284 THE OSAGE TRIBE fETH. inn. 36 



188. From this also 



189. He may liave taken a personal name. 



190. He seems •])leased with the beauty of his home, O, elder brothers. 



191. It is a very beautiful house, O, elder brothers. 



192. The little ones shall make of it their bodies. 



193. They shall take from it the name House-beautiful. 



194. Then the little ones shall enable themselves to live to see old 

 ■ age as they travel the path of life. 



195. The person 



196. Is verily a fear-inspiring person. 



197. House-covering is also his name, I verily believe. 



198. Of this also 



199. The little ones shall make their bodies. 



200. When the little ones make of it their bodies 



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



202. They shall enable themselves to reach and enter the days that 



are beautiful and peaceful as they travel the path of life. 



203. The younger brothers spake, 



204. Saying: The little ones have nothing of which to make their 



bodies, O, elder brothers. 



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



206. Make haste and move quickly on. 



207. Then the younger brothers 



208. Quickly moved on. 



209. Then one spake, saying: O, elder brothers, 



210. Yonder lies an animal (an elk) 



211. That has just been slain, O, elder brothers. 



212. The elder brothers replied: O, younger brothers, 



213. The little ones shall make of it their bodies. 



214. When they make of it their bodies 



215. They shall make themselves to be difficult to overcome by death 



as they travel the path of life. 



216. The elder brothers spake: Make haste, O, younger brothers. 



217. Then the younger brothers hastened on 



218. To the greatest part of the earth, 



219. Where stands a person. 



220. Even at the greatest part of the earth 

 221.' There the person stands, 



222. As in his own abiding place, in the midst of the moist vibrating 



warmth of the air. 



223. The brothers spake, saying: The little ones shall make of this 



person their bodies. 



224. They shall take to themselves the name Mid-earth. 



225. Earth also shall be their personal name. 



