of the Calako
altar. The lad could not describe Calako, but said that his
two wives were exceedingly beautiful and arrayed with all
manner of fine garments. They wore great headdresses of
clouds and every kind of corn which they were to give to the
Hopi to plant for food. There were white, red, yellow, blue,
black, blue-and-white speckled, and red-and-yellow speckled
corn, and a seeded grass (_kwapi_).

"The lad returned to the altar and shook his rattle over the
hole in the rock, and from its interior Calako conversed with
him and gave him instructions. In accordance with these he
gathered all the Hopi youths and brought them to the rock,
that Calako might select certain of them to be his priests.
The first test was that of putting their hands in the mud and
impressing them upon the rock. Only those were chosen as
novices the imprints of whose hands had dried on the instant.

"The selected youths then moved within the altar and
underwent the test of flagellation. Calako lashed them with
yucca and willow. Those who made no outcry were told to
remain in the altar, to abstain from salt and flesh for ten
days, when Calako would return and instruct them concerning
the rites to be performed when they sought his aid.

"Calako and his two wives appeared at the appointed time, and
after many ceremonials gave to each of the initiated five
grains of each of the different kinds of corn. The Hopi women
had been instructed to place baskets woven of grass at the
foot of the rock, and in these Calako's wives placed the
seeds of squashes, melons, beans, and all the other
vegetables which the Hopi have since possessed.

"Calako and his wives, after announcing that they would again
return, took off their masks and garments, and laying them on
the rock disappeared within it.

"Some time after this, when the initiated were assembled in
the altar, the Great Plumed Snake appeared to them and said
that Calako could not return unless one of them was brave
enough to take the mask and garments down into the hole and
give them to him. They were all afraid, but the oldest man of
the Hopi took them down and was deputed to return and
represent Calako.

"Shortly afterward Masauwuh stole the paraphernalia, and with
his two brothers masqueraded as Calako and his wives. This
led the