los pies, del mismo anchor. Y aunque sobraba sobre los pies más de dos palmos, que se tendían delante los pies, era hecho de tal manera este ornamento que cualquiera aire que corriese, por poco que fuese, le meneaba y levantaba, y todas las plumas resplandecían y parecían de diversas colores.
\nEstaba sentado esta estatua en un trono de un cuero de tigre que tenía pies y manos y cabeza natural, aunque estaba seco, esta estatua así adornada no lexos de un hogar que estaba delante della. Y a la media noche sacaban fuego nuevo, para que ardiese en aquel hogar, y sacábanlo con unos palos, uno puesto abaxo, y sobre él barrenaban con otro palo, como torciéndole entre las manos con gran priesa, y con aquel movimiento y calor se encendía el fuego. Y allí lo tomaban con yesca y encendíanlo en el hogar.
\nA la mañana, en amaneciendo, venían todos los muchachos y mancebillos trayendo todos la caza que habían tomado el día antes, y ordenábanse todos en rencle, y iban delante los viejos que estaban allí junto a la casa de calpulli, donde estaba la estatua, y ofrecíanlas las aves que traían cazadas, de todo género, y tam[bién]
\n","citation_key":"citation_lopez_spanish_transcription","citation":{"en":["Spanish by López Austin & García Quintana 2000"],"es":["Español por López Austin & García Quintana 2000"]}},{"id":"5d60f59c-e8f3-40a9-82b8-6b474e2df237","choice":{"en":["Spanish-to-English by García Garagarza 2023"],"es":["Español-al-inglés por García Garagarza 2023"]},"type":"translation","type_label":{"en":["spanish translation"],"es":["traducción al español"]},"column":"spanish","language":{"en":["English"],"es":["Inglés"]},"language_code":"eng","subtitle":"(García Garagarza 2023)","markdown":"its feet, the same width throughout. And even though it reached more than two hand spans over its feet—extending in front of the feet—this ornament would be made in such a way that any blowing breeze, no matter how soft, would lift it and make it sway, so that all its feathers would shine, showing all their different colors. \n\nThis statue would be seated on a throne made of tiger skin that still had its natural feet, hands, and head—though [the skin] was dried out. Thus adorned, this statue would not be far from a fireplace that was in front of it. And at midnight, they would make a new fire, so that it would burn in that fireplace. They would make [the fire] with two sticks: they would put one stick on the bottom and drill on it with the other stick, as if twisting it very fast between their hands; and the fire would be ignited with that movement and heat. And they would pick it up from there with tinder and light it in the fireplace.\n\nIn the morning, at the break of dawn, all the young men and boys would come and bring the game that they had caught [while hunting] the day before. And they would all arrange themselves in a line and go before the older men who would be there beside the _calpolli_ house, where the statue was kept; and they would offer the birds that they had caught, of every kind, as well as","html":"its feet, the same width throughout. And even though it reached more than two hand spans over its feet—extending in front of the feet—this ornament would be made in such a way that any blowing breeze, no matter how soft, would lift it and make it sway, so that all its feathers would shine, showing all their different colors.
\nThis statue would be seated on a throne made of tiger skin that still had its natural feet, hands, and head—though [the skin] was dried out. Thus adorned, this statue would not be far from a fireplace that was in front of it. And at midnight, they would make a new fire, so that it would burn in that fireplace. They would make [the fire] with two sticks: they would put one stick on the bottom and drill on it with the other stick, as if twisting it very fast between their hands; and the fire would be ignited with that movement and heat. And they would pick it up from there with tinder and light it in the fireplace.
\nIn the morning, at the break of dawn, all the young men and boys would come and bring the game that they had caught [while hunting] the day before. And they would all arrange themselves in a line and go before the older men who would be there beside the calpolli house, where the statue was kept; and they would offer the birds that they had caught, of every kind, as well as
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\nauh in omotlali tletl, in otlatvic, in otlatlalchipaoac, mec ommotecpana, õmoiacatia in telpopochti, in pipiltotonti, qujmõmacatimanj, in vevetque, in cocoa in oqujmacique: qujnoalcujlitimanj in vevetque, tleco qujmontlaztimanj, yoan in ie ixqujch, in aqujn çaço tlein ocacic, in jxqujch tototl, in acatzanatl, in teutzanatl, in acatechichictli, in ie ixqujch nepapã tototl, yoan in axolotl, in acaltetepon, in mjlquaxochtli, xovili, in amjlotl, in xalmjchi, in acocilin, in cujatl, anenez, moch tleco qujmõtlaztimanj:
\nnjmã ic oalqujztimanj, qujnoalmacatimanj, cecentetl in oauhqujltamalli. Auh ixqujch tlacatl in maceoalli mooauhqujltamalhuja: ixpan ontlamanaia in xiuhtecutli: çan teiollotlama, in quezquj ontlamanaia
