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one abiding there. Tiiat also I did not know, what, presumably, 

 will come to pass when O'hii'ii' (Flint) will again return. He is angry, 

 indeed, because some one has carried away elsewhere the Head. It 

 lay up high, and therefrom, moreover, some one took it off." 



Then Odendonniha said, "Oh, my Grandmother, continue thou to 

 have pleasant thoughts. I know about the whole matter as it took 

 place. Now, in reference to that one, she has now a duty to perform. 

 Do thou look above; there the Orb of Light is present, and in reference 

 to that, he has assigned to his Mother a most important duty to 

 perform." Now at that time she looked and said, "It is true, verily, 

 that it is she who is looking thence. " Now at that time her mind 

 was satisfied. 



Now they abode in one place, and they were watching for De'Lae^'hi- 

 yawa"kho°' to return. In reference to him, he abode at the place 

 where the lodge of O'ha'a' (Flint) and his grandmother stood. 



Some days afterwards De'hae°'hiyawa"kho°' was troubled in his 

 mind because that he, O'ha'a', had not returned home. Then at that 

 time he went to seek his person. Traveling about over the entire 

 island, he did not find his person in any place. Then he was surprised 

 to see two male human beings going about there. Now at that time 

 he went there. He arrived at the place where they two went about, 

 and then he said, "Have you two not seen him whose lodge stands 

 hard by here?" The two male persons replied, "Just a moment ago 

 he was here; moreover, he asked who, presumably, is the person that 

 caused the Light Orb to go about at night, and what is, moreover, also 

 its duty." Then De'hae'"hiyawa"kho°' said, "Verily, it is I that did 

 it. Its duty is to be respected and be a guide to the minds of human 

 beings. Verily, they will govern themselves by it. And also they 

 will number the days thereby, and also the human beings who will 

 be newly becoming such. Moreover, I ordain too for you two, that 

 you two will govern yourselves by this Orb of Light that ends custom- 

 arily, repeatedly. Moreover, they two will be in the habit of going 

 together, and, moreover, it will take place with reference to both 

 as is the condition of the body of Awenhaniyonda;** thus it will come 

 to pass concerning you two. Wien ye two will not see her again, 

 the nocturnal Orb of Light, it will be for the space of three days, 

 when again she will form herself anew, and then at that time thou 

 wilt notice that thy life has changed in condition; thou personally 

 too wilt become new again, and there in that place will be formed 

 what will be becoming a human being here on the earth. Moreover, 

 it is thereby that you two will number them when you two engender 

 an ohwachira*^ (uterine family), and which will form itself in connec- 

 tion with the bodies of you two; the earth will be covered over with 

 human beings who will be born." Now at that time he said, "More- 



See note on p. 610. 



