LA FLESCHB] TRIBAL RITES FREE TRANSLATION 129 



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



135. The little Ba-shta'-e-go° (Ratihida columnaris-'n (pi. 14) 



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



137. When the little ones make of it their bodies, 



138. They shall cause themselves to live together without anger or 



violence, 



139. And they shall live to see old age as they travel the path of life. 



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



141. He further said to them: And when the little ones eat of this 



plant 



142. They shall enable themselves to live to see old age as they trave 



the path of life. 



143. Of the red corn 



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



145. The little ones shall at all times make of the red corn their food. 



146. When they make of it their food, 



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



the path of life. 



148. The blue corn 



149. They shall also 



150. Make to be their footl at all times. 



151. Wlien they make the blue corn to be their food, 



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



the path of life. 



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



154. The speckled com 



155. They shall also / 



156. Make to be their food at all times. 



157. When the little ones use the speckled corn for food, 



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



the path of life. 



159. When the httle ones make the speckled corn to be their food, 



160. They shall live to see their limbs stretch in growth as they travel 



the path of life. 



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



162. He said to them: The yellow com 



163. They shall also 



164. Use for food at all times. 



165. When they use the yellow corn for food, 



n The heads of the children belonging to the Tsi'-zhu Wa-shta'-ge gens are ceremonially shorn so as 

 to resemble this sacred flower. 



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