Editing Diné Bahaneʼ (section)

==== The Journey to the Sun ====
By daybreak the twins were approaching the sacred mountain called {{spell-nv|Dził Náʼoodiłii}}.  They saw smoke rising from the ground, and saw that it came from an underground chamber with a ladder extending.  When they looked down into the entrance they saw an old woman sitting before a small fire.  It was {{spell-nv|Naʼashjéʼii Asdzą́ą́}}, Spider Woman.  "Enter, {{spell-nv|shiyáázh}} (my sons)," she said in a raspy voice. "Who are you and why do you walk on Atiin diyinii, the trail of the rainbow?"  The boys entered.  "We do not know who we are, and we do not know where we are going," said the twins.  "We are fleeing for our lives."  "You must tell me more," said Spider Woman.  "{{spell-nv|Asdzą́ą́ Nádleehé}}, Changing Woman, is our mother, and we flee {{spell-nv|Naayééʼ}}, the Alien Monsters," said the boys.  "You are welcome here, and you can learn much from me," said Spider Woman.  "But you must tell me more."  "We are yátashkii, raised without a father," the twins said.  "Perhaps our father is a round cactus.  We follow the Holy Trail because the monsters will destroy us if they can."

{{spell-nv|Naʼashjéʼii Asdzą́ą́}}, Spider Woman, stood and extended her arms. "I will tell you who your father is and how to go to him," she said, and she gestured to the first twin to sit on a chair of obsidian and to the second twin to sit on a chair of turquoise.  She gave them food.  Then she said, "Your father is {{spell-nv|Jóhonaaʼéí}}, the Sun.  His dwelling is far to the east.  The way is long and dangerous.  Many monsters live between here and there.  And your father may try to harm you."  "Tell us how to go there," said the twins.  "You must cross four dangerous places," said Spider Woman. You must pass the rocks that crush all travelers.  You must cross the reeds that cut travelers to pieces.  You must cross between the cane cactuses that cut travelers to shreds.  Then you must pass the boiling sands that burn travelers to fine ashes. Beyond those four points no ordinary creature can pass.  But I will give you a talisman that will help you." Saying this, she handed the boys the sacred {{spell-nv|naayééʼ atsʼos}}, a hoop fashioned from the life feathers of monster eagles.  "Treat this charm carefully and use it correctly," she said.  "As you face your enemies, stare at them without fear, and extend the {{spell-nv|naayééʼ atsʼos}} towards them.  Then repeat this song:
"Rub your feet with pollen and rest them. Rub your hands with pollen and rest them. Rub your body with pollen and lie at rest. Rub your head with pollen and put your mind to rest.  Then truly your feet become pollen.  Your hands become pollen. Your body becomes pollen.  Your head becomes pollen. Your spirit will then become pollen.  Your voice will then become pollen.  All of you is as pollen is. And what pollen is, that is what peace is. The trail ahead is now a beautiful trail. Long life is ahead.  Happiness is ahead."  "Now," she said, "You are ready to go on. You have the power that you need. Walk in beauty."<ref>Zolbrod, pp. 196–199.</ref>

The twins continued east on the Trail of the Rainbow until they came to a narrow pass between two high cliffs.  The cliffs pulled apart as they approached.  They walked quickly to the opening and stopped suddenly, and the cliffs slammed together in front of them.  "We are the children of {{spell-nv|Jóhonaaʼéí}}, the Sun," the twins called. We go to him with a message from Spider Woman."  "Tell us the message," called a voice.  The boys held out the naayééʼ atsʼos and sang the song Spider Woman had taught them.  The cliffs parted, and the twins passed safely between them.  Next they came to the slashing reeds, and again they held out the {{spell-nv|naayééʼ atsʼos}} and sang the holy song, and passed safely through.  They came next to the cane cactuses, {{spell-nv|Hosh Ditsáhiitsoh}}, which sprang to life as they approached.  Again with the {{spell-nv|naayééʼ atsʼos}} and the song of Spider Woman they passed through safely.  At last they came to {{spell-nv|Séítʼáád}}, the Boiling Dunes, which began to swirl and boil when they approached.  "We must know who you are and where you come from and where you are going and to what purpose," roared the dunes.  "We are the children of {{spell-nv|Jóhonaaʼéí}}, the Sun," the twins called. We come from {{spell-nv|Dził Náʼoodiłii}}. We go to our father with a message from Spider Woman."  They held out the {{spell-nv|naayééʼ atsʼos}}, and sang the song of Spider Woman, and the dunes subsided.  "Continue on," the dunes said.  "Long life is ahead. Happiness is ahead." To the east the twins saw the turquoise dwelling of the Sun.<ref>Zolbrod pp. 200–205</ref>