shell bead and a greater light from the turquoise,
but the light was insufficient.

Twelve men lived at each of the cardinal points. The forty-eight men were
sent for. After their arrival Ahsonnutli sang a song, the men sitting
opposite to her; yet even with their presence the song failed to secure
the needed light. Two eagle plumes were placed upon each cheek of the
turquoise and two on the cheeks of the white-shell beads and one at each
of the cardinal points. The twelve men of the east placed twelve
turquoises at the east of the faces. The twelve men of the south placed
twelve white-shell beads at the south. The twelve men of the west placed
twelve turquoises at the west. Those of the north placed twelve
white-shell beads at that point. Then with the crystal dipped in corn
pollen they made a circle embracing the whole. The wish still remained
unrealized. Then Ahsonnutli held the crystal over the turquoise face,
whereupon it lighted into a blaze. The people retreated far back on
account of the great heat, which continued increasing. The men from the
four points found the heat so intense that they arose, but they could
hardly stand, as the heavens were so close to them. They looked up and saw
two rainbows, one across the other from east to west, and from north to
south. The heads and feet of the rainbows almost touched the men's heads.
The men tried to raise the great light, but each time they failed. Finally
a man and woman appeared, whence they knew not. The man's name was
Atseatsine and the woman's name was Atseatsan. They were asked "How can
this sun be got up." They replied, "We know; we heard the people down here
trying to raise it, and this is why we came." "Chanteen" (sun's rays),
exclaimed the man, "I have the chanteen; I have a crystal from which I can
light the chanteen, and I have the rainbow; with these three I can raise
the sun." The people said, "Go ahead and raise it." When he had elevated
the sun a short distance it tipped a little and burned vegetation and
scorched the people, for it was still too near. Then the people said to
Atseatsine and Atseatsan, "Raise the sun higher," and they continued to
elevate it, and yet it continued to burn everything. They were then called
upon to "lift it higher still, as high as possible," but after at certain
height was reached their power failed; it would go no farther.

The couple then made four poles, two of turquoise and two of white-shell
beads, and each was put