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their parents. (They disobey) even when they are first born. Those 
who will not listen may be recognized by haying a very small hole 
in their heads. Now those who listen have large holes in their heads. 
That, it is said, is how what they tell us when we are children goes 
into (us). And not a great deal of what is told them enters those who 
have small holes in their heads. And these (small holes) close very 
early, before all that is told them goes in (?). (The holes of) those who 
have large holes close slowly, after everything which thay have been 
taught (has entered and) lies carefully (within them). These verily 
use those (fasting instruments) properly when they fast, (and by the 
time) they have used them up they already have been greatly blessed. 
Because they have been rewarded in advance is why they do so. 
That is why some place fasting instruments in a sacred pack. Some 
have placed them (there) in advance, so that if they have children 
the latter by chance may have to fast (but) a short time. And these 
fasting instruments which are in a sacred pack (are placed there by) 
some who died before having children. Of course any of those who 
are close relatives to them might take out the fasting instruments to 
have them for their own.* 
“That is how it is, my grandchild. I know that you surely listen 
to me. For those who do not listen may be recognized as they do 
not sit quietly when they are instructed from time to time, for they 
think their time is wasted there, wherever it may be. Because they 
are bad is why they are that way,” he was told by his grandfather. 
“And, it is said, in summer if you merely work at something, if you 
help your parents where they have planted (crops), if you attend to 
(fire-)wood for them, and if you hunt from time to time, then you 
will be never scolded. Moreover, the people will see from all sides 
how well you are doing. At the time in the future if by chance you 
desire a woman you will get the very one whom you may desire. 
Now these bad women may be recognized as being those who con- 
tinually marry anyone, a worthless man. And they are lazy. Nor 
are given permission their parents. They are scolded. But the 
reason they act that way is because they are bad. Those who listen 
to their parents may be recognized by their incessant work. And 
they do not take husbands in a hurry. These indeed are the women 
who are good. We men are forbidden to take bad (women) as our 
wives, lest if we have children they should act the same way. For 
we would be unwilling for our children to be bad. That is why we 
are forbidden bad (women),” he was told by his grandfather. 
“T merely tell you in advance, as I fear something may happen to 
you soon. At the time when you are full-grown you must remember 
this which I tell you. For I have now really made this fasting instru- 
ment for you,” he was told by his grandfather. 
4 The last half of this entire paragraph is very difficult and impossible to translate closely, owing to the 
different idiomatic usages of Fox and English. 
