196 TALES OF READY-TO-GIVE. 
When he got to his home, he released the woman. For the first time 
Sun-Ray was sorry for her. He said: ‘‘Woman, I will let you go. I 
will take you to that village where you were and you may stay with the 
people. I shall return where I belong, and all the sun-rays will be 
together hereafter.’”’ Then Sun-Ray took the woman in his rattle, placed 
her on his belt, and traveled to the village and took her into the lodge 
where she had been. He told the people to take care of her, saying that 
he was going back to the sun, where he belonged; then he stood where he 
had entered the lodge as a sun-ray and disappeared. 
55. HAWK SLAYS THE FIRE-KEEPER.* 
A long time ago, when Tirawa created the world, he made one man to 
guard all the fire. His name was Fire-Keeper and his home was some- 
where in the west. After a time Tirawa put people upon the earth. 
These people were descended from certain gods in the heavens, but the 
man in charge of fire did not like them. They were many, and had a 
village. Onthe west of the village was a stream of water which was so deep 
that no one could cross it. There were two young men who lived across 
the stream who were Hawk people. They were brothers and were won- 
derful beings. They wore coyote robes and carried war clubs all the time. 
They had a log across the stream, but they were the only ones who 
could cross the stream upon the log. 
One day the older brother told the younger that he was going across 
the stream to get a wife, and so he left his younger brother and went 
across the stream. He went into the village and entered the lodge of the 
priest and asked for his daughter. The priest gave his daughter to the 
young man. Then he sent for all of the girl’s relatives, except the Fire- 
Keeper, who was the brother of the priest’s wife, to come to his lodge. 
Fire-Keeper was angry because they did not send for him, and he made 
up his mind to kill the young man. 
The young man lived with his wife for many moons, until she gave 
birth to a boy. One morning he told his wife that he was going across 
the stream to see his brother. When he had crossed the stream and had 
1 Told by Thief, Kitkehahki. This is a bundle story, and is related to show the 
people that the gods of the heavens have superior powers to those of the gods of the 
earth. It also teaches the children to respect the bundles which come from the 
stars or the heavenly gods. The individual who had his tipi of living fire and 
tortured the Hawk is overcome, and the fire is carried back to heaven by the Hawk, 
who marries Mother-Corn. The pair represent respectively the Morning and Even- 
ing Stars. The bundle of the stars among the Kitkehahki has on it an owl which 
represents the power of the priest. It is said that when Mother-Corn married the 
Hawk she transferred to him all her power except her ability to make things 
grow again. 
