of the katcinas. When 

 their message came to the village of the katcinas they arose. The 



