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3. 

 The body of the enemy shall become cramped. 



4. 

 The arms of the enemy shall become cramped. 



5. 

 The head of the enemy shall become cramped. 



6. 



The mouth of the enemy shall become cramped. 



These songs can not be translated because of the incomplete sen- 

 tences used in them, but the words suggest the meaning above given. 



Bow-making Songs. 



The songs next in order are those entitled Mi°'-dse Ga-xe Wa-tho", 

 Bow-making Songs. In none of the five songs that compose this 

 group are found words that suggest the making of a bow. (In the 

 thi-ee Bow-making Songs of the Tho'-xe gens, which will appear in a 

 later volume, the bow and the arrow ai-e mentioned.) 



Each of the three stanzas of the first song has five lines, all of which 

 are alike, excepting the first word in the third line. The words of 

 each line are: Tsi-go, my grandfather; wa-^i^-da, a word of uncer- 

 tain meaning; ko°-to'', to tie; ga-xa, make ye. The last two words 

 are the only ones that might suggest the making of a bow. The first 

 word in the third line of the first stanza is Mi, sun; in that of the 

 second, Gthe-do°, hawk; in that of the tiiird, Ka-xe, crow. What 

 these objects have to do with the bow is not clear. 



