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376 SMITHSONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ANTHROPOLOGY NUMBER 23 "The trouble is, now I can't get them out," he said. "Well, don't worry! Wait a minute, we'll get them," said [the fishes]. Then it was those fishes, they were the ones who brought those little sparrows out. Then they came out. After he got them, he cut open their breasts. He cut open their breasts. Now there was an egg there. Then he brought it to that princess. But that king was just thrashing about, since his powers were exhausted, you see. His powers were exhausted, you see. He was just thrashing about. "Well, adios, Eagle!" said that man again. Then he arrived at the window—there where that princess was still sitting. "Well, here is its egg," he said when he arrived. "Well, all right," she said. She took her egg, as we say. It was as big as a chicken egg, as we say. When that king came staggering in, she knocked him on the head with that egg of hers. Then he died. Then he died right away. That king had some soldiers, as we say. That woman begged permission to come down, as we say—that princess. She begged permission from [the king's] soldiers. "Well, see here, princess, well, when you have asked for permission, I will pass by quickly and scoop you up. I will turn myself into a hawk," said that man. "Well, all right," she said. That princess begged permission and came down, it seems, to the ground. Lord, that hawk appeared. It passed by to scoop her up. He scooped her up the way they catch their food, chicks, as we say. He went on. They tried to shoot him, but he wasn't hit by the bullets now. He wasn't hit by the bullets now. That king died there and the princess, then, left. It was that other man now, it seems, who took her away, as we say. She went with another husband now. He killed her husband, as we say. He went to another town now since he had a wife now—the one whom he was mad about, you see. That's all I've heard. That's how it ends. Rey's transformation of the dead cow into a dead mule is either an inadvertence or a correction. This tale is widely known in Europe and Latin America (Aarne-Thompson 302, A. M. Espinosa, 1967, T141; Hansen, 1957:302). Typically, the hero is aided by grateful animals, who enable him to secure the ogre's heart in the egg, dispatch the ogre, and win the princess. In the New World the helpful animals most commonly are ants, eagles or hawks, lions, and tigers (Boas, 1920:17-24; A. M. Espinosa, 1911, Tl; Espinosa, 1914b:212-213; Parsons, 1932a:310-313; Paredes, 1970, T29; Radin, 1943:194-207; Reid, 1935:112-119; Robe, 1970, T35, T36; Robe, 1971, T5; and Wheeler, 1943, T80, T112, T113, T115). "K'usi, mu xa jta lok'el 7un," xi. "Bweno, mu k'u xal 7avo7on malao j-likeluk ta jsa7tikotik tal," xi la 7un. 7Ora, li ja7 xa la taj choyetik 7une ja7 xa la yik' lok'el tal taj gurionsito 7une. 7Ora, lok' la tal 7un 7isjavbe la yo7on ti staik 7une sjavbeik la li yo7on 7une ton xa la tey 7un. Bweno, ja7 la yich'oj xa tal taj prinsesa 7une pero taj rey 7une yech xa la vuk'ul chevel 7un komo laj xa li spersatak chava7i to laj xa li spwersatak chava7i 7une yech xa la vuk'ul chevel 7un. "Bweno, 7adyos, 7agila!" xi la ech'el taj taj vinik noxtok 7une. Bu, te la k'ot taj ta ventana taj ta buy taj prinsesa chotol to 7une. "Bweno, h'7 me tal ston 7une," xi la k'otel 7un. "Bweno, stak'," xi la 7un. Yich' la taj ston xkaltik j-p'ej la ta ton kaxlan xkaltik 7une. Va7i 7un, k'al xvuk'laj k'otel taj taj rey xkaltik 7une 7ixchek'be la tzjol taj taj ston 7une, te xa la me cham 7un te xa cham ta 7ora 7un. Bweno, porke 7oy yajsolterotak xkaltik taj rey 7une. Bweno pwes, sk'an la permiso yalel taj 7antz ya7el xkaltik taj prinsesa 7une sk'anbe permiso yajsolterotak 7une. "Bweno, k'el avil 7un, prinsesa, bweno, ti mi 7ak'an permiso 7une ta me x7ech' jjopot ta 7anil 7un xik me ta jpas jba 7un," xi la taj 7a taj vinik 7une. "Bweno, stak'," xi la 7un. Bweno, 7isk'an permiso 7iyal ya7el taj ta balamil taj prinsesa 7une, ke, tal la taj xike 7ech' la sjop sjop ech'el k'u cha7al stzak sve7el vivich xkaltik, bat la, te la ya7uk xa la 7ak'bat bala pero mu xa xtae ta bala 7un, mu xa xtae ta bala 7un, te la te nel taj rey 7une 7i li prinsesae che7e bat ja7 yik' ech'el taj yan 7o vinik xa ya7el xkaltik 7un yan xa 7o smalal bat xchi7uk 7un ja7 smil komel li smalal xkaltik 7une. Bweno, bat ta yan 7o jtek-lum xa 7un komo 7oy xa yajnil ech'el ti vinik ti bu yaloj yo7on ta j-mek chava7i 7une, ja7 nox yech i ka7yoj chak taj 7une ja7 yech 7ilaj 7o yech chak taj 7une. The animals bestow on the hero a toenail, leg, hair or feathers. So equipped, when he calls out "Dios y hormiga" or "Dios y un buen leon," etc., he is transformed into that animal. The conquest of the ogre in three Mexican versions begins with the killing of a porcupine, from which springs a rabbit. When the rabbit is killed, a dove flies out, and when the dove is killed, its egg is removed. The egg, applied to the ogre's forehead, causes his death and frees the princess (Reid, loc. cit; Wheeler, T113, T115). In Zinacantan, where equal distribution of food is considered so important, it is fitting that the hero's fairness be rewarded, but even this detail is basic to the European tale type.
