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Show 62 <^ The next day she went to the home of the Coyote boy with a proposal of marriage. She took the tosi (sweet cornmeal) with her and gave it to the mother of the boy. The Coyote boy's mother accepted the tosi and the marriage proposal, and the boy's uncles began to weave the girl's wedding clothes. The morning of the wedding, the girl was ready for the washing of her hair, as part of the preparations. The chief of the Swallow Clan announced that the wedding could not be held until a race had taken place between the Coyote boy and the Swallow boy. The priests of the Coyote Clan had to accept the rules the Swallow Clan presented. If the Swallow boy won the race, he was to cut off the head of the Coyote boy and marry the beautiful girl. If the Coyote boy won, he was to do the same to the Swallow boy. Five colored lines marked the finish. At one end of the lines stood the Swallow Clan with a long obsidian knife stuck in the ground in front of them. At the other end of the colored lines stood the Coyote Clan with their obsidian knife stuck in the ground. y The boys were to race east to the Rjp^granrlfi River, placing a marker there. Then 0^? y N^ they were to go north to the river called San Juan. After the clan marker had been placed H3 sSL at the San Juan, each runner was to turn west toward the Colorado River and mark it. £ /CU The last river marker was south to the Salt River, then back to the Rio Grande and on to ^ * ^ - ^ Sikytki and the colored finish lines. X ^ Each clan cheered their runner on. But the young girl sat lonely on a hill hoping that her Coyote boy would not lose the race and have his head cut off. - The race began. |