LAFi.BSCHE] Nl'-KI NON-k'on rite 169 



409. Verily, all the great rivers of the earth I have made them to be. 



410. When the little ones approach the banks of the rivers of the earth, 



411. There also, 



412. The animals shall always appear for them in abundance. 



413. Behold the bases of my horns, 



414. The loose rocks of the earth. 



415. Verily, all the loose rocks of the earth I have made them to be. 



416. When the little ones approach the loose rocks of the earth, 



417. The animals shall always appear for them in abundance; 



418. When they approach the loose rocks of the earth, 



419. The little ones shall always cause the animals to appear in 



abundance. 



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



421. He continued: Behold the center of my forehead, 



422. It is not in its place without a purpose, 



423. I have made it to be a snare (for all creatures) for my own use; 



424. When the little ones also make of it a snare for their use, 



425. They shall always make use of it when they go against their 



enemies toward the setting of the sun, 



426. To overcome their foes and make them to fall. 



427. Behold my brow antlers, that are curved downward. 



428. They are not curved without a purpose. 



429. I have made them to be standards for my own use. 



430. Toward the setting of the sun are my enemies. 



431. It is toward them that I have menacingly turned my curved 



antlers. 



432. They shall be used by the little ones when they go against their 



enemies toward the setting of the sun, 



433. To overcome their foes and make them to fall. 



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



435. The Ho^'-ga, a people who possess seven fireplaces, 



436. Spake to one another, saying: O, younger brothers, 



437. It is not possible for the little ones to dwell upon the surface of 



the water. 



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



439. The Ho°'-ga Wa'-tse-ga-wa 



440. Set forth with quickened footsteps 



441. Toward an open prairie where trees grow not, 



442. And there, before the open prairie, he paused and stood. 



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



444. He behelil there a man, 



445. Standing plainly in sight, 



