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as before. "I am very tired," he said to the maidens, "I shall not 

 get home." They laughed at him, saying: "Of course you will get 

 home. We shall dress you up and then you will get home all-right." 

 So they took some dry corn-husks, tied them together, and then 

 fastened a number of them to his tail. He then left, and as he was 

 running these com-husks rattled ; he became scared and ran very fast. 

 Arriving at his house he entered and removed the com-husks. He 

 now felt strong. 



So he rested all night, and the next day he was wialking through 

 the village. In the evening he went over to the Mocking-bird and 

 notified him that he should come over that night and watch him, 

 whereupon he returned. The Mocking-bird notified the Kwatokwuu, 

 saying that the time had now come, and that he should go with him 

 and assist him. "Very well," the latter said. So in the evening the 

 Mocking-bird went over to the Rooster's house and the Kwatokwuu 

 entered the Mocking-bird's house, where he stayed during the night. 

 The Rooster was singing all night, the Mocking-bird watching him. 

 When the Rooster was nearly done and the dawn was about to appear, 

 the Mocking-bird slipped away and notified the Kwatokwuu. The 

 latter at once left the house and spread his large wings across the 

 eastern sky, completely covering up the dawn. The Rooster crowed 

 after singing the first four songs, the second four songs, the third four 

 songs, and finally after singing the last two songs, but it would not 

 become light; the sun did not hear him and would not rise. So he 

 failed. 



The Mocking-bird left his house, flew away, and after awhile the 

 sun rose. The Rooster had been defeated. 



During the day the Rooster again went around in the village, and 

 in the evening the Mocking-bird invited him to come over to his house 

 and watch him also. So in the evening the Mocking-bird was singing 

 all night. After he had sung four songs he whistled, which he re- 

 peated after having sung another four songs, and after he had sung 

 an additional three songs he again whistled, and the dawn began to 

 appear. He then sang his last two songs, whereupon the sun rose. 

 "You see, I know much," the Mocking-bird said in a triumphant 

 way. "Yes," the Rooster admitted, "yes, you understand a great 

 deal. You know about making it light. You shall have the maiden, 

 and I shall be behind you." 



So the maiden married the Mocking-bird. By and by she bore two 

 children, one a boy and one a girl. The boy was the child of the 

 Rooster, and the little girl the child of the Mocking-bird. So the 

 women of the village are ever since that time said to be the children 



