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have thj duty when it will become dark on the earth, at that time 

 thou in thy turn wilt cause it to be hot and thou wilt cause it to be 

 light and thou shalt cause dew to fall. Also thou shalt continue 

 to assist thy grandchildren, as you address them, in mind, who will 

 continue to go about on the earth." 



Now at that time he took red willow and then he scraped off the 

 bark. Now at that time he said, "Now then thou shalt depart. 

 So thus it is of thee, they will begin to say of thee on the side of the 

 Sun's setting, they whom you address as grandchildren shall continue 

 to say, that there on that side they will see thee newly again, and thou 

 shalt slowly continue to draw nearer, and in the next place thou wilt 

 slowly increase in size ^and night after night thou wilt continue to 

 move along toward the place where goes about the Sun. So that 

 when thou wilt arise there then thy form will be complete as they 

 look at thee, so now from that side thou shalt start and just that 

 shall again come to pass, that slowly this way thou shalt continue to 

 move along and night after night thou wilt continue to grow less as 

 they look at thee. Thou wilt return verily to the place whence thou 

 shalt continue to depart, and it shall be that they shall not see thee 

 for three nights, and on the fourth night thou wilt again renew thj^self. 

 The length of thy path shall be fixed. That is the cause that it will 

 be possible that they whom you address as grandchildren shall esteem 

 thee. They will watch thee in full view as thou continuest to draw 

 nearer. So then controlling themselves thereby, by the continuous 

 changes that will take place by the fact that there are two kinds of 

 days. So the summer will cause it to be warm during only a certain 

 period. In the next place, when that which is called winter shall 

 cause it to be cold again it too shall last for only a certain period. 

 So then that will come to pass. Thou shalt have charge when it will 

 become dark, thou customarily shalt cause it to be light and thy power 

 shall be such as to be able to cause it to be light and not too dark. 

 So thus it will continue to be that it will continue to help the human 

 beings who will go to and fro on the earth. That no matter by what 

 means darkness will befall one at some place it will be possible that 

 that person shall continue to travel, that it will be light enough that 

 it will be possible for that one to return home with peace of mind." 



Now at that time De'hae'"hiyawa"kho'" said, "Now the matter 

 has been completed. Now thou dost understand the entire matter. 

 Verily thou, you two, thou and the Sun, share the responsibility. 

 So then it shall be that they who dwell on the earth may address 

 their words to either of you. It shall be so that to whichever one of 

 you two one will address their words one will say then, 'O Sun, our 

 Elder Brother, the Great War Chief,' and if they speak to thee they 

 will continue to say, 'O our Grandmother, the Moon.' So now I 

 leave it here on the earth, and there then I leave it beside the human 



