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40. Fear-inspiring ^' is his name, I verily believe. 



41. Then they spake to the person, saying: O, grandfather. 



42. He repUed: I am a person of whom the little ones may well make 



their bodies. 



43. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 



44. They shall free themselves from all causes of death, as they travel 



the path of life. 



45. When they make the name Little-hawk (pi. 9, h) 



46. To be their personal name, as they travel the path of life, 



47. They shall enable themselves to live to see old age. 



48. The-hawk- woman 



49. Is also a name that is mine. 



50. That name, too. 



51. The little ones shall make to be their name as they travel the 



path of life. 



52. Then shall they enable themselves to live to see old age as they 



travel the path of life. 



53. I am not the only being. 



54. The elder brothers spake: O, younger brothers. 



55. Then a younger brother quickly went forth, 



56. To the Buffalo-lift-ye-your-heads (for story of the origin of this 



name see p. 65.) 



57. Verily, the younger brother stood close to him and spake, 



58. Saying: 0, grandfather. 



59. Then turning to his brothers he spake: Here stands a person, 



60. Verily, a person who is fear-inspiring, O, elder brothers. 



61. Then the Buffalo spake, saying: I am a person of whom the little 



ones may well make their bodies (pi. 8, c). 



62. Thereupon he threw himself upon the earth, 



63. And the blazing star {Lacinaria pycnostachya) (pi. 21) 



64. Sprang up from the soil and stood pleasing to the sense of sight 



with its beauty. 



65. Then the Buffalo spake, saying: Of this plant also the little ones 



shall make their bodies. 



66. The brothers quickly tasted the root of the plant, 



67. And they said: It is bitter to the taste. 



68. The Buffalo spake: This plant shall be medicine for the little ones. 



69. When the little ones use it for medicine, 



70. It shall be of value to them, it shall make their limbs to lengthen 



in growth. 



71. Then shall they be enabled to live to see old age as they travel 



the path of life. 



» The name No»'-H6-wa-the, Fear-insplrlng, is used to this day by the Ni'-ka-wa-ko^da-gl gens. 



