178 THE OSAGE TRIBE [bth. ann. 36 



737. Even the malevolent gods 



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



little ones. 



739. Verily, at that time and place, it has been saiil, in this house, 



740. He said to them: Even the malevolent gods 



741. Fear to set teeth upon me in anger. 



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



743. Even the malevolent gods 



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



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



746. He continued: Even the malevolent gods 



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



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



749. Even the malevolent gods 



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



the little ones. 



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



752. He said to them: Even the malevolent gods 



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



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



755. Even the malevolent gods 



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



in anger. 



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



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



one another, 



759. Saying: O, younger brothers, 



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



761. Whereupon the HC'-ga Wa'-tse-ga-wa, 



762. Even as these words were spoken, 



763. Hastened to the Soft Yellow Rock, who sitteth firmly upon the 



earth. 



764. Close to the Soft Yellow Rock he paused and stood, 



765. As he spake, saying: O, grandfather, 



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



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



768. Then Wa'-tse-ga-wa hastened back to his brothers, to whom he 



spake, saying: O, elder brothers, 



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



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



brothers, 



771. Our younger brother tells us that a grandfather of ours sits 



yonder. 



772. Then, with heads bent thitherward, 



