78 THK OSAdI-: TRIBE [eth. ann. .'iO 



12. She gathered togotlici- tlic hunches of grass aiul hiid thcni upon 



the ground. 



13. But she rested not lier Ixxly thereon. 



14. She then (jniekly went forth, with hurried footsteps, 



15. And came to a patch of stunted oaks. 



16. She gathered together the stunted oaks and laid ihem upon the 



grountl, 



17. But she rested not her hody thereon. 



18. Again she went forth, with hurried footste])s, 



19. And came to a rivulet on the hanks of which were groves of trees, 



20. Among which grew bushes of red-bud trees. 



21. These she gathered together and ])hiced u])on the ground, 



22. But she rested not her body thereon. 



23. Again she went forth, with hurried footsteps, 



24. And came to a rivulet on the banks of which were groves of trees, 



25. Among which grew vines of grapes. 



26. The roots of the vines she gathered together and phiced upon the 



ground, 



27. But she rested not her boily thereon. 



28. Again she went forth, with hurried footsteps, 



29. And came to the summit of a cliff, 



30. Wliere she found a number of stones. 



31. She gathered them together, 



32. But she rested not her body thereon. 



33. Verily, at that time and place, 



34. She quickly went forth, witli hurrieil footsteps, 



35. And came to the summit of another cliff, 



36. Where were a number of stones. 



37. These she arranged in the shape of a house. v 



38. She entered, placing over her head a slab, 



39. And between these walls she sat to rest her body. 



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



41. Close to the period of seven moons, 



42. The Black Bear sat to rest her body. 



43. Verily, at that time and place, 



44. She thought as she sat: Even now I have reached the end of a 



great division of the days. 



45. Verily, in every direction she heard the voices of the birds, 



46. Heard them calling to one another as she sat. 



