rock.  The vases of sand, and also the fragments of wool and cotton, are offerings at the feet of the “mother” rock.  Here, too, can be seen a quantity of firewood heaped as shown in the right-hand corner of the illustration.  Each man and woman deposited a piece, that he or she might always have plenty of wood for heat and light.  Some three hundred feet above is another shrine, directly attached to the “father” rock, and to the white man difficult of access.  Here I found many offerings of plume sticks (T[=e] l[=i]k-tk[=i]-n[=a]-we).

Before entering upon the purely mythologic phases of Zuni child life I will present a brief sketch of some of the Zuni beliefs.  There are thirteen secret orders in Zuni, in many of which women and children are conspicuous, besides the purely mythologic order of the K[=o]k-k[=o].  All boys are initiated into this order, while but few girls enter it.  It is optional with a girl; she must never marry if she joins the K[=o]k-k[=o], and she is not requested to enter this order until she has arrived at such age as to fully understand its grave responsibilities and requirements.

Let us follow the Zuni tradition of the ancient time, when these people first came to this world.  In journeying hither they passed through four worlds, all in the interior of this, the passageway from darkness into light being through a large reed.  From the inner world they were led by the two little war gods [=A]h-ai-[=u]-ta and M[=a]-[=a]-s[=e]-we, twin brothers, sons of the Sun, who were sent by the Sun to bring these people to his presence.  They reached this world in early morning, and seeing the morning star they rejoiced and said to the war gods:  “We see your father, of whom you have told us.”  “No,” said the gods, “this is the warrior who comes before our father;” and when the sun arose the people fell upon the earth and bowed their heads in fear.  All their traditions point to the distant land of their appearance in this world as being in the far northwest; from, there they were accompanied by [=A]h-ai-[=u]-ta and M[=a]-[=a]-s[=e]-we.  These little gods occupy important positions in Zuni myth and legend.  After long journeying, it was decided that the Priest Doctor (K[=a] wi-m[=o] sa) should send his son and his daughter in advance to discover some favorable spot upon which to build a village.  The youth and the maiden finally ascended a peak from, which to have an extended view of the country.  “Rest here, my sister, for you are tired,” said the youth, “and I will go alone.”  From fatigue, the girl soon sank into a slumber, and when the youth returned, he was impressed with the surpassing loveliness of his sister.  They remained for a time on this mountain, and at their union they were transformed—­the youth into a hideous looking creature, the K[=o]-y[=e]-m[=e]-shi (Plate XX); the maiden into a being with snow white hair, the K[=o]-m[=o]-k[)e]t-si.  The [t]K[=o]-thl[=a]-ma (hermaphrodite) is the offspring of this unnatural