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is the place where stands the lodge of them, thy dear grandmother, 

 there beyond directly it there stands a mountain and there inside of 

 it he has made himself a cave and there he has shut them in, so there 

 they remain. And he has stopped up the place by which they 

 entered with a rock which he placed over the place, the opening of 

 the cave. 



"So thou shalt do thus and it will result in good that thou shalt 

 watch O'ha'a', thy brother. _ 



"Thou shalt go there the day after to-morrow. Let it not be that 

 he become aware of it. A short distance therefrom thou shalt con- 

 ceal thyself. Let it not be that he will see thee. At that tune, it is 

 known, he will again come for meat of the game animals. So thou 

 wilt see what he will do when he uncovers the mouth of the cave. 

 Thou wilt see when he enters into the cave. Thou wilt see him also 

 when he comes forth and again covers over the mouth of the cave, 

 and when he bears with the forehead strap the body of the game 

 animal. Now as soon as thou wilt think that now perhaps he has 

 returned to the lodge of them thou in turn wilt uncover the mouth 

 of the cave. So at that time then thou wilt enter it and therefrom 

 thou shalt drive out the bodies of the game animals." Now at that 

 time De'hae°'hiyawa"hko°' returned to his home. 



When the time came which Hao^'hwendjiyawa'k'ho"' appointed, 

 then De'hae'"hiyawa"kho'" started out and he carried with him 

 every one of his arrows. There aside he went aroimd along the shore 

 of the lake. 



He arrived there where stood the mountain, and there aside he 

 seated himself. Not a long time did he sit there when he saw him, 

 for now O'ha'a' came toward him. While he walked along he stopped 

 there where lay the great rock. So he was looking about him; it 

 woidd seem to be that he was careful that no one should see him. 



Then at that time he grasped the great rock and raised it on edge 

 and laid it aside, and now entered into the cavern. De'hae°'hiyawa'- 

 'kho"' only kept still, and there verily he watched him in the way 

 he did to be able to enter therein. 



It was a long time before he came forth agaui, and he bore on his 

 back by the forehead strap a porcupine. When again he placed 

 the body on his back he said, "Some manner of thing perhaps is the 

 reason that it thus befell me. With great difficulty did I kill the 

 game animal, and almost did it kill me myself." Now at that time 

 he again drew back the rock and again covered the mouth of the 

 cave, and then he again bore the body by means of the forehead 

 strap and then went home. 



Now just as soon as he disappeared in the distance then De'hae"'- 

 hiyawa"kho'" said, "So now verily I in my turn should go to the 

 place where the game animals go about." So now he went there to 



