This powder she put into a small basket which Gesnip brought her.
"I am glad we caught the grasshoppers. They taste better than acorn meal
mush," said Payuchi.
"How many grasshoppers there are in the fall," said Gesnip, "and so many
rabbits, too."
"We had such a good time at the rabbit drive," said Payuchi.
"And such a big feast afterwards, nearly as good as last night," said
Gesnip.
"Tell me about the rabbit drive," said Cleeta, squatting down beside the
children in front of the fire.
"It was in the big wash up the river toward the mountains," began
Payuchi. "You have seen the rabbits running to hide in a bunch of grass
and cactus when you go with mother to the mountains for acorns, haven't
you?"
Cleeta nodded. "Not this winter, though. We saw only two to-day," she
said.
"That is because of the drive," said her brother. "It was in the
afternoon, with the wind blowing from the ocean, and all the men who
could shoot best with bow and arrow, or throw the spear well, stood on
the other side of the wash."
"Father was there," said Cleeta.
"Yes, and many others," said Payuchi.
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