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When he again arrived home lie said, "I charge you two to watch 

 during the night that will soon come upon us, at the time when the 

 day is about to come, when you two will see arise a very large star. 

 Then you two will see that which will be continually a token to you 

 both that the day is about to come forth; and then j^ou two will 

 continue to call it the Day-Bringer (the Morning Star). Indeed, 

 when you two will see that, then the time will have arrived that my 

 brother will come here; and now without recourse he and I shall 

 settle the matter and also we shall end the matter." 



Now at that time they retired for the night. Now Odendonniha 

 said, "Now, verily, the time has come when I will watch for it." And 

 seeing the large star arise from beyond the horizon he said, "Do you 

 look; that is the first time that the large star has showed itself." Now 

 again he spoke and said, "Verily it is true that at once it is plain, 

 that now the daylight is coming on." Now De'hae'"hiyawa"kho"' 

 said, "Now all things have ended in a crisis for us. By and by, soon, 

 O'ha'a' (Flint) will come. Now then you two will learn the 

 matter. You two will listen to what he will say." 



Just after that O'ha'a' (Flint) came in and then said, "I promised 

 that so soon as I saw the Large Star that I would at once come here. 

 Now then I have arrived." Now at that time De'hae°'hiyawa,"kho°' 

 said, "Now the time has arrived, and now also it is without recourse 

 that thou and I wlU end the matter (controversy). So then, in the 

 first place, I will ask thee a question and thou shalt answer me, and 

 then Odendonniha and Awenhaniyonda will hear the answer. So then 

 they two will know what matter will come to pass when thou and 

 I shall end the whole matter (controversy). Now then I will tell 

 thee what I think (desire), and it maybe that you would consent to it, 

 that in the earth and in the water all those things whose bodies thou 

 hast made should continue to remain. Some are not fit to mingle 

 among human beings." Then at that time O'ha'a' (Flint) replied, 

 saying, "I would confirm the proposition if thou wouldst agree to the 

 matter for me, that thus it would come to pass that I, personally, 

 should continue to remain here on the earth." Then De'hae°'hi- 

 yawa"kho°' said, "It should not thus come to pass. Indeed, the 

 reason that my mind is thus made up to confine (segregate) the 

 bodies of all those things which have not good dispositions is that, 

 indeed, thou and I wUl go elsewhere from the earth here present." 

 Now at that time O'ha'a' (Flint) said, "Now also I will confirm the 

 matter for you if the human beings dwelling on that island whence 

 I departed shall continue to be independent." Now at that time 

 De'hae'"hiyawa"kho°' said, "Indeed, it will thus come to pass. Those 

 whose bodies are human in form shall be independent; it shall come 

 to pass in like manner with regard to the game animals, at least as 

 many of them as have no evil traits shall continue to be independent." 



