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just came straight down quickly. In a very short while now he 

 again stood on the ground. Then Odendoiini"a' said, "It was very 

 hardly possible for me to succeed (to go through) and verily I just 

 stripped the entire length of the tree; I just came straight down. 

 Then thus it came to pass, beginning on my feet along my legs, along 

 my body just there also all the skin was taken off on the standing 

 tree; that too took place, verily the tree just shines, because I 

 came down so quickl}^ So now I have brought back what I fetched, 

 and that is the Head which was attached to the top of the standing 

 tree." 



Now at that time De'hat'"'hiyawa"kho°' said, "That they shall 

 use for a tale among thy posterity in the future, and that is what 

 happened as to this tree. So it shall continue to be called the syca- 

 more." 



Now at that time, just then, they two arose, O'ha'a' together with 

 his dear grandmother. At once she looked at the place where stood 

 the tree. She saw that the Head was no longer anywhere attached 

 to the top of it.*^ At once she shouted and she wept. She said, 

 "Now, behold, they have taken from us the Head. Do thou hasten 

 thyself then." 



Now at that time the animals of all kinds cried out; there was a 

 great noise. So now O'ha'a' understood what had now taken place 

 and he said, "Now verily that has come to pass which I have been 

 saying all the time, verily that something indeed is about to take place. 

 Because everywhere one is preparing that by which one should kill 

 me. Everywhere verily one has placed up high the deer horns and 

 flint stones. So then it is not I that am able in the least thing to 

 assist in the matter. So then do thou by thyself alone struggle for 

 it. Do thou follow them who have carried away the Head." 



Now at that time the Ancient Woman ran forward, she ran swiftly, 

 running there to the place where stood the tree. As soon as she 

 arrived there she was surprised that the tracks of the men were 

 there, and then she looked and saw they had gone toward the sun's 

 setting. Now at that time then she ran swiftly. Now verily she 

 pursued them, the friends of De'hae'"hiyawa''kho°' and himself. 



Now as to them, they just heard her running swiftly behind them. 

 In a very short time now she shouted at them, saying, "Do ye bring 

 back the Head." 



Now at that time Fox said, "Behold, do thou hand it to me. Let 

 me carry away the Head. I am known to be swift-footed anyway. 

 She will not overtake me." Then Odendoiini"a' said to him, "Per- 

 haps I should not consent that thou shouldst carry away the Head, 

 because verily it is evident that thou art disparaging the matter, that 

 thou art deceitful (two-faced)." 



See note on p. 610. 



