256 THE OSAGE TRIBE [kth. ann. 36 



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



66. The principal Sho'-ka 



67. Hastened forth to make search for a way 



68. And found the black boulder, that sitteth upon the earth. 



69. He (juickly returned with it to his brothers, 



70. To whom he spake, saying: O, elder brothers, 



71. Let this black boulder be as a foot to the little ones. 



72. The elder brothers replied: The black boulder shall be as a foot 



to the little ones as they travel the path of life. 



73. When the little ones use this black boulder as their foot, 



74. Their foot shall never be pierced and wounded as the}* travel the 



path of life. 



75. They shall crush the harmful grasses of the earth as they travel 



the path of life. 



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



77. The elder brothers spake, saying: We bid you go once more and 



make search for a way. 



78. The principal Sho'-ka 



79. Hastened forth to make search for a way. 



80. Verily, at that time and place, 



81. He found the boulder streaked with yellow, that sitteth upon 



the earth, 



82. And returned with it to his brothers, 



83. To whom he spake, saying: O, elder brothers, 



84. Let this boulder be as a foot to the little ones. 



85. The elder brothers replied: This boulder shall be as a foot to 



the little ones as they travel the path of life. 



86. When the little ones use this boulder as their foot, 



87. Their foot shall never be pierced and wounded as they travel the 



path of life. 



88. They shall crush the harmful grasses of the earth as they travel 



the path of life. 



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



90. The principal Sho'-ka 



91. Hastened forth to make search for a way 



92. And found the dark boulder, that sitteth upon the earth. 



93. He quickly returned with it to his brothers, 



94. To whom he spake, saying: O, elder brothers, 



95. Let the dark boulder be as a foot to the little ones. 



96. Verily, at that time and place, 



97. The elder brothers replied: The dark boulder shall be as a foot 



to the little ones as they travel the path of life. 



98. When the little ones use the dark boulder as their foot, 



