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head some distance away. It was at this time now that De'hae"- 

 'hiyawa"kho°' verUy became aware of it, and he said, "Now verily 

 thou hast destroyed the mother of us two. It was she, verily, who 

 took the lead in establishing herself in a home here on the earth, and 

 in the next place then she has taken the lead in departing from this 

 earth and going there to the place whence she departed. And that, 

 then, in the days ahead, her name shall be Ga'heiide"so''k [she who 

 habitually leads]. And then thus it shall continue to be here on the 

 earth as it has (just) come to pass; that a woman who came from 

 above and visited this place, and in turn she went back to the place 

 whence she departed." 



After the expiration of a suitable time then De'hae°'hiyawa"- 

 kho°' said, "Oh, grandmother, it is not good in what you did in that 

 verily thou didst make a difference between hun and me; verily thou 

 didst not consent that I should possess a bow and an arrow also." 



At that time then the Elder Woman said, "Now I will indeed make 

 one for thee also." Now then she began to make the bow and the 

 arrow. When she completed her task she said, "Now it has come 

 to pass thus as thy mind desirest. And then it shall come to pass 

 thus only once. If thou dost lose it I will not make thee another." 

 Now then she gave to him the bow and the arrow also. Then 

 De'hae'"hiyawa"kho'" received them and gave thanlis and he said, 

 "I am thankful." 



Then at that time De'hae°'hiyawa"kho°' began to travel from 

 place to place. His grandmother was averse to the association of the 

 two brothers, and it was not permitted that they should eat together 

 when again they two took food. Then when they had become young 

 men De'hae°'hiyawa"kho°' then daily went about from place to 

 place along the shore of the lake. Customarily he went around it a 

 few times, when again he woidd retiu-n to the place where stood their 

 lodge. 



Suddenly then he saw a bird which he did not know, flying by the 

 place where stood their bark lodge, there alongside of it it passed by. 

 Then De'hae°'hiyawa"kho°' hastened himself to get his bow and his 

 arrow, and then he took them and went out of the lodge, and then he 

 also saw that there not far away it was perched. Thither then he 

 went and while he was still far away it flew away. Along the edge 

 of the lake it went. Then at that time he cut across lots. Now 

 then he was surprised that it was perched there. He moved up 

 closer as it eyed him with surprise. Now then he shot at it and 

 missed it. Now as to that it flew. away. Now as to himself he 

 watched his arrow to see where it went. Not far away it there fell 

 in the water. Then at that time De'hae°'hiyawa"kho°' was grieved 

 in his mind, and now he resolved, "I must recover my arrow, for 

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