\n","citation_key":"citation_anderson_nahuatl_transcription","citation":{"en":["Nahuatl by Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"],"es":["Náhuatl por Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"]}},{"id":"d6a94704-3e27-4414-8f22-26d73d7d9946","choice":{"en":["Nahuatl-to-English by Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"],"es":["Náhuatl-al-inglés por Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982"]},"type":"translation","type_label":{"en":["nahuatl translation"],"es":["traducción al náhuatl"]},"column":"nahuatl","language":{"en":["English"],"es":["Inglés"]},"language_code":"eng","subtitle":"(Anderson & Dibble 1953–1982)","markdown":"the ocelot skin mat lay with paws extended; in the same way its head lay face down. And this [image of] Xiuhtecutli was before a brazier. At midnight [the priest] used the fire drill [to make a fire]. And when a flame fell, thereupon he blew upon it; then he made the fire.\n\nAnd when the fire had been made, when it was dawn, when it grew bright on the land, then there ranged themselves, there came first the youths, the small boys; they were giving the old men the snakes which they had caught. The old men were spread about taking them from [the boys]; they were spread about casting them into the fire. And everything, whatever anyone had captured—all the birds, the reed thrushes,[^4] boat-tailed grackles,[^5] western grebes,[^6] all the various birds, and salamanders,[^7] large lizards,[^8] long-tailed lizards,[^9] thick dark fish,[^10] thick white fish,[^11] small white fish,[^12] shrimps,[^13] frogs,[^14] dragonfly larvae[^15]—all of them they were spread about casting into the fire. \n\nThen [the boys] were spread about coming forth; [the priests] were spread about offering each one a tamal stuffed with greens. And everyone of the common folk made themselves tamales stuffed with greens. They laid them before [the image of] Xiuhtecutli. As many as laid them out \n\n\n\n\n[^4]: “*Tordo de las cañas o milpero*” in Francisco J. Santamaría, *Diccionario de Mejicanismos* (Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, S. A., 1959, hereafter referred to as Santamaría, *Diccionario*), p. 18. Cf. also Dibble and Anderson, *Book XI*, p. 50. \n\n\n[^5]: *Cassidix mexicanus* (Gmelin) in *ibid.*, p. 50. \n\n\n[^6]: *Aechmophorus occidentalis* (Lawrence) in *ibid.*, p. 31.\n\n\n[^7]: *Amblystoma tigrinum* L., *Proteus mexicanus, Sideron humboldti* in *ibid.*, p. 64. \n\n\n[^8]: *Heloderma horridum* in Santamaría, *Diccionario*, p. 15.\n\n\n[^9]: *Cnemidophorus sexlineatus gularis* in Dibble and Anderson, *Book XI*, p. 61.\n\n\n[^10]: *Cyprinus americanus* or *Algansae tincella* C. in *ibid.*, p. 62. \n\n\n[^11]: *Chirostoma humboldtianum* in *ibid.*, p. 62.\n\n\n[^12]: *Amilotl, xouilin* and *xalmichi* are said to be the same, differing only in size and color. See n. 11. \n\n\n[^13]: *Cambarellus montezumae* in *ibid.*, p. 64. \n\n\n[^14]: *Rana esculenta, R. temporaria* in *ibid.*, p. 63. \n\n\n[^15]: *Larva de libélula* (dragon fly) in *ibid.*, p. 64.","html":"the ocelot skin mat lay with paws extended; in the same way its head lay face down. And this [image of] Xiuhtecutli was before a brazier. At midnight [the priest] used the fire drill [to make a fire]. And when a flame fell, thereupon he blew upon it; then he made the fire.
\nAnd when the fire had been made, when it was dawn, when it grew bright on the land, then there ranged themselves, there came first the youths, the small boys; they were giving the old men the snakes which they had caught. The old men were spread about taking them from [the boys]; they were spread about casting them into the fire. And everything, whatever anyone had captured—all the birds, the reed thrushes,1 boat-tailed grackles,2 western grebes,3 all the various birds, and salamanders,4 large lizards,5 long-tailed lizards,6 thick dark fish,7 thick white fish,8 small white fish,9 shrimps,10 frogs,11 dragonfly larvae12—all of them they were spread about casting into the fire.
\nThen [the boys] were spread about coming forth; [the priests] were spread about offering each one a tamal stuffed with greens. And everyone of the common folk made themselves tamales stuffed with greens. They laid them before [the image of] Xiuhtecutli. As many as laid them out
\n“Tordo de las cañas o milpero” in Francisco J. Santamaría, Diccionario de Mejicanismos (Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, S. A., 1959, hereafter referred to as Santamaría, Diccionario), p. 18. Cf. also Dibble and Anderson, Book XI, p. 50.↩
Cassidix mexicanus (Gmelin) in ibid., p. 50.↩
Aechmophorus occidentalis (Lawrence) in ibid., p. 31.↩
Amblystoma tigrinum L., Proteus mexicanus, Sideron humboldti in ibid., p. 64.↩
Heloderma horridum in Santamaría, Diccionario, p. 15.↩
Cnemidophorus sexlineatus gularis in Dibble and Anderson, Book XI, p. 61.↩
Cyprinus americanus or Algansae tincella C. in ibid., p. 62.↩
Chirostoma humboldtianum in ibid., p. 62.↩
Amilotl, xouilin and xalmichi are said to be the same, differing only in size and color. See n. 11.↩
Cambarellus montezumae in ibid., p. 64.↩
Rana esculenta, R. temporaria in ibid., p. 63.↩
Larva de libélula (dragon fly) in ibid., p. 64.↩