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9. Corn and hoe, with fee (H()"'-gii-zhi°-ga, or I'-ba-tse). 



10. Fee onl}' (Last Keeper of the Tattooin"; shrine). 



11. Fee only (Last Kee])er of tlie (ircnt lleaHnj]!; Plant shrine). 



The rites of the Tattuuing antl of the Great IleaUng Plant slirines 

 being tribal, the last keepers may be of any one of the gentes. 



When all the articles had been "sent" theNo"''-ho"-zhi"-ga of the 

 gentes, to whom the articles were sent, and the two keepers of the 

 Tattooing and the Great Healing Plant shrines begin, simuitaneoush', 

 to recite their wi'-gi-es. The Tsi'-zhu Wa-no" recite the following 

 wi'-gi-e, called Wi'-gi-e To"-ga, The Great Wi'-gi-e: 



The Great Wi'-gi-e 



(Osage version, p. 437; literal translation, p. 581) 



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



2. TheTsi'-zhii, a people who possess seven fireplaces, 



3. Verily, at that time and place, 



4. Spake to one another, saying: O, younger brothers, 



5. It seems certain that it is not possible for us to go below to dwell, 



they said to one another. 



6. Verily, at that time and place, 



7. They spake to the principal Sho'-ka, 



8. Saying: O, younger brother, 



9. Is it not possible for us to go below to dwell? 



10. We bid you go and make search for a way. 



11. Verily, at that time and place, 



12. The principal Sho'-ka 



13. Hastened forth to make search for a way, 



14. And found the bird that has no evil (the golden eagle). 



15. Quickly he returned with it to his elder brothers. 



16. Verily, at that time and place, 



17. He spake to his brothers, saying: O, elder brothers, 



18. By the aid of this bird we shall go downward. 



19. The elder brothers replied: That is the person who shall lead us 



downward. 



20. Verily, at that time antl place, 



21. By the aid of the bird that has no evil, 



22. They came downward, 



23. Verily, at that time and place, 



24. And came to earth in four soarings. 



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



26. They moved onward over the earth, 



27. Then upon the tops of seven trees 



