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10. Where stood the Bhick Bear that is without blemish, 



11. Anil, stiuiding in his j)resence. sjxike to him, 



12. Saying: O, grandfather, 



13. We have nothing that is fit to use as a symbol. 



14. Then quickly the Bear spake, saying: O, little one, 



15. You say you have nothing that is fit for use as a symbol. 



16. I am one who is fitted for the little ones to use as a symbol. 



17. Verily, I am a person who is never absent from any part of life. 



18. Verily, at that time and place, it has been said, in this house, 



19. The Bear came to a bunch of grass, 



20. Which he plucked and threw to the ground, where it lay in a 



twisted shape, 



21. And spake, saying: The grasses also 



22. The little ones shall use as a sj-mbol as the}' travel the path of life- 



23. With quickened footsteps, the Bear went forth 



24. To a bunch of stunted oaks, 



25. Which he also tore up 



26. And threw to the ground, where it lay in a twisted shape, 



27. Then spake, saying: The stunted oaks also 



28. The little ones shall use as a symbol as they travel the path of life. 



29. Again, with ciuickened steps, the Bear went forth 



30. To a brook, along the banks of which grew groves of trees, 



31. To a bush of red-bud trees which stood in their midst, 



32. And spake, saying: The red-bud trees also 



33. The little ones shall always use as a symbol. 



34. Out of their branches they shall make their charcoal. 



35. When they use the branches of this tree to make their charcoal, 



36. They shall enable themselves to live to see old age as they travel 



the path of life. 



37. Again the Bear went forth, with quickened footsteps, 



38. To a bush of arrowshaft trees {Cornus circinata L'Hor), 



39. Where he sat down to rest, 



40. Then spake, saying: These trees also 



41. The little ones shall use as symbols as they travel the path of life. 



42. Again the Bear went forth, with quickened steps, 



43. To a bunch of grapevine roots, 



44. Which he tore up and threw to the ground, where it lay in a 



twisted shape, 



45. Then spake, saying: The roots of the grapevine also 



46. They shall use as a symbol as they travel the path of life. 



47. When the little ones put to use the grapevine roots, 



48. They shall be as cords with which to tie their captives. 



49. Symbolic cords they shall make of the grapevine roots. 



