250 THE OSAGE TRIBE [eth. ann. 36 



5. Their footsteps led them to a valley, 



6. But it was not a valley for which they matle search. 



7. Their footsteps letl them to an animal (buffalo), 



8. But it was not an animal for which they made search. 



9. There are animals that keep together in a single herd. 



10. Their footsteps led them to such a herd, 



1 1 . But it was not a single herd of animals for which they made search. 



12. Toward the setting of the sun 



13. There is a bend of a river. 



14. Their footsteps led them to this river bend, 



15. But it was not a river bend for which they made search. 



16. Their footsteps led them to a "Little House." 



17. When the little ones direct their footsteps to this "Little House," 

 IS. Then their footsteps shall always be guided and made easy as 



they travel the ])ath of life.^^ 



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



20. Toward what shall we direct our footsteps? they said to one 



another. 



21. Their footsteps led them to two successive valleys, 



22. But it was not two valleys for which they made search. 



23. Their footsteps led them to two animals, 



24. But it was not two animals for which they made search. 



25. There are animals that keep together in two herds. 



26. Their footsteps led them to such herds, 



27. But it was not two herds of animals 



28. For which they made search. 



29. Toward the setting of the sun 



30. There are two bends of a river. 



31. Their footsteps led them to those river bends, 



32. But it was not two river bends for which they made searcU. 



33. Their footsteps led them to a "Little House." 



34. When the little ones direct their footsteps to this "Little House," 



35. Then their footsteps shall always be guided and made easy as they 



travel the path of life. 



36. Toward what shall we direct our footsteps? thej' said to one 



another. 



37. Their footsteps led them to three successive valleys, 



38. But it was not three valleys for which they made search. 



39. Their footsteps led them to three animals, 



40. But it was not three animals for which they made search. 



41 . There are animals that keep together in three herds. 



" Here Xu-tha'-wa-to" paused to say that the Xo'-ka is always obliged to recite this wi'-gi-o himself, 

 but the A'-ki-ho" Xo'-ka may prompt him. Therefore the wi'-gi-e is given the subtitle Xo'-ka Wl'gi-c 

 the Wl"-gi-e of the Xo'-^a. 



