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485. An animal with cloven feet. 



486. The animal has horns upon his head. 



487. It is well! the people exclaimed. 



488. Make haste, they said to one another. 



489. Look you, we are a people who spare none of the foe, 



490. A people who are never absent from any important movement. 



491. It matters not whose little one that animal may be, 



492. We shall send him to the abode of spirits. 

 49.3. They moved forward with quickened footsteps, 



494. They made one ceremonial pause, 



495. At the fourth pause they came near to the place, 



496. Then the Puma spake, saying: There it stands, O, elder brothers. 



497. The people drew near 



498. To the animal, and stood in line, 



499. Then spake, saying: It is a female, O, elder brothers. 



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



501. The people spake, saying: We shall make of the animal the 



sacred articles we need, O, elder brothers. 



502. Even its skm 



503. We shall consecrate to ceremonial use, O, elder brothers. 



504. Behold the length of its back. 



505. Even the back of this animal 



506. Is fit for ceremonial use. 



507. Out of its skin we shall make ceremonial robes, 



508. To commemorate the consecration of the skin to ceremonial use. 



509. We shall take from it a personal name. 



510. The-sacred-robe 



51 1 . Shall be a name that shall be bestowed upon our little ones, 



512. Woman-of-the-spine, 



513. We shall also make to be a personal name, 



514. The horns also, that spread out, 



515. We shall make to be a personal name. 



516. P^ven its head 



517. Shall be referred to in a personal name. 



518. Maker-of-the-head, 



519. We shall use as a personal name. 



520. What said they* It has been said, in this house, 



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



522. A people among whom there are none that are craven or timid, 



523. Spake to one another, saying: The little ones have nothing of 



which to make a knife, O, younger brothers. 



524. Then to one who had made of the Puma his body, they spake, 



525. Saying: O, younger brother. 



526. Even as these words were spoken the Puma hastened forth. 



