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be much. It should be enough for them all to eat well—such is 
the amount. Then you will be doing well. “You will find out how 
you are to act in a good way. If you merely talk to each other there 
and nothing else, then it will not be well. You must do as I tell you, 
then you will be doing well. It is as if you were beautifying each 
other’s souls. You may depart at any time. And if you do other- 
wise you will not be able to go anywhere. Only one who is from 
the manitou’s land will be able to go there. There will be many 
who merely die (and go nowhere). Now if you do as I tell you, 
every one shall go, not merely one who has the nature of a manitou. 
Any one shall depart if you always do this for each other,” he was 
told by the one by whom he was blessed. 
Then, it is said, he continued to instruct all the people. Surely 
the people whom he continued to instruct believed in him. 
And soon later on one of their friends died. They began to wash 
him. They did exactly as they had done to the others. Then he 
was released (i. e., an adoption-feast was held). Then three persons 
had died and they were only men. At that time women were strong 
and husky. 
(This is what the three who died) did. The one who died first was 
to watch those who died, near the (wickiup) selected. The one who 
died next in order was selected to live in the third wickiup.*- And 
the one who died the third time was to live in the place selected for 
the fourth time. And it is said that they lived very far off. And 
after these had died, it is said that the people in general continued 
to die. 
And these three men who were the first to die instructed them. 
The third to die gathered the very wicked to instruct them. They 
only saw Aiyapa'ti‘“* when he wished it. He (alone) instructed 
them: it is said that it was a lonely place where they dwelt. While 
they were alive they had been evil. They did not have control over 
themselves. They desired to be where it was joyous. It is said that 
continually lonesome things happened to them. They even desired 
something to eat there. (But they) only (got it) after they persuaded 
the one by whom they were instructed. Then they did (as they 
wished). They had a very hard time. They even spoke to the one 
by whom they were instructed to drink water. It was only when he 
said, ‘‘ All right,” that they could do it. It is said that some were 
only able to obtain permission to eat. They were fed very little. 
They always were to be hungry as long as the earth endures, they 
were told. And some obtained permission to do everything. But 
4 Free translation. 
