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844. Around him they gathered, close to him they stood as they spake 



reverently, 



845. To the Little Rock, sitting with algoe clinging to him and 



floating about him, like locks of hair blowing in the wind. 



846. O, grandfather, they said to him, 



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



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



849. The Little Rock made reply: You say the little ones have 



nothing of which to make their bodies. 



850. I am a person who is difficult to be overcome by death. 



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



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



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



854. He said to them: Behold my locks, that float about the edges of 



my head. 



855. When the little ones reach old age, 



856. Their locks shall float about the edges of their heads. 



857. The little ones shall always live to see their locks grown scant 



with age. 



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



859. He continued: When the little ones become aged 



860. They shall always see the locks of their heads grown scant 



with age. 



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



862. The brothers spake to one another, saying: Close to the God of 



Day, who sitteth in the heavens, 



863. We shall place the Little Rock, O, younger brothers. 



864. When the little ones make of the Little Rock their bodies, 



865. Of the God of Day who sitteth in the heavens, 



866. The little ones as a people shall surely make their bodies, O, 



younger brothers. 



867. The four days, 



868. The four great divisions of the days, 



869. The little ones shall always reach and enter. 



870. They shall always live to see old age, O, younger brothers.'^ 



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



872. The Ho^'-ga, a people who possess seven fireplaces, spake to 



one another, 



873. Saying: O, younger brothers, 



874. The little ones have nothing that will serve them as food. 



u The Little Rock o( the marsh is spoken ol as I'"' Wa-shta-ge, the Gentle Rock, because it is a special 

 symbol ot the liie of the people for whom there must always be peace. As a memorial ol the finding of 

 the Little Rock of the marsh the members ol the Ho"'-ga A-hiu-to° gens in cutting the hair of their little 

 ones leave a fringe around the entire edge. 



