206 THE OSAGE TRIBE (eth. a.nn. 30 



1364. Verily, at that timo and place, it lias been said, in this house, 



1365. The Ho°'-ga, a ])c()i)lo who possess seven fireplaces, 



1366. Verily, a people among whom there are none that are craven, 



spake to one another, 



1367. Saying: O, younger brothers, 



1368. There is yet lacking a necessary article, O, A'ounger brothers. 



1369. Then they turned to the Ilo^'-ga Wa'-tse-ga-wa, to whom 



they spake, 



1370. Saying: O, younger brother, 



1371. There is yet lackmg a necessary article, O, younger brother. 



1372. Thereupon Wa'-tse-ga-wa set forth, with cpiickened footsteps, 



1373. To an open prairie where trees grow not, 



1374. To the stone that bursts when heated. 



1375. Close to the stone he paused and stood; 



1376. Then hastened with it to his brothers, to whom he spake, saj^ing: 



How will this serve, O, elder brothers? 



1377. The elder brothers replied: O, younger brother, 



1378. The stone can not be used for any purpose, O, j-ounger brother. 



1379. Wa'-tse-ga-wa set forth again, with quickened footsteps, 



1380. To the conglomerate stone. 



1381. Close to the stone he paused and stood; 



1382. Then hastened with it to his brothers, to whom he spake, 



1383. Saying: How will this stone serve, O, elder brothers? 



1384. The elder brothers replied: It can not be used for any purpose, 



O, younger brother. 



1385. Verily, at that time and place, it has been said, in this house, 



1386. He went forth again to an open prairie, where trees grow not, 



1387. To the fragment of a rock. 



1388. He returned with it in haste and spake to his brothers. 



1389. Saying: How will this stone serve, O, elder brothers? 



1390. The elder brothers replied: Verily, it is not the right kind of 



stone, O, younger brother. 



1391. Verily, at that time and place, it has been said, in this house, 



1392. He went forth again to the side of a hill, 



1393. Where he found a round-handled flint knife. 



1394. With this he returned to his brothers, to whom he spake, 



1395. Saying: How will this article serve, O, elder brothers? 



1396. Verily, at that time and place, it has been said, in this house, 



1397. The elder brothers replied : It will be a useful article, O, younger 



brother. 



1398. Then the brothers spake to one another, saying: From this 



article we shall take a personal name, O, younger brothers. 



1399. Round-handled knife 



