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45. He followed the lightning trail and soon arrived at the house of 
Estsan-¢igini ({loly Woman). The house was inside of a black mount- 
ain; but the lightning ended not until it went quite into the dwelling; 
so he had ouly to follow it to find his way in. The door was of trees. 
Within, on the east wall hung the sun and on the west wall hung the 
moon. Here he was shown the kethawn which is called Estsan-¢igini- 
bikkegan, or the sacrificial stick of the holy woman, and was told how to 
make it and bow to bury it. As he was about to depart from this 
place two of the wind gods and the butterfly god appeared to him, 
and the whole party of four set out for Tetekai (Chusca Knoll of our 
geographers). 
46, At this place they entered a house which was inside of the mount- 
ain. It was two stories high; it had four rooms on the first story and 
four on the second. It had four doorways, which were covered with 
trees for doors; in the east was a black spruce tree, in the south a blue 
spruce tree, in the west a yellow spruce tree, and in the north a white 
shining spruce tree. Here dwelt four of the Tciké cae-natlehi (Maiden 
that Becomes a Bear). Their faces were white; their legs and forearms 
were covered with shaggy hair; their hands were like those of human 
beings; but their teeth were long and pointed. The first, Tcike-cac-nat- 
lehi, it is said, had twelve brothers. She learned the art of converting 
herself into a bear from the coyote. She was a great warrior and in- 
vulnerable. When she went to war she took out and hid her vital 
organs, so that no one could kill her; when the battle was over she put 
them back in their placesagain. The maidens showed him how to make 
four kethawns and told him how to bury them in order to properly 
sacrifice them. 
47. From Tetckai they went to Nina-qo¢ezgog (Valley Surrounded on 
All Sides by Hills), near @epénutsa, where they found the house of the 
Tsilké-¢igini (Holy Young Men), of whom there were four. There were, 
in the dwelling, four rooms, which had not smooth walls, but looked like 
rooms in a cavern; yet the house was made of water. A number of 
plumed arrows (kétso-yiscan) were hanging on the walls, and each 
young man (standing one in the east, one in the south, onein the west, 
and one in the north) held such an arrow in his extended right hand. 
No kethawn was given him; but he was bidden to observe well how 
the holy young warriors stood, that he might imitate them in the rites 
he should establish amongst men. 
48. The next place they visited was Tse‘ga-iskagi (Rock that Bends 
Back), where they entered a house, striped within horizontally of many 
colors, and feund eight more of the Tsilké-¢igiui (Holy Young Men). 
Two stood at each cardinal point and each one grasped a sapling 
which he held over his upturned mouth, as if about to swallow it. One 
of the young men addressed him, saying “Do thus. There are eight 
of us here; but when you do this in the dance that you will teach your 
people you need not have eight young men—six will be enough.” 
