280 NAVAJO CEREMONIAL OF HASJELTI DAILJIS. 
was very angry. The sun sent the boys off a distance and threw a 
great roll of black clouds at them intending to kill them, but they were 
not injured, and they returned to the house. He then pushed them 
against a Sharp stone knife, but they slipped by uninjured. Four times 
they were thrust against the knife, but without injury. The sun finding 
his attempts unsuccessful said, “It is so, you are my sons.” The sun 
then ordered Hasjelti and Toneennili (these two were special attendants 
upon the sun) to build a sweat house and put the boys in, that they 
might die from the heat. Toneennili made an excavation inside of the 
sweat house, put the boys into the hole, and placed a rock over the hole 
and built a fire over the rock. When the rock became very hot the sun 
ordered Toneennili to sprinkle it four times with water, being careful to 
keep the entrance to the sweat house closely covered. After 4 time he 
uncovered the entrance and removing the rock the sun commanded the 
boys to come out. He did not expect to be obeyed, as he thought and 
hoped the boys were dead, but they came out unharmed. The sun then 
said, “* You are indeed my own children; I have tried in vain to destroy 
you.” The boys wished to return to the woman whom they supposed 
to be their aunt. Before departing the sun asked them what they 
wished; they said, ‘“ We want bows and arrows, knives, and good leg- 
gings. There are people around the world eating our people (the 
Navajo). Some of these people are great giants and some are as small 
as flies; we wish to kill them with lightning.” The sun gave the youths 
clothing that was invulnerable, and he gave them lightning with which to 
destroy all enemies, and a great stone knife. They then went over the 
world. Naiyenesgony killed with the lightning arrows and Tobaidis- 
chinni scalped with his knife. After all enemies had been destroyed 
Naiyenesgony and Tobaidischinni said to the Navajo, “Now we will 
leave you and return to our home in the Ute Mountains, where the 
waters are mated, but before leaving you we will give to you the ten 
songs and prayers that will bring health and good fortune to your 
people. Tobaidischinni is the parent of all waters. 
THE BROTHERS. 
The Tolchini (a Navajo clan) lived at Wind Mountain. One of the 
brothers became crazy and he went off a long way, and on his return 
brought with him a pine bough; a second time he returned with corn, 
and from each trip he brought something new and had a story to tell 
about it. His brothers would not believe him, and said, “He is crazy; 
he does not know what he is talking about.” The brothers, however, 
became very jealous of him, and constantly taunted him with being a 
erazy liar. The Tolehini lett the Wind Mountain and went to a rocky 
foothill east of San Mateo Mountain. They had nothing to eat but a 
kind of seed grass. The eldest brother said, “Let us go hunt,” and 
told the crazy brother not to leave the camp. But after five days and 
nights and no word coming from the brothers he determined to follow 
