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I have been expecting thee to arrive here." Then verily she seated 

 herself in the place designated by him. 



Then the owner of the lodge said, "That then now I tell thee, 

 that I desire that thou shouldst prepare food, that thou shouldst 

 then prepare mush. The material shall be chestnuts. That then 

 when the food will be cooked for thee, thou and I wUl eat together 

 when we eat." 



Then he said, "Now verily thou must begin it." Then she said, 

 "Where then is what I will use?" He spoke and said, "Si"hagwa'. 

 Yonder is a doorway and there beyond the door lie all that thou 

 shalt use." Then she entered the place he designated. 



Now then she got a pot and she hung the pot (over the fire). And 

 she put water into it. And then when the water became hot, then 

 she cut chestnuts and then she grated them and the meal which she 

 made she put into the water. Then at that time it commenced to 

 sputter, and the hot mush stuck to her body all over. She was 

 burned indeed now and she did not falter. Then when the mush 

 was cooked for her then she removed the kettle from the fire and 

 said, "Now verily the food is cooked for thee." Then the owner of 

 the lodge said, "Wliat thing is the cause that those things appear on 

 thy body?" Then the girl said, "That verilj- was caused thus by 

 my having prepared food." Then the owner of the lodge said, 

 "Verily it will be possible that it will be removed by my servants, 

 the dogs, by their licking it off of thee." Then Awe°'hai' said, "Let 

 it also happen thus." At that time he bade his servants, the dogs, 

 to come. So now they two animals came into the lodge, and then 

 she saw that they two were frightfully large. Then verily they 

 licked her body, and it was so painful that one would think that 

 just a little she winced. Then they two removed all the mush that 

 had fallen repeatedly on her body. At that time the owner of the 

 lodge said, "I am thankful that now thou hast accomplished the 

 matter." 



Then verily they two took food. 



And then when they two finished eating, the lodge owner said, 

 "Verily thou didst see a large body of people assembled on the field; 

 and as is well known they are about to amuse themselves; they wUl 

 play at lacrjosse ball. Verily they will give diversion to my mind. 

 That then shall come to pass that so long as they shall be assembled 

 here do not thou converse together with anyone; if it shall be that 

 some one will address words to you, it will not be good that it so 

 come to pass." 



At that time then they played lacrosse ball on the field. And then 

 during the time that they were at play different ones there came there 

 and addressed words to her and the girl was not moved to make reply. 

 Then at the time when the affak was over then verily all dispersed. 



