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Show 22 II. ANAA, DZtf.K'1, HOZHONEE'JI Elder Sister and Big Bear Man From Mountain Way (Dzilk'iji) While Younger Sister traveled south, Elder Sister turned and headed for Hogback Ridge. Big Bear Man followed her trail by tracking his magic smoke. He trailed her from the Hogback to Slim Water (Mancos) Canyon. From there she went toward Bear's Ears and Ute Mountain (DziT Naajinii), with the Bear following her every step of the way. Elder Sister became very hungry. As she was gathering pi-nyon nuts to roast, she heard a voice asking, "What are you doing in this forbidden place?" Although it seemed that no one was there, the voice belonged to Fly (Do'tsoh). "I am running from the Big Bear Man of Wide Chokecherry Patch who has been chasing me for days," Elder Sister said. "I do not know where I am, but this seems to be a nice place and I would like to stay here." Big Fly spoke to her again. "I will show you the sacred mountain places," he said. He showed her sacred Canyon de Chelly and the different holy mountains. "On the other side of Fuzzy Mountain (Dztf Di'tlooi, Abajo Mountains), Younger Sister has entered the earth," he said. At this the girl cried, but he tried to comfort her, saying, "Do not cry! Your sister will return to you, perhaps. She went into that canyon there by Round Rock near Chinle, then on towards Wide Rock." Before he left, he showed Elder Sister Ute Mountain and told her never to visit it. All the sacred mountains appeared before her, guarded by birds. She sang: Place-whence-they-came looms up, Now the black mountain looms up, The tail of the "yellow wing" looms up, My treasure, my sacrifice, loom up. Land-where-they-moved-out looms up, Now the blue mountain looms up, The tail of the hen-hawk looms up, My treasure, my sacrifice, loom up.7 So she sang for the yellow and white sacred mountains as well. After a night's rest, Elder Sister continued to wander. She soon ate all the pinyon nuts that she had roasted the day before. Then, like a bear, she began to eat chokecherries, service berries, gooseberries, and currants. She soon found her path blocked by a large black creature with its head to the south and its tail to the north. On its back were white, yellow, blue, and red spots. It |