YASHPEH
International Folktales Collection
Why the Navaho Buy so Much Turquoise |
Tales of the Cochiti Indians |
Tradition: Cochiti, American Indian |
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[6] There is a sacred place in the Navaho country where they go to make offerings to obtain domestic animals. If they have clean hearts and are thinking good thoughts toward all their people, a white horse will appear to them. So they get horses and sheep. They use some of the turquoise for themselves, but the most of it they use for these offerings. |
For discussion about the informants look at the preface to the book – Book No. 58 (http://btjerusalem.com/yashpeh/mb_bookp.php?mishtane=58). [6] Informant 6. |
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