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it. Also when he finished it he then said, "Here beside the lodge, 

 there it shall continue to grow; here is the place I planted it." As 

 soon as he had finished this he said, "I would that I be surprised by 

 the coming of my brother, so that he might see what kind of things 

 now I myself too have made. Just what kind of thing he would say 

 when he would see them. I will rest first imtil De'hae°'hiyawa"- 

 kho°' will arrive." So then he rested. 



Not long afterwards he again saw there many kinds of small 

 animals severally flying along, and then he said, "This too I myself 

 will do. I will make them to be extremely many in number." And 

 now at that time he made them. Just when he had finished them he 

 was surprised that De'hae'"hiyawa"kho°' was coming toward him. 

 Now O'ha'a' made haste and spoke and said, "Come, do you make 

 haste, now do you fly." Now verily they flew and there was a great 

 noise. Now at that time De'hae'"hiyawa"kho°' arrived there and 

 said, "At what kmd of thing are you at work?" Then O'ha'a' 

 said, "I am resting this noon. I desire that thou shouldst see, in 

 the first place, all the things which I have now completed." 



De'hae'"hyawa"kho'" replied and said, "What kind of things 

 then are those beings that flew while I was coming yonder? " O'ha'a' 

 said, "Do thou listen well to the great noise of their talking. Those 

 verily are the animals small in size which I have just completed." 



Then De'hae°'hiyawa"kho"' said, "It is true, verily, that the 

 noise they are making by all their difterent languages is a great noise. 

 And verily they shall continually be called flies. It will be that they 

 will assist me. Some will become such that they will live upon game 

 animals." Now O'ha'a' laughed and said, "Let us go to examine 

 the Sunflower which, as is known, I have planted, and the large 

 fruit (apple)." So then they two went to the side of the lodge. Again 

 they two arrived beside the lodge, and then at that time O'ha'a' 

 said, "Here, verily, grows the Sunflower." Then De'hae""hiyawa"- 

 kho"' looked at it and said, "Verily this plant standing here bears a 

 flower, a beautiful flower, so when it ripens it will be able to assist 

 me. That shall be by which the several kinds of smaU animals 

 shall live. Verily this plant growing here shaU be called thistle." 



This time the mind of O'ha'a' was gratified. So then he said, 

 "In its turn thou wilt see the large fruit (apple) which I have planted." 

 At that time they two went thither. 



As soon as they two arrived there then O'ha'a' said, "Here verily 

 grows the large fruit (apple) which I have planted." Then at that 

 time De'hae°'hiyawa"kho°' said, "This is ah right. This which 

 you have planted shall assist me. It will be that the game animals 

 shah live by it. So as to that it shall continue to be called thorn." 



Now at that time O'lia'a' was exceedingly pleased, and now he 

 said, "Let us two go to examine the bird which, as is known, I have 



