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44 " Ho, grandmother! ■' hesaiil: 

 "The children have no bodies, " 

 She replied. •■ Can I ^ive bodies to the i-luhh-eny 



4H ••You shall atti'iMJ t.. il jwhile longer." 



Then he went to the uiysteridtis one of day. 



•• Ho, grandfather! '" said he: 

 51 "The children have no bodies." 



Said he, "Can I give the children bodies':' 



•■ I am not the only mysterious one: 

 .^4 •• You shall attend to it awhile longer," 



Then he went to the mysterious one of night. 



••Ho. grandfather!" said he: 

 'u ••The children have no bodies, grandfather!" 



The Moon replied. 'Can I give bodies to the children? 



• I am not tlie only mysterious one: 



00 ■■ You shall attend to it awliile longer." 

 Then he went to the Pleiades, saying, 



• Ho. grandfathers! 



fi;^ -The cliildren have no bodies," 



One of these replied. ■■ Can 1 give bodies to the children? 



••1 am not tlip..idy invstrri..iis wn<' : 

 fifi ••Yon shall att.nd 1.. il ;iwi,ilr lunger." 



Then he went tn tlir r,,iist.'llMti.in cnlled Three Deer. 



■• Ho, grandfather," said he: 

 09 ■■ The children have no bodies." 



The latter replied, " Can I give the children liodies? 



•• I am not the only mysterious one: 

 7'J •• You shall attend to it awhile longer." 



Then he went to the Morning Star, saying. 



••Ho. grandfather! 

 :.-) ••The children have no bodies." 



The star replied. ••Can I give bodies to the children? 



■■ I am not the only mysterious one: 

 7S ■• You shall attend to it awhile longer." 



Then he went to the Small St.ir. saving, 



• Ho. grandfather! 



SI •■The children have no bodies," 



The star replied. •• Can I give bodies to the children? 



•• I am not the only mysterious one: 

 S4 •■ You shall attend to it awhile longer." 



The female Red Bird, who had been moving, was sitting on her nest. 



To her he came, saying. 

 HT •■Ho. grandmother! 



•• The children have no bodies." 



She replied. " I can cause your children to have (human) bodies from my own, 

 90 •• My left wing shall be a left arm for the children. 



'■ My right wing shall be a right arm for them. 



" My head shall be a head for them. 

 93 " My mouth shall be a month for them. 



" My forehead shall be a forehead for them. 



•• My neck shall be a neck for them. 

 90 ■• My throat shall be a throat for them. 



•• JIv chest shall be a chest for them. 



