120 THE OSAGE TRIBE (bth. ann. 36 



29. When the httle ones make of the mornmg star their bodies, 



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



the path of life. 



31. Tlie female star, who sitteth in the heavens (the evening star), 



32. Of that god also 



33. The little ones shall make their bodies. 



34. Then they shall cause themselves to be difficult to overcome by 



death. 



35. When they make of her the means of reaching old age, 



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



the path of life. 



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



38. There is a god who never fails to appear at the beginning of day. 



39. Upon the left side of this god 



40. There stand six rays (stripes, as though made by strokes). 



41. These six rays 



42. I have made to be symbols, * 



43. Symbols of the acts spoken of as o-do°' (valorous or warlike acts). 



44. When they make of these rays the symbols of their o-do°', 



45. They shall enable themselves to count with accuracy their o-do°' 



as they travel the path of life. 



46. Upon the right side of this god 



47. There stand seven rays (rays of like appearance to the six rays). 



48. Those seven rays also 



49. I have made to be symbols, 



50. Symbols of the acts spoken of as o-do°' I have made them to be. 



51. Verily, I have made them all to stand as the o-do°' of the people. 



52. When the little ones use these rays for counting their o-do°', 



53. They shall enable themselves to account with accuracy the deeds 



by which they won their o-do°' as they travel the path of life. 



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



55. It was said: Of what else shall the little ones make their bodies? 



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



57. TheTsi'-zhu Wa-no° rephed: 



58. There is a bird that has a long bill (the pileated woodpecker) 



(pl. 13, h), 



59. Of that bird also 



60. I, as a person, have verily made my body. 



61. The god of day, who sitteth in the heavens, 



62. I have made the bird to symbolize. 



63. The god of night, who sitteth in the heavens, 



64. I have made the bird to symbolize. 



