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from the bott<iiii of the doo]) to start Innd asaiji. r.oavor went down first, 

 but died before he reaclie<l tlie l)Oftom of tlie waters. Otter dove like- 

 wise, but died and floated lifeless over the water. Then Loon went down 

 but returned without anything. He had seen the bottom of the surging 

 waters, but had lost his life just as he was nearing the green, carpeted 

 land and trees. When he floated near the raft dead on his return. Mana- 

 busli seized him. He then brought him back to life by blowing his 

 breath in his face. Muskrat then started in his diving. For four days 

 nothing was seen of him. Then he floated again on the water near the 

 raft, dead and all doubled ui). jManabush pulled him on board the raft and 

 blowed breath into him again. Then he went to examining him to see what 

 he had found. In his hands (frimt paws) he found a little dirt and sand, 

 also some in his feet and mouth. A leaf and some seed were also found. 

 Having obtained tlie coveted gifts of eaitli. he dried them in his hands and 

 caused them to increase till he had a handful. The act of recreation of 

 the world was then at hand. 



Being all ready for the work before him, Manabush held his filled hand 

 of dirt, sand, and seed up on a level with his face with palm up. At once 

 he began to blow his breath strongly over the lump and blew particles off 

 it around the raft. In this way he formed an island. Immediately, then, 

 the animals left the raft and began to roam on the land surface ; but he 

 kept on blowing the particles from his hand out farther and farther, thus 

 extendhig the land area. He kept up this blowing till the "land could be 

 seen out of sight." He then sent a raven to fiy around the land and see 

 how big it was. This bird was gone four days, then returned. So Mana- 

 bush said : "That's too small." He then blowed more and more. He 

 tlien sent a dove to see how large the land surface had grown. This bird 

 found it so large that it never came back. So Maiiabush was satisfied that 

 the world was big enough. He then threw down the chunks of substance 

 he still had in his hands and these are the mountains of the world. He 

 then rei)lanted the earth with inoses. trees, herbs, and grasses, after which 

 he departed for his home. 



He now lives in the hoine of the l>awn and is the great king of all spirits. 



