give to his people the seeds of the earth; the Sae-lae-m[=o]-b[=i]-ya of the West next approaches, presenting his wand and an ear of blue corn, praying that the K[=o]-l[=o]-oo-w[)i]t-si will bring to his people the seeds of the earth; and so the red corn of the South, the white of the East, the all-color of the Heavens and the black of the Earth are presented with the same prayer.  The Sae-lae-m[=o]-b[=i]-ya remove their masks after entering the kiva, when they immediately lose their identity as the K[=o]k-k[=o].  They are merely men now, praying to the K[=o]k-k[=o].  This ceremony over, they return to their respective kivas, having put on their masks before leaving the Kiva of the Earth.

At this time the [t]S[=i]-[t]s[=i]-[t]ki partially ascends the ladder of the Kiva of the North, remaining just inside of the hatchway, and, holding the rabbit to his mouth, calls through the reed:  “Your little grandfather is hungry; he wishes something to eat; bring him some stewed meat.”  The K[=o]-y[=e]-m[=e]-shi, in obedience to the request of the little grandfather, go to the homes of the children to be initiated, calling for food.  At the same time the K[=o]-y[=e]-m[=e]-shi give to each novitiate his name.  Previous to this the boy is designated as baby boy, younger boy, older boy, &c.  The food is received by the K[=o]-y[=e]-m[=e]-shi and taken to the Kiva of the North, where it is divided and carried to the different kivas.  For this occasion the native beans are prepared.  There is as great a variety of color in these as in the corn.  The yellow beans are carried to the Kiva of the North, the blue beans to the Kiva of the West, the red to the Kiva of the South, the white to the Kiva of the East, the all color to the Kiva of the Heavens, the black to the Kiva of the Earth.  A sumptuous meal is now served in each of the kivas.

After this meal the K[=o]k-k[=o] begin their bodily decorations, with their bodies almost nude.  Those of the North are painted yellow; those of the West, blue; those of the South, red; those of the East, white; those of the Heavens, all colors on the body and yellow on the neck and upper arms; those of the Earth, black, with some bits of color.  This done, the Sae-lae-m[=o]-b[=i]-ya of the North passes through the village and, going for a short distance to the north, deposits a plume stick, the stick to which the plumes are attached being painted yellow.  The Sae-lae-m[=o]-b[=i]-ya of the West, South, and East plant their plumes at their respective cardinal points.  Those for the zenith and nadir are planted to the west, on the road to the spirit lake, the stick of each one having the cardinal color decorations.  This done, all retire to their kivas.