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Show 40 III. HAASHCH'EEH DINE'E BIE relatives, I have become yours again! People, my relatives, do ye rejoice! People, my relatives, on both (your and my) sides it has become pleasant again! From below the east towards me it has become pleasant again, from below the south towards me it has become pleasant again, from below the west towards me it has become pleasant again, from below the north towards me it has become pleasant again! With things pleasant in front of me I shall travel about, with things pleasant in my rear I shall travel about, with things pleasant below me I shall travel about, with things pleasant above me I shall travel about, with all my surroundings in nice shape I shall travel about, with nice (speech) proceeding from my mouth I shall be traveling about. In the form of long life and happiness I shall be traveling about, I have changed into long life, happiness again, pleasant again it has become, pleasant again it has become, pleasant again it has become.12 Younger Brother's Sky Adventures From Big Star Way (Sq Tsohji), Eagle Way (Atseji), and Bead Way (Yoo'ii) Younger Brother began thinking of all the things that had happened to Elder Brother. He decided that his brother needed a ceremony. The next day he set out to visit Big Snake (T/Tiish tsoh) and begged him to sing over his brother. Big Snake replied that it was impossible. "But," he said, "go and visit the Winds. Perhaps one of them will be able to sing over your brother." Younger Brother set out to find the Winds, and Coyote went with him. After a short distance, Coyote asked Younger Brother to help him obtain some eagle feathers. He said, "If you will help me get the eagle feathers, I will go and get the medicine man. I know him well." When they got to the Eagle Rock (Tse etah), south of Zuni, Younger Brother climbed up the rock. When Younger Brother reached the Eagles' nest, Coyote began to blow on the rock. Each time he blew, the rock grew taller and taller. Finally Younger Brother found himself stranded in the nest high above the ground at the very edge of the sky. Coyote snickered and hurried off to Younger Brother's home, where he took the husband's place in the family. Younger Brother was very sad about his fate. The Eagles told him to make an offering of mixed powdered jewels (nitTiz). After |