. Bulletin. Ethnology. O'Beyan] the dine: origin myths of the NAVAHO INDIANS 57 Then he reached out and turned just as the sun travels; he motioned to all that he saw and he drew it to his body.^ After this the Gambler bet against the young man all that he had won, all that he had. Just the one bet. All was ready for the game. The two men were standing at the race track, eager to roll the ring. The young man threw his ring and away they raced after it. The Gambler was in the lead and he cast his stick. The young man cast his stick ahead of the Gambler's stick. The ring rolled over the Gam- ble
. Bulletin. Ethnology. O'Beyan] the dine: origin myths of the NAVAHO INDIANS 57 Then he reached out and turned just as the sun travels; he motioned to all that he saw and he drew it to his body.^ After this the Gambler bet against the young man all that he had won, all that he had. Just the one bet. All was ready for the game. The two men were standing at the race track, eager to roll the ring. The young man threw his ring and away they raced after it. The Gambler was in the lead and he cast his stick. The young man cast his stick ahead of the Gambler's stick. The ring rolled over the Gam- bler's stick and landed on the young man's stick, on the very center of it. Now after the sticks are cast the racers stop and watch the ring. So when the ring turned over the young man's stick, he ran and /. THE TWO ST/Cf<S ARE TIED WITH KA A DOT SINE (ALSO GIVEN AS AQA DESTL'ONI). THERE ARE STRINGS ON EITHER ENO. 2 STRINGS ARE TIED. 3. THE YOUNG MAN'S Mil O â ^^ /. THE HAIRY, WHICH CATCH HE WINS. STICKY STRINGS, THE STICK WHEN 2. ONE STICK. 3. THE gambler's RING. Figure 7.âThe sticks used in the game of the Rolling Ring: upper, young man's stick; louier, Gambler's stick. grabbed it. The Gambler was very angry. He made for the ring; but the young man held it behind him with his left hand and pushed the Gambler back with his right elbow. He said: "Wait a minute, Brother, what are you going to do with my ring ? All the losers that came up against you did not do this. When they lost, you got them. They were ; So all that the Gambler said was: "All right. We will £fo inside ; THE THIRD GAME, THAT OF THE STICK THE SHAPE OF THE RAINBOW They started for the house of the Gambler. He had lost twice now. Once inside he bet that he would recover all that he had lost and all that the young man possessed in goods and friends. When the bet was settled they entered a room where the Gambler brought ^ Interpreter's note: A splendid example of sympathetic
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