Then the animals were divided. There was much talking. Some wanted it to be night always. Some said it was best to have it always day. The bear wanted it always dark. He had a big voice and kept chanting: “Always night. Always night.”
Each animal said something. The little chipmunk had a loud voice and kept singing: “Light will come. Light will come.” He has a loud voice yet.
The council was held in the night. The animals could not decide what was best, but the chipmunk kept [[177]]saying: “Light will come. Light will come”; and before any one knew it the sun began to rise.
The night animals, with the bear for a leader, were very angry. The chipmunk saw the day was coming and began to run. The bear said it was because he was afraid and ran after him.
The great bear was clumsy. The little chipmunk was quick, but the bear nearly caught him as the chipmunk ran into a hole in a hollow tree. The bear struck him, and the black stripes down the chipmunk’s back show where the bear hit him.
The chipmunk and his tribe won, and night and day have come ever since that council. [[178]]
Dance of the Moki Antelope Priests
From a Photograph
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