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great plumed arrow. As they bade him good-bye, one of them said to 
the Navajo: ‘‘ We look for you,” i. e., “ We expect you to return to us,” 
an intimation to him that when he left the earth he should return to 
the gods, to dwell among them forever. 
56. From this place they journeyed on until they reached Agadsil 
(Leaf Mountain), and found the house that was made of dew-drops 
((iacd-behogan) and that had a door made of plants of many different 
kinds. This was the home of the Bitses-ninéz (Long Bodies),.who 
were goddesses. When they rose, as the strangers entered, the plumes 
on their heads seemed to touch the heavens, they were so very tall. 
The goddesses said to Dsilyit Ney ani, We give you no kethawn, but look 
at us well and remember how we appear, for in your ceremonies you 
must draw our picture; yet draw us not, as we now stand, in the east, 
the south, the west, and the north; but draw us asif we all stood in the 
east.” This is the origin of the second picture that is painted on the sand. 
(Plate XVI.) 
57. Leaving the House of Dew they proceeded to Qonakai (White 
Water Running Across). This was a stream which ran down the side 
of a hill and had its source in a great spring. Immediately above this 
spring was the home of Qastceélei. The latter, as they approached his 
home, stopped at the foot of the hill and four times ordered his com- 
panions to go in advance; but four times they refused. After the last 
refusal Qasteeélei clapped his hands, uttered his ery of ha‘ hu‘ha‘ hu‘!” 
and led the way. The house was of corn pollen; the door was of day- 
light; the ceiling was supported by four white spruce trees; rainbows ran 
in every direction and made the house shine within with their bright 
and beautiful colors. Neither kethawn nor ceremony was shown the 
Navajo here; but he was allowed to tarry four nights and was fed with 
an abuudance of ‘white corn meal and corn pollen. 
58. Now Qasteéél¢i took him toa place called Lejpahigo (Brown Earth 
Water) and led him to the top of a high hill, from which they could see 
in the far distance Gangico, where the prophet’s family dwelt > for they 
had moved away from the valley in @epéntsa, where he left them. Then 
the yay showed him the shortest road to take and bade him return 
to his people. 
59. When he got within sight of his house his people made him stop 
and told him not to approach nearer until they had summoned a Navajo 
shamav. When the latter, whose name was Red Queue, came, cere- 
monies were performed over the returned wanderer, and he was washed 
from head to foot and dried with corn meal; for thus do the Navajo 
treat all who return to their hemes from captivity with another tribe, 
in order that all alien substances and influences may be removed from 
them. When he had been thus purified he entered the house and his 
people embraced him and wept over him. But to him the odors of the 
lodge were now intolerable and he soon left the house and sat outside. 
Seeing this, the shaman gave it as his opinion that the purification al- 
