The Ahö'li and the Kachinas of Walpi
In Walpi lived an old Ahö'li Kachina with his sister, the Kachin-mana, leading her because of his age and frailty. They planted in their field south of Walpi, depositing prayer offerings at a báho shrine. Meanwhile, the Ââ'ototo, Big-Horn Kachina, and others gathered and descended the mesa, marking shrines between villages. They encountered the Cóoyoko, a dangerous being with protruding eyes, a large knife, and rattles around his body, who killed and devoured children. The Kachinas negotiated safe passage, promising Cóoyoko could destroy only the bad. The Kachinas descended to a beautiful hous