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625. Stumble and fall when they happen to strike against mo. 



626. Wiien the little ones make of me their bodies, 



627. Even the malevolent gods 



628. Shall stumble and fall when they happen to strike against the 



little ones. 



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



630. He said : Even the malevolent gods 



631. Fear to set teeth upon me in anger. 



632. Wlien the little ones make of me their bodies, 



633. Even the malevolent gods 



634. Shall fear to set teeth upon the little ones in anger. 



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



636. He continued: Even the malevolent gods 



637. Are stricken with pain when they dare to set teeth upon me. 



638. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 



639. Even the malevolent gods 



640. Shall be stricken with pain when they dare to set teeth upon 



the little ones in anger. 



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



642. He said: Even the malevolent gods 



643. Break their teeth when they set them upon me in anger. 



644. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 



645. Even the malevolent gods 



646. Shall break their teeth when they set them upon the little ones 



in anger. 



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



648. The Ho°'-ga, a people who possess seven fireplaces, spake to one 



another, 



649. Saying: O, younger brothers, 



650. The little ones have nothing of which to make their bodies. 



651. Whereupon the Ho^'-ga Wa'-tse-ga-wa 



652. Quickly went forth 



653. To the White Boulder, that sitteth firmly upon the earth. 



654. Close to the White Boulder he paused and stood. 



655. Then in haste he returned to his elder brothers, to whom he said : 



O, elder brothers, 



656. A grandfather of ours sits yonder, O, elder brothers. 



657. Then the elder brothers spake to one another, saying: O, younger 



brothers, 



658. Our younger brother 



659. Tells us a grandfather of ours sits yonder, O, younger brothers. 



660. Then, with heads bent thitherward, 



661. They set forth, with quickened footsteps, 



662. To the White Boulder, that sitteth firmly upon the earth. 



