Schematic Outline
Main Narrative: Mastamho’s Instituting
A. Mastamho Disposes of Dead Matavilya: 1-6
1. Matavilya’s death and pyre at Ha’avulypo
2. Coyote seeks fire
3. Fly and the cremation
4. Coyote’s theft of the heart
5. Covering of the ashes
6. Coyote abandoned, homeless
B. Avikwame, River, Desert Land and Foods Made: 7-19
7. Mastamho promises to teach
8. Arrival at Avikwame
9. White-spring made for the Chemehuevi
10. Colorado River, fish, and ducks made at Hatasaṭa for the Mohave
11. Matavilya’s ashes washed away
12. Boat tilted to widen valley
13. Avikwame mountain made from mud
14. Other mountains made
15. Four seed foods made for the Chemehuevi
16. Four plant foods made for the Walapai
17. Planning for the Yavapai
18. Foods and water made for the Yavapai
19. Languages given to Chemehuevi, Walapai, Yavapai
C. House, Shade, Sleep, and Playground: 20-35
20. Planning a shade roof
21. Ant makes dry ground
22. Two insects dig postholes
23. Shade built
24. House planned
25. House built
26. Door made
27. Insect helpers given names
28. Sunset named
29. House entered
30-32. Night; Future nights; Sleep
33. Day coming
34. Playground made at Miakwa’orve
35. More in time
D. Wild Seeds Planted: 36-42
36. Planning to plant
37. Scaup Duck plants four wild seeds in overflow
38. You will understand later
39. Planning for more planting
40. Frog told to be ready to plant
41. Frog told what wild seeds to plant
42. Return to Avikwame
E. Counting, Directions, Tribal Names: 43-58
43. Preparation for the next night
44-46. First, second, third counts taught
47. Final count taught
48. Fingers made on hand
49. First direction names taught
50. Final direction names taught
51. Mispronounced tribal names
52. Walapai and Yavapai tribes named
53. Chemehuevi named
54. Yuma and Kamia named
55. Mohave named
56. Told to stay a while
57. Doctors will dream of this
58. Mastamho takes new name
F. Hawks and War: 59-69
59-62. Four hawks given names and war power
63. Practice trial
64. Weapons to be made
65. Cremation of warriors
66. Dreamers of journey will be runners
67. Eagle unintelligent; to dream of him unlucky
68. Crane ugly; to dream of him unlucky
69. Hawks will wear morning star in fight
G. Thrasher, Mockingbird, and Mastamho’s Dream Names: 70-75
H. Pottery and Farmed Food Instituted: 76-78
76. Pottery vessels each given two names
77. Planted foods named
78. Chutaha singing with basket
I. Thrasher and Mockingbird Delegated to Teach: 79-81
J. Mastamho’s Transformation into Bald Eagle: 82-84
82. Turns into Bald Eagle at Avikutaparve
83. Floats downriver to Hokusave
84. Flies south to sea, is crazy (unknowing)
Supplement: Thrasher and Mockingbird Institute Sex Life
K. Courtship Instituted at Miakwa’orve: 85-92
L. Transformation of Water and Valley Birds: 93-97
93. All go downriver to Hokusave
94. Noses of racers pierced there
95. Yahalyetaka’s nose pierced with difficulty
96. Racers become water birds
97. Some others become valley birds
M. Mountain Birds Transformed at Rattlesnake’s Playfield: 98-101
N. Leftover Straggler Reaches the Sea: 102
Notes
70. Gnatcatcher to be rich: women will dream of
71. Tšoaikwatakwe in cottonwoods: women also dream of
72. Thrasher and Mockingbird-to-be named
73-75. Three new names of Mastamho
79. Thrasher and Mockingbird appointed to teach play and sex
80. Avikwame named
81. What Thrasher and Mockingbird are to do and be
85. Thrasher and Mockingbird face people on playground at Miakwa’orve
86. Tortoise chosen to be approached
87-90. Sparrowhawk, Quail, Ah’akwasilye, Oriole rejected
91. Blue Heron accepted by Tortoise
92. Dove arrives: loose women dream of her
98. Rest led back to Miakwa’orve
99. Thrasher and Mockingbird at Rattlesnake’s Playground teach venereal cure
100. More songs for this
101. At Three-Mountains, Thrasher, Mockingbird, and rest turn to mountain birds
102. Hakutatkole, left for pošoik sickness, goes south to sea and becomes a bird