This panel explains how Hopi ancestors were able to survive in this area. The central petroglyph is the water serpent. When Hopi ancestors were given a sign to stop and settle in the area, sometimes there would be no water. So these people, through ceremony, would pray to the water serpent underground. The water serpent, whose domain is under the ground, would answer by churning around, which would force water to seep out of the ground. The figure in the right is a man holding corn. A figure on the left is a woman giving birth. The other figures may represent a successful hunt. This panel tells us the people were able to grow corn, hunt and have children in this area because the water serpent answered their prayers for water. (Photo/Kendra Yost)