Shoot Falcon

Now this snake went quickly along his way. Then again the snake was met by the
falcon, a great bird. And the snake was swallowed by the falcon. Then he arrived
atop the ballcourt. Thus the hawk received his food, so that he still eats snakes in the
mountains.

When the falcon arrived, he alighted atop the edge of the ballcourt while Hunahpu
and Xbalanque were rejoicing and playing ball.
Then the falcon cried out:

“Wak-ko! Wak-ko!” was the cry of the falcon.

“What is that which is crying out? To our blowguns!” they said.

SO then they shot the falcon. The pellet from the blowgun buried itself straight
into his eye, knocking him down. Thus he fell, and they went out to grab him and
question him:

“Why have you come?” they asked the falcon.

“I have a message in my belly. But surely you must first cure my eye, and then
I will tell it,” said the falcon.

“Very well then,” they replied.


- Popol Vuh