Story 33—
Ending:
Raven and Geehoduk
Soon after the old woman died, the people [who had stayed behind] moved closer to these [Komatke] mountains, where there were lots of bushes or trees in a thicket. There a raven and a bird they call geehoduk (like a pigeon)[g] had a fight. The raven was a Wooshkum and the geehoduk was Hohokam.
The bird like a pigeon made a noise like a pigeon, and the [Wooshkum] people were afraid. It wasn't long since the old woman had died, and they were sad all the time. They sang:
We have arrived
In the land of the thicket
In this the geehoduk
Is gladly singing.
[g] Unknown. Gi 'ihodag means "thinness," "leanness."
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We have arrived
In the land of the thicket
In this the raven
Is gladly singing.