396 ZUNI CREATION MYTHS. [ErH.ANx,l3 



and of our hearts joined with thine in sacred thought." Then the au- 

 cieut of the People of Dew stood in place of Paiyatuma, aud spake : 



Behold the fulfilment of work ye began ! 



Ears fully gifted with fruitage of kerueis 



By the warmth of our niaideus 



In embrace with your Ram youth ; 



The seed of their persous 



All wrapped in soft garments 



Aud draped with the hair 



Of their full generation; 



All proportioned and formed 



By the touch of the Dew God; 



Made comjilete and mature 



By the touch of the Time God; 



Ripened fully, as food, 



By the touch of the Fire God ! 



First, yet last of them all 



Is the plant of the Middle — 



With its seven-fold kernels 



And hues of the embers — 



Is the corn of all regions, 



The I-to-pa-nah-na-kwe! 



Yet the earliest quickened 



By the eldest Coru maiden, 



Is the corn of the North land; 



Matle yellow by flame-light, — 



The hue of the North sky 



Seen in winter or gloaming, — 



Is the strong 'Hliip-tsi-kwa-kwe! 



Then the corn of the West land 



By the next sister quickened, — 



Made blue by the smoke-light, — 



Is hued like the ocean 



Or shadows of evening, — 



The rich 'HIi-a-kwa-kwe! 



Next, the corn of the South land, 



By the third sister quickened. 



Is red, like the flowers 



And fruitage of sununcr — 



Made so by the brand-light— 



Is the sweet Shi-k'ya-ua-kwe! 



Next the corn of the East land 



The fourth sister quickened. 



Is white, like the milk 



Which we drink in the morning 



Of life; like the light 



Of the dawning each morning — 



Made so by full fire-light — 



Is the pure K'6-ha-kwakwe! 



Next, the corn of the Zenith, 



The fifth sister (luickeneil, 



Is streaked like the sky 



With the clouds and thi- rainbow — 



Made so by the spark-light — 



Is the hard K'u-chu-a-kwe! 



