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Then this known man again heralded the matter, saying, "To- 

 morrow still again yon will retnrn hero." 



Then when morning came then again a large body of people as- 

 sembled. At that time again they amnsed themselves. They 

 played at lacrosse ball. 



Tlien dining the time that they wej-e ])laying this owner of the 

 lodge, Hoda"he', said (to the girl), "Thou shouldst go to bring water 

 from the spring yonder. " Then she took up that in which she would 

 bring the water. Of course slie passed the place where were many 

 persons. In a very short while she arrived at the place where there 

 was a cliff. Just there she saw the outflowing water. Then she 

 dipped up the water and then started back. Then as she had come 

 perhaps one-half of the distance back, then one man of the persons 

 who were at play came there to the place where the girl was walking 

 and he said, "Wouldst thou consent then that I should drink what 

 thou art carrying?" Then verily she gave to him and then he drank 

 the water. When he finished drinking the water, then he gave the 

 rest back to her, and he said, "I am thankful." Then the girl 

 replied, saying, "So be it." At that time then she threw away the 

 water that she had been carrying and went back and dipped up 

 again there fresh water. 



Then again she started homeward. When she had reentered her 

 lodge, then the owner of the lodge said, "Verily thou didst do then 

 the kind of thing that I had forbidden you. I said verily, do not thou 

 reply to anyone soever who will address words to thee." Then 

 this girl, slje who is a woman, said, "Now I also will not do thus 

 another time." Then this man said, "I will then tell thee that thing. 

 That verily thy mother has not yet made a visit here, that she should 

 confirm what has taken place since you came here. Perhaps then 

 it will suffice for good that thou shouldst return there and tell (thy 

 mother) that there is only one condition upon wliich what you have 

 promised will become valid. That now thou will not do this again 

 another time in that you made a mistake." At that time then the 

 girl said, "Thus too also I will do. I will just go back there where 

 abides my mother." Then she returned home. 



When she arrived she said, "Behold, I come to tell what has come 

 to pass in the place where I live. And that is that I went to dip up 

 water at the place of the flowing spring and then when I dipped it 

 up then verily I started back home. Then as I was on my way back, 

 at the place where they were playing lacrosse ball one man then 

 came thei'e and asked for water. Then I gave it to him. That 

 then when he drank the water he gave me back the water and he 

 said, 'I am thankful.' At that time then I replied and said, 'So 

 be it.' That then when I got back the bucket I threw the water 

 away right there, and then I went and dipped up other water. That 



