The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-23

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lightning, the second with n great stono knife,
two Others with sunbeams, still another with .
r rsinS9S; w thG sixth y aas wish 3 strsaE T qr nap Fiir aRq Man fnD
and First Woman made tho sun out OF O clear
stone, round and fiat, and tho moon out OF a
In those days tho four.tooted beasts, the birds,
and the snakes were people like ourselves; ana
the origin legend. He was a dandy, and always
beautifully dressed. and said that no was q god:
imposed by tho maiden whom he chose was that
he should DO killed four times and come TO lite
ssS ms SNgr times pSssr He he s SaSfIng Si to t Mi,b hc 8 ar Smd
club until she had smashed every bone In ms
b and loft him for dop a.: al Bp sn the a., point INT
smash. When she had gone away Coyote got up
and reappcarcd before her. A second, u third,
and the last time mixed the pieces with earth
and ground them to q hno powder, which she
lected TO crush the point of the nose and the tip
OF the tail, and on his reappenring she WAS torcco
But at sunset her brothers camo, md she hid
Coyote, behind a pile Of skinsr When they
been Killed by him four times and brought to
co&p ahd .de '' Xfterw saGTc coyote aSM sn Went i0S out with
the brothers to hunt. and they killed four sheep.
eaten, and noeoraingly Coyote demsndcd them
for his share. The eldest brother also claimed
Coyote e9Snlt S drIeS so"Ss tar 10 to oH bon mem and oa' this Ms' IS WHY
the horns arc now hard and bear the marks of
Coyote attcrward desired TO play at tho Nava.
no game Of nanzoz with some Offers that were
betting their skins against one another on the
TINT he was a famous rascal. refused at, first.
Whenever an ottor lost his skin AT play he
one. But when ut length the Offers allowed
GIoyo ,St to h help r., them %iTo and 9roln he S,s bet Sdc his 0 skin n Raa
he jumped into the water Ills skin did not come
bnck to him. However. tho Offers took pity on
him him and md threw b VII, him =, into q w badger r. hole DE. and bIa % soT,
out he was again covered with hair. but II was
no longer the glossy fur he once wore. 1t was
course and rough, and such q pelt coyotes have
worn ever since.
TIE WAR GODS.
To the sisters Ests6natlehi and to Yolkai
Estsan, on the same day, boys were born. At
the. end Of four days they we're as large as
ordinary boys of II years. Then two gods or
ncighboring mountain; Before the, race was
done the lads were tired, and the gods scourgcd
Niltsi. the Wind, Whispered that the old fellows
were not very fast runners after all, and that
they might n win win the he next rex race of Th hey youths u Rs beGan
when they had grown to manhood, the gods
raced with them again. but fell behind, and in
Of whom won the race. But the gods laughed,
and were pleased at the spirit Of the lads.
ventures. They went to the spider Woman, who
looked out to them from her hole in the ground,
Sun. They said they desired to know tho way.
and she warned them Of four dangers. When
f fnsf OF nAd the he'd da nss nSu Tse snG iYyi the ea rocks 80 that
crush. They made as il going between the rocks;
drawn quickly back. and thus four times they
deceived the rocks. Then the rocks asked them
whence they came and whittier they were going.
Of the Sun, and repeated a magic formula be:
ginning Put y9Tr feet do down with pollen"
rocks said, Pass on to the house. of your
father, and when they stepped into the chasm
on. So It was with the second danger. the field Of
reefs that had leaves as sharp as knives; with the
third, the %cactuses which tore to pieces all tray
with the fourth. Saitad. the land of the rising
sands. that boiled like water in a pot,
All these dangers were passed, and the boys
built of turquoise, There two Young men seized
them on a shelf. Tsohanoai. the bearer OF the
sun, then entered the house, and taking the sun
and an h ain haski iii at i ie aP On t fhs any w stiil. i T fsG0s <
woman, who was there I or r. pointed to the bundle on
bundle and the boys fell out. He threw them
S SpfHin spi SSs Of Of White SlatS s sask. r of t tgrau on ,bs of
bounded back unhurt, having with them a
Charm which the Spider Woman gave them.
ing their mothers are also told many legends,
connected with the growth of the Navajo nation.
NATINEsTHANI
Natincsthani, He who Teaches Himself, de-
lighted in gambling. at which he lost not only
all his own possessions but those of his relations,
except a necklace of white beads. Then he went
liver Rive This 81 had never been dol done. because the
the Talking God. came TO him and told him he
would be drowned If he went in the log: and that
pointed time Hastseynlti and IIastschogan caTne
to the door on a rainbow, and; taking Natines-
ii IN a n npm Se a]iTsat tnSm' S On q Fein pSS Na pSiPhtsS Ma it
ordered to open his eyes, and then found himself
far, away, in a rock full of divine people. The
gods felled for him II great spruce tree, and
made a hole in it big enough to contain the tody
Of fba a end man T ama Put nni t : Ss sb h Ms in; p% 1nS dos, SP
down among the Kisani, who allowed it to pass,
thinking it guarded by tho gods. because n thick
Next the log was pulled down under the water
by sncred people, Frog. Fish, Beaver, Otter. and
but the gods rescued Rim. The plug at the butt u
had been withdrawn, and water had entered the
hollow; This water was removed, and then,
plugged the butt again, and set the log no fioathi ing:
Al last Natinesthani had reached the whirling
River, and the gods told him that henceforth no
should have a new name, Ahodiscli, He Who
but after a while heard he g%obbling Of a turkey,
and soon recognized that II was a pet turkey
The rainbow, the gods having told him to take It
along. Tho turkey spread one of its wings over
it. Isn master "tSG ,E when they l i9y low to sleep, and he
asked tho turkey II it could do anything to help
him make a farm there. For answer the turkey
shook from Its wings corn of various kinds, and
pumpkin seeds, watermelon seeds. muskmclon
seeds, and beans. These he planted. He caught
wood rats and made a meal.
After a time Natincsthani saw n fame In tho
distance and, following 1t, discovered on a shelf
in the rocks two nice huts. Entering one OF
them. he found n young woman ornHmcnting a
buckskin shirt with fringcs and shells. Having
felt ashamed OF his ragged blanket, sandals, and
SO on. no had laid them aside and retained only
his hrcechciotb, with belt, tobacco pouch. and
pipe. But the father OF the young woman. en-.
tcrlns, brought in the poor rags. snying,
Why. do you not take in my son-in.inw's
goods T. which caused tho Navajo TO blush
and the woman to smile: Then the old
man asked TO smoke and the Navajo gave
had smoked h. swooncd. Then the navajo,
with I,ncdicines that he had In his pouch,
brought the old man to his senses again. He
insisted on trying, tho tobacco again, and once
more, swoonei and WAS brought TO. This hap.
tobacco, but the Wind People whispered 10 the
Navajo that II would kill him. so he reused TO
smoke any but his own tobacco. In like man.
ncr the old man offered the Navajo lool. which