"My elder brother!" said Deer. Since Rabbit used to have antlers, as we say. "Let me borrow your shoes and your hat, because . . . but me, they fit a little. You, you're small, they don't fit you," said Deer. "Eh, I don't know if I'll give them to you," said [Rabbit]. "Just for a minute," said [Deer]. "I'll borrow them for just a minute," said that awful Deer. "Okay, take them, then! But give them back to me! Please don't run off with them!" [Deer] was told. [Rabbit] gave him those shoes of his. [Rabbit] gave him that hat of his. It was his antlers, as we say. Lord, that deer took them. Lord, now he didn't give them back. [Rabbit] tried to ask him for them. [Deer] never gave them back to him. They were good, the deer's hoofs were good, as we say. And his hat was good now, as we say. But as for Rabbit, he was simply left without his sandals. He just was walking along barefoot. So dumb Rabbit got tricked. That Deer, I think he got into a contest. He got into a contest with Toad. Now he and Toad talked to each other when they met at the spring. "Shall we race and see who is man enough—who wins, who races faster?" said that Deer. He asked Toad. "Okay, I can do it," said that Toad. "I can do it," he said. "When shall we have the contest?" he said. They set aside a day for it, either tomorrow or whenever, it seems, as we say. "Okay, I can do it," he said. The toads talked to each other. They lined up, far apart. Far apart they li—ned up, each one. "Okay, now, Toad!" [Deer] said. "I'm ahead," said that Toad. Deer thought that Toad was left behind. He had da—shed ahead, you see. "Now, Toad!" said that deer. "I'm ahead. I'm ahead." They had lined up, you see. That Deer grew tired. And, "I'm ahead," said the toads who were lined up. "Oh, hell, you were right that you can jump terribly well, then!" said that Deer. Another day, too, it was Mosquito. Those mosquitoes were walking about, swarming. "Hell, I'd like to squash you underfoot, to squash you underfoot," said that Deer. REY KOMIS 377 How Rabbit Lost His Hat and Sandals, How the Weak Ones Won T167 "Jbankil!" xi la li li te7tikil chije, komo ja7 7o to 7ox 7a li xxulub xkaltik i t'ule. 7A li "Jch'amuntik j-likeluk li 7asapatoe xchi7uk lapixole, yu7n pero vo7one ja7 jnupin 7o jutuk, vo7ote bik'itote mu xanupin 7o," xi la li te7tikil chij 7une. "Je, mu jna7 mi xakak'be," xi la 7un. "J-likel nox jch'amuntik 7un," xi la taj taj mu te7tikil chij 7une. "Bweno, 7ich'o che7e pero xavak'bon me 7un mu me xajatav 7o 7un!" xut la 7un. Yak'be la taj ssapatoe 7iyak'be la taj spixole, ja7 li xxulub xkaltik 7une, ke7re, yich' taj te7tikil chije, ke7re mu xa bu 7iyak'be 70 7un, ja7 li lek lek svoy xkaltik i te7tikil chij 7une, 71 7i lek xa xpixol xkaltik 7un, yan i t'ul 7une, solel yech te ch'abal xa xxonob, yech xa xchunchon yok chanav 7une, yech'o ja7 7ista cho7el li j7a7yel t'ul 7une. Va7i taj te7tikil chij 7une, 7a li 7ispasik preva chka7i 7un, 7ispasik preva xchi7uk sapo. 7A li 76ra, li sapo 7une, 7isk'opon sbaik 7ista ta vo7. "Mi xak'an xi7anilajotik jk'eltik buch'u vinik, buch'u xkuch yu7un, buch'u mas x7anilaj?" xi la xi la taj te7tikil chij 7une. Xut ti sapo 7une. "Bweno, stak'," xi la taj sapo 7une. "Stak'," xi la 7un. "K'usi 7ora ta jpastik preva?" xi la 7un. Xch'akbe sk'ak'alil mi 7ok'ob k'u xi ya7el xkaltik 7une. "Bweno, stak'," xi la 7un. Bweno, sk'opon la sbaik ti sapoetik 7une, 7ixchol la sbaik ta nomtik ta nomtik, 7ixcho—1 la sbaik ech'el ta j-mek, ju-kotik 7un. Bweno, 7a li "7Ora, sapo!" xi la 7un. "7Adelante stoy!" xi la taj xi la taj sapo 7une. Xa7uk xa la komuk taj sapo li te7tikil chij 7une, sli—chojbe chava7i 7un. "7Ora, sapo!" xi la taj te7tikil chij 7une. "7Adelante stoy, 7adelante stoy!" Xcholoj sbaik chava7i 7un, cho7el 7iyich' 7un. Bweno, 7ilub taj te7tikil chij 7une. 71 "7Adelante stoy!" xi li sapo 7une. Te cholol ech'el 7un. "7Ay kavron, yech ka xaval ti xana7 xap'it ta j-meke leke che7e!" xi la taj te7tikil chij 7une. Bweno, ta 7otro jun 7o k'ak'al noxtok 7un, xenen la 7un. Bweno, te la xkotlajet xlamet taj xenen 7une. "Kavron, sk'an ko7one xajju7 ta tek'el xajju7 ta tek'el," xi la taj te7tikil chij 7une.
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