under the sun, and with these poles the twelve men
at each of the cardinal points raised it. They could not get it high
enough to prevent the people and grass from burning. The people then said,
"Let us stretch the world;" so the twelve men at each point expanded the
world. The sun continued to rise as the world expanded, and began to shine
with less heat, but when it reached the meridian the heat became great and
the people suffered much. They crawled everywhere to find shade. Then the
voice of Darkness went four times around the world telling the men at the
cardinal points to go on expanding the world. "I want all this trouble
stopped," said Darkness; "the people are suffering and all is burning; you
must continue stretching." And the men blew and stretched, and after a
time they saw the sun rise beautifully, and when the sun again reached the
meridian it was only tropical. It was then just right, and as far as the
eye could reach the earth was encircled first with the white dawn of day,
then with the blue of early morning, and all things were perfect. And
Ahsonnutli commanded the twelve men to go to the east, south, west, and
north, to hold up the heavens (Yiyanitsinni, the holders up of the
heavens), which office they are supposed to perform to this day.

HASJELTI AND HOSTJOGHON.

Hasjelti and Hostjoghon were the children of Ahsonnutli, the turquoise,
and Yolaikaiason (white-shell woman, wife of the sun). Ahsonnutli placed
an ear of white corn and Yolaikaiason an ear of yellow corn on the
mountain where the fogs meet. The corn conceived, the white corn giving
birth to Hasjelti and the yellow corn to Hostjoghon. These two became the
great song-makers of the world. They gave to the mountain of their
nativity (Henry Mountain in Utah) two songs and two prayers; they then
went to Sierra Blanca (Colorado) and made two songs and prayers and
dressed the mountain in clothing of white shell with two eagle plumes
placed upright upon the head. From here they visited San Mateo Mountain
(New Mexico) and gave to it two songs and prayers, and dressed it in
turquoise, even to the leggings and moccasins, and placed two eagle plumes
on the head. Hence they went to San Francisco Mountain (Arizona) and made
two songs and prayers and dressed that mountain in abalone shells with two
eagle plumes upon the head. They then visited Ute Mountain and gave to it
two songs and prayers and dressed it in black beads. This mountain also
had