LAFLESCHE] Nl'-KI NON-k'o^ RITE 201 



Ts'a-ge do-bei ki-fto ba do", 

 E-dsi u-wi-ha thi" he, E-dsi u-wi-ha thi"" he he, 

 E-dsi u-wi-ha thi" he, E-dsi u-wi-ha thi" he, 

 Ts'a-ge do-ba ki-f to ba do", e-dsi u-wi-ha thi" he. 



The aged men are gathering, 

 I walk with the aged men. 



The men are now gathering, 

 I walk with the men. 



(ni'-ki wi'-gi-e — continued) 



1199. Verily, at that time and place, it has been said, in this house, 



1200. The Ho^'-ga, a people who possess seven fireplaces, 



1201. Verily, a people among whom there are none that are craven, 



1202. There was among the Ho^'-ga a man, 



1203. A man who had made of the elk his body, 



1204. And of the forehead of the elk, 



1205. A snare, verily, he was a person who possessed a snare. 



1206. Of this snare the Ho°'-ga spake to one another, saying: What- 



ever strange beings they may be, or whosesoever offspring 

 they may be, 



1207. We shall make them to fall into this snare, 0, younger brothers. 



1208. The people of the Wa-zha'-zhe, 



1209. And those of the Tsi'-zhu, 



1210. Shall always use this snare, 



1211. Whatever strange beings they may be, or whosesoever offspring 



they may be, 



1212. We shall always make them to fall into this snare, O, younger 



brothers. 



1213. Verily, at that time and place, it has been said, in this house, 



1214. The Ho°'-ga, a people who possess seven fireplaces, 



1215. Gathered together some small stones, 



1216. Seven small stores they gathered together, 



1217. Of wliich they verily made their bodies and became a people. 



1218. Four of these stones, 



1219. They brought to the fireplace of their House of Mystery, 



1220. And within each corner, 



1221. They placed one of these stones, 



1222. And they spake, saying: Let each of these stones be to the 



people of the Wa-zha'-zhe, 



1223. And to those of the Tsi'-zhu, 



1224. As a place of refuge in their life's journey, 



1225. Then we shall always easily find a place of refuge in times of 



danger, O, j'ounger brothers. 



