HEWITT) 



MYTH OF THE EARTH-GRASPER 545 



At that time Ocleiidoiiiii''a' and Awenhaniyoiida watched. Just 

 exactly three nights in number did they watch, when Awenhaniyonda 

 was surprised that a change came over her Ufe, and now she said, 

 "Now verily that kind of thing has come which he promised us 

 would come to pass." Now at that time Odendonni"a' looked about 

 him. Toward the west he was surprised to see the Moon present. 

 Now at that time he said, "Well, let me go to tell the one who formed 

 our two bodies." Now at once he went thither. As soon as he arrived 

 he said, "Now verily has been fulfilled what thou didst promise us. 

 Now the life of Awenhaniyonda is different, and now also we two saw 

 anew the Moon newly present." At that time De'haC'hiyawa'- 

 'kho°' said, "Now verily the matter has been completed. So they 

 two shall go together, the Moon and the life of human beings. And 

 they shall reckon thereby the births of human beings on the earth. 

 So now I will go to travel about. Now, you two shall be free to travel 

 from place to place. Moreover, it will thus come to pass. VerUy, 

 have I given you two possession of this; the entire matter, moreover, 

 will continue to be thus, that you two will be above all the various 

 kinds of animals which travel about from place to place. You two 

 will be masters of them. Moreover, I will come to see you both and 

 you two will learn at times what will be my fortune in the future. 

 Indeed, I believe that it is certain, presumably, that my brother and 

 I will disagree when he and I see each other again. Moreover, you 

 two shall have it for a sign of this, and it is this, that when you two 

 will be surprised that unknown kinds of beasts will arrive here and 

 that thej' will abuse, slaughter and eat the flesh of thmgs here; if 

 when you two see that come to pass you two shall at once know that 

 we two brothers have disagreed. When he will become angry he 

 will drive thence hither all those beings he himself has severally 

 completed, both those inhabiting on the land and in the water. 

 Moreover, when I arrive there I will try to have this state of things 

 contmue peaceable. If it so be that I will be able to cause my Grand- 

 mother to leave, then I will remove her person elsewhere. For should 

 it be possible that this come to pass, then of course he and I will be 

 left alone. I think, presumably, it would then be desirable that he 

 and I should go elsewhere, for, presumably, it would not result Ln 

 good -that for a long time he and I should go about in this manner 

 upon the earth, for if it so be, then exceedingly much would be 

 destroyed." 



Now at that tiuie he departed, going thither to the other island. 

 He arrived there and then he was surprised that then all the various 

 kinds of animals moved about from place to place, and moreover it 

 was evident that they were all ugl}' and fierce. He arrived at the 

 place where the lodge of his grandmother stood and, moreover, he 

 learned that O'ha'a' (Flint) was not at home. Now at that time he 



