240 THE OSAGE TRIBE [eth. ann. 36 



24. They shall have a moccasin string that will cause them to be free 



from all causes of death. 



25. They shall have a moccasin string that will never break. 



26. They shall have a moccasin string that will cause them to be free 



from all caulses of death. 



27. Of what shall the little ones make their foot? they said to one 



another. 



28. Of the blaf;k boulder 



29. The little ones shall make their foot as they travel the path of life, 



they said to one another. 



30. When the little ones make of the blartk boulder their foot, 



31. They shall have a foot that will cause them to be free from all 



causes of death as they travel the path of life. 



32. When the little ones make of the black boulder their foot, 



33. Their foot shall not be pierced by thorns and harmful grasses as 



they travel the path of life. 



34. They shall be able to trample down and crush all harmful grasses 



as they travel the path of life. 



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



36. They said to one another: What shall the little ones use for a 



moccasin string? 



37. The black-breasted leech 



38. The little ones shall use as a moccasin string, they said to one 



another. 



39. When the little ones use the black-breasted leech as a moccasin 



string, 



40. They will have a moccasin string that will never break. 



41. When the little ones use the black-breasted leech as a moccasin 



string, 



42. They shall have a moccasin string that will cause them to be free 



from all causes of death. 



43. Of what shall they make their foot? they said to one another. 



44. Of the soft yellow boulder 



45. The little ones shall make their foot as they travel the path of life. 



46. When the little ones make of the soft yellow boulder their foot, 



47. They shall have a foot that will cause them to be free from all 



causes of death. 



48. When the little ones make of the soft yellow boulder their foot, 



49. They shall be able to trample down and crush all harmful grasses 



as they travel the path of life. 



50. Their foot shall not be pierced by thorns and harmful grasses as 



they travel the path of life. 



