LAFI.E.SCHE] Nl'-KI NON-k'on RITE 179 



773. The brothers set forth with quitkened footsteps, 



774. To the Soft Yellow Kotk, who sitteth firmly upon the earth. 



775. Around it they gathered, close to it they stood and spake 



reverently, 



776. Saying: O, grandfather, 



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



778. Then the Soft Yellow Rock spake, saying: O, little ones, 



779. I am a person of whom the little ones may well make their bodies. 



780. I am difficult to be overcome by death. 



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



782. They also shall always be difficult to overcome by death. 



783. When the little ones sicken and their bodies burn with fever, 



784. They shall always make of me the means of removing the heat 



of fever (the vapor bath). 



785. When the httle ones fall ill and are fretful, 



786. They shall always make of me the means of curing their illness, 



removing their fretfulness. 



787. Wlien the httle ones make of me their bodies, 



788. They shall enable themselves to live to see old age, 



789. And they shall abide as a people in the days that are calm and 



peaceful. 



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



791. The Ho°'-ga Wa'-tse-ga-wa 



792. Went forth, with quickened footsteps, 



793. To the Friable Rock. 



794. Close to the Friable Rock he stood and spake, 



795. Saying: O, grandfather, 



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



797. The Friable Rock repUed: I am a person of whom the little ones 



may well make their bodies. 



798. Then Wa'-tse-ga-wa hastened back and standing before his 



brothers said to them: 



799. O, elder brothers, 



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



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



802. The elder brothers spake to one another, saying: Our younger 



brother 



803. Tells us a grandfather of our sits yonder. 



804. Then with heads bent thitherward 



805. They set forth, with quickened footsteps, 



806. To the Friable Rock, who sitteth firmly upon the earth. 



807. Around him they gathered, close to him they stood and spake 



reverently, 



808. Saying: O, grandfather, 



