The Traditions of the Hopi, by H.R. Voth, , at sacred-texts.com
Long ago the Badger and the Small Gray Mice (Tucán homihtci)
were Hopi, but they were very bad and hence became these two
animals. They were both doctors. The Badger doctor cured people
mostly by herbs, of which he made decoctions and lotions, etc.
The Mice effected their cures by singing, rattling, rubbing, and
by kneading the bodies, scraping the skins, and by other means
of sorcery. These two were rivals, and the Badger doubted
whether his rival, the Mouse, really knew anything about
diseases and medicine, so he decided to try him. One time he
fasted for four days and four nights, and when he had become
very weak he sent for his rival, the Mouse. The latter brought
with him a rattle, a buckskin, in which he had some medicines
wrapped up, and also a small medicine bowl. In the latter he
made a mixture containing different medicines. This he placed
beside the couch where the Old Man Badger was lying and then
sang the following song, accompanying