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their (dual) fifth shot their (dual) arrows did not come back. So then 

 again his younger brother began to shoot, and simihirly (the arrows) 

 did not drop back. Then his elder brother shot once more. Verily, 

 they two saw that (one) arrow began to show just a little. And now 

 again the younger brother shot. (Tlie arrows) almost reached to the 

 ground. So then in his turn the elder brother shot, whereupon their 

 two arrows came farther (down) to the ground. "Thou wilt climb 

 up first; I will. (follow) behind." Then, verily, his elder brother began 

 to climb up first, while his younger brother (came) next. 



They two were not climbing long when his younger brother asked 

 (the elder one), ''How art thou?" — "All right; let us two keep on 

 going!" For five days they two kept on climbing, when at last they 

 arrived at the sky. Tlien they two were standing (there). "In what 

 direction shall we two go?" Thus his younger brother asked him. 

 "Oh ! we two will go in this direction." Then they two, indeed, went. 

 They two were not going long when they two came upon the tracks 

 of some people. "We two will follow wherever the tracks of these 

 people (lead)." Thereupon they two did it, mdeed. They two were 

 not going long when they two heard some war- whooping and also some 

 singmg. Then they two began to listen (for) themselves (m order to 

 find out) from where the sounds came. Then at once they two located 

 it, indeed; the voice came from (a place) ahead of them two. Then 

 they two kept on going stealthily. And then again the sounds 

 were heard, (and this time) the noise was coming nearer yet. They 

 two kept on gomg. All the time (they two) kept on coming closer 

 to the place (where) the noise (came from). And then when they 

 two were (very) near they two hid themselves. Suddenly they 

 two saw, mdeed (the noise makers) ; they were coming nearer and 

 singmg. And when they came to where those two had hid them- 

 selves the two (brothers) came out. Then those who were singing 

 stopped. And they two began to ask, ' ' What are you doing ? " — ' ' Oh ! 

 we are returning from a war dance." — ' ' Who was it who was killed ? " — - 

 "Oh! they went down to the father of those two who have a dog as a 

 mother (and killed him) . We are returning from there." — ' ' Well, you 

 shaU not go everywhere from place to place, wherever the people com- 

 mit murder." That's what they were told as they were brushed aside 

 with the bow. "You shall not be anything. Flies shall be your 

 name." (Then) those who had packs were just crawlmg in all direc- 

 tions. Those several people were just crawling (as) Flies. 



Then they two started. They two were not going long when they 



two came to a river (where) they two heard some singing. So they 



two went into that direction. When they two came to where that 



singing sounded they two began to watch on the sly. (Two Snake- 



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