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Show 52 iv. asdzA nAadleehi bidine'e log. Another time the log stuck in the mud flats, and Water Sprinkler was called. He poured down water from the sky, the river rose, and the log floated free. Still another time, the log wedged in the roots of trees planted by some Yei'ii. After offerings were made, however, the Yei'ii removed the trees, and the log continued on. Finally the log came to a lake surrounded by cliffs. This was the home of the Water Fringe Mouth Yei'ii (Tha'tladze Dzahodoolzhahii). They unrolled a painting of the Sprinkler Yei'ii, scattered cornmeal, and directed Younger Brother to move onto the painting. There he sat down and prayed. At that moment, a Fringe Mouth Yei'ii and a Shooting Yei'ii arrived. The sacred power of their presence was so great that Younger Brother began to shake violently. The Chief of the Fringe Mouths restored Younger Brother by singing over him, by applying a mountain-sheep horn to his body, and by burning cornmeal as incense. He was given several songs at the time, but the Chief of the Fringe Mouths told him that he should visit Calling God if he wished to gather more songs. Calling God lived in an underwater home on the other side of the lake. In his house, Younger Brother was shown the Rows of Talking Gods and Water Sprinklers picture and the Many Dancers picture. Calling God also gave him some medicine and said a pollen prayer for him. When he came up from Calling God's home, Younger Brother looked out across the lake. In the center of the lake were logs in the form of a cross. The cross whirled about on the surface of the water. From the ends of the logs grew beautiful stalks of corn. Next to the corn sat Holy People, singing, "You have come for my sake." The logs circled the lake four times, finally reaching the western shore. When the Holy People left their places on the whirling logs and entered their house, Younger Brother followed them. The Holy People welcomed Younger Brother to the Place of the Whirling Logs (Tsin Na'eelii, To Aheedli) and showed him the beautiful Whirling Logs sandpainting. When he told them that he had come to learn ritual knowledge, they showed him how to make frost medicine and sing the Tsin Na'eelii songs. Then they made a new sandpainting even more beautiful than the first. First they laid out the Whirling Logs, radiating from a central sacred lake. Between the logs, they placed stalks of squash, tobacco, beans, and corn. Finally they enclosed the whole painting with the Rainbow. |