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know at once that then, indeed, the earth here present will have 

 neared its end." Now at that time he again spoke and said, "Now, 

 then, I leave this entire matter to you two; this matter shall continue 

 and your future posterity will learn the matter. Let them never 

 forget it. Now, then, my brother and I raise ourselves (fly) upward. 

 So then you must have only that for a sign, that whenever you will 

 see the pathway above divided, then you will know then that, indeed, 

 two kinds of mind have come into being in the woz'ld above, and on 

 the earth here below and also among human beings." Now at that 

 time they two departed homeward. 



Not long after the two brothers had gone the people heard a loud 

 sound in the sky, beginning at the west and going toward the east. 

 Then Odendonniha spoke and said, "Now, verily, presumably they 

 two have arrived there. That, verily, is the reason that thou and 

 I hear this loud noise in the sky; that, verily, thou and I have heard 

 the voice of our Grandsires, they who utter their voices from place 

 to place (the Thunderers). Now, then, verily, let us greet them 

 thankfully." Now at that time he cast native tobacco on the fire. 

 When that passed, then it became dark and then they two saw on 

 the sky, very plainly, the pathway there. Then again Odendonniha 

 said, "Now, verily, thou and I have seen all those things fulfilled 

 which he who finished our bodies (our Creator) has done for us. 

 All has been fulfilled. Now, then, there is still our responsibility 

 in all the things which he has left in our charge. Now, then, thou 

 and I will fulfill our duties; we will do thus in all things forever." 



Odendonniha and Awenhaniyonda now began to engender offspring. 

 And also when they were numerous, then in a short time there became 

 ninnerous ohwachira (families). And so likewise now there was a 

 very large body of people living. And they all knew the matter that 

 De'hae°'hiyawa"kho°' had promised to come when the people would 

 become numerous. Then it was thus that all the people were watch- 

 ing for him to come back. There was, as it were, absolute silence; 

 they had no ceremony which they shoidd have been performing, 

 also no business that they should have been attending to; every- 

 thing was just neglected, all was silent; they traveled about with 

 their ohwachira (families) ; it was so that one would think they only 

 went about, standing in different places. This condition lasted for 

 some time, when they were surprised that it was noised about that 

 just now the name De'hac°'hiyawa"kho'" was heard, and that now 

 he had returned. Now at that time many sought him, desiring to 

 see him. It was a long time that they sought him before they 

 found him. So then De'hae°'hiyawa"kho°', when they saw him, said, 

 "I promised in that I said that I would come again when I would 

 see that people severally go about with their ohwachira (families) 

 here upon the earth. So then the matter has now been fulfilled; 



