Before the creation of man, the creator realized there were other things that would harm (or interfere) with the ways of the living. The people also knew there were two powerful forces: the good and the evil. Our grandfather, Hatówi, promised the people that he would guard and protect them as deep as the roots of the mighty hickory.

In the surrounding villages there were many gathering places where the people held councils and religious ceremonies. By the time another meeting came around, the people noticed one or two people were missing as it seemed they never returned. Was it because of sickness? or death?

For this reason, a woman was wondering what was happening. Then, it happened to her family and she began to wonder even more on the whereabouts of her lost one. when she retired for the night, it seemed to her that she was not awoke, nor asleep, it seemed out of nowhere appeared an image of a man.

He said, "To your disbelief I have appeared before you because your thoughts are on the people missing when you attended the meetings. Now, this has happened, one member of your family is missing. Your thoughts are on the whereabouts of your lost one. This is the reason I have appeared before you, I am here to help you and those who live here, as it has also happened to the people in the surrounding villages. Many people have deep and sorrowful thoughts and everyone is thinking the same, what has happened?

I am the whirl-winds that circulate the earth with the purpose of helping your people. I am here to tell you that there is something that dwells beneath your gathering places. You have no knowledge of this unknown evil which is taking your people from you. If you do not guard and protect yourselves, it will take all the people and destroy the surrounding villages. This is what's on its mind.

Your grandfather, Hatówi, has been here prior to me, promised to guard and protect your people. So it shall be, I shall work with him. I also have strength and power that equals your guardian and protector, your grandfather, Hatówi.

It shall be the men who belong to the medicine mask society of your grandfather, Hatówi, that I shall work with and they shall uphold and preserve my rituals. You shall choose some men from the medicine mask society who are the healthiest, able-bodied, and the bravest men with hard-tempered minds to represent me.

The Creator has given you, the white-corn (symbolizing life), the second layer of cornhusk shall be taken, split into strands for braiding, sewn together in coils to represent my features, It shall be called the

This is what they shall use to compare me to the whirl-winds that circulate the earth. This will also be worn by the men of the cornhusk mask society as I stand at their backs.

The next time you have a meeting you must be prepared. The largest red-whip staff shall be gathered, one end shall be burnt to a point and it shall be used by the cornhusk mask society. They shall move about as swiftly as a blink of an eye. Now, I shall no longer be seen. It shall be the ones that I work with who shall use my strength and power.

My food shall be prepared from the white-corn which shall be made into flour and then made into small round corn-bread, and boiled in cooking pots. This shall be a binding promise between me and the members of the medicine mask society(s) for the good of all people. This is the way it shall be known for time to come. This shall give you happiness and contented minds.

At the gathering place when all the preparations have been completed, one person will speak on behalf of your people. As soon as the cornhusk mask society arrive, immediately you will burn the sacred tobacco to communicate with me for the strength and power to help your people. The cornhusk mask society will pierce the earth with their burnt pointed red-whip staffs in search of the unknown evil to drive it deep in the ground. For each one that pierces the earth, it will penetrate so deep that it will interfere with the comfort of the evil that lingers beneath the surface of the earth that has been destroying the people in the surrounding villages.

Two men shall be chosen to stand guard and watch at the mouth of the river. As the river turns red, it will carry the unknown evil downstream where the current flows swiftly into rapids and that shall be the end of evil^'s (or large serpent's) existence. Now, you will continue to live happily ever after in your villages.

There are many variations to represent my appearance but all have the same strength and power and all require the same type of food. In future, if the preparation of native food (the corn-bread) is lost then the wheat-flour may be used and made into round scones (or fried-bread). If that is the only way they know how to prepare the food when their thoughts are of me then that is the way it shall be known for time to come.

They shall be a company: the medicine mask society and the cornhusk mask society. From this time on, the fastest runners will pierce the earth as they go with the burnt pointed red-whip stalks to keep all evil creatures deep down underground below the surface of the earth. This company shall stand before all harm which could cause suffering to the people in the surrounding villages. They, Hatówi and , have strength and power to protect the members of the medicine mask society(s) for time to come. *