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reptiles, or any living creature but the spider. He drew a line of meal 

 from iiortli to soutli and crossed it midway from east to west; and he 

 l)la(U'd two little jxircels north of the cross line, one on either side of 

 the line runuing north and .south. These parcels were very valuable 

 and precious, but the ])eople do not know to this day of what they con- 

 sisted; no one ever knew but the creator, Sus'sTstinnako. After plac- 

 ing the ])arcels in position, Sus'slstinnako sat down ou the west side 

 of the line running north and south, and south of the cross line, and 

 began to sing, and in a little wliile the two parcels accompanied him in 

 the song by shaking, like rattles. The music was low and sweet, and 

 after awhile two women appeared, one evolved from each parcel; and 



Fig. 10. — Tlie proces.s of levelini;. 



in a short time people began walking about; then animals, birds, and 

 all animate objects appeared, and Siis'sTstiunako continued to sing 

 until his creation was complete, when he was very happy and con- 

 tented. There were nuiiiy jjeople and they kept close together, and 

 did not pass about much, for fear of stepping upon one another; there 

 was no light and they could not see. The two women first created were 

 the mothers of all; the one created on the east side of the line of meal, 

 Sus'slstinnako named tjt'sct, and she was the mother of all Indians; 

 he called the other Now'uts^t, she being the mother of other nations. 

 Sus'slstinnako divided the people into clans, saying to certain of the 

 people: "You are of tlie corn clan, and you are the first of all;'' and 



