HEWITT] MYTH OF THE EARTH-GRASPER 589 



thc3' understood that; it would seem, that there, indeed, one wouhl 

 think, presumably, that He lies thereunder. His head lying toward 

 the west and His feet lying toward the east; and His mound of earth 

 was just the size and width of the body of a man. At that time, now, 

 he said, "Now, veril}', we two understand it all, verily, they instructed 

 lis thus that as much as possible we must scrutinize the place. Now, 

 then, we have examined it as much as possible, the features of the 

 place we have seen. Now, verily, it is plain that here He has ended 

 the tracks which thou and I have followed. Now, also, we two saw 

 all those things which- thou and I had never seen before, and now, 

 then, thou and I must depart homeward." 



At that time, now, they two departed. ^Mien they two arrived 

 home where they dwelt, the.y two saw a large body of people assem- 

 bled, watching for their two persons to return, they whom they had 

 sent to follow the tracks of De'hae'"hiyawa"kho°'. So, then, when 

 they two returned, at that time, then, the Elder Ones made rulable 

 preparation, and one spoke, greeting them repeatedly with thanks- 

 giving, and the speaker said, "I was chosen to speak, and to proclaim 

 the words of the entire body of the people, that now you two persons 

 have again returned, who in accordance with rulable preparation 

 were chosen by them; the entire body of the people chose you two 

 to follow the path whither De'hae"'hiyawa"kho°' had again gone away. 

 And that is, indeed, that the whole matter they left entirely to 

 you two persons; that when you two should arrive there, at the 

 place where His tracks end, if it so be that you two should see some- 

 thing growing, you two must take up and you two must examine 

 the features of the place where His tracks end. And that, indeed, 

 verily. He promised that there in that place one would see three 

 different kinds of things. So, then, now, such is the body of people 

 who have assembled themselves, and all are expecting to hear the 

 matter and to learn the matter as it was when you two saw it, and 

 to see what kind of things you two bring, if it so be, you two bring 

 with you the new things He has delivered (to us) by which we must 

 continue to live. So, then, we have completed the matter, so then, 

 we shall all equally hear when j^ou two will tell the narration. Go 

 to, what was the fortune of you two?" 



At that time, then, they, the two young persons, said, "Truly, 

 it shall thus come to pass, that now we two will tell the narration 

 of the cast of our fortune." At that time, then, he said, "When 

 we two started away, just at the distance to which one may see, 

 at that distance, it began that we two could see that His tracks 

 went on ahead. Not far away, then, there we two saw that His 

 tracks ended. Then, we two saw growing there three kinds of things; 

 at that time, then, there on the west side the woman took her stand, 

 and I myself stood on the east side of them. At that time, now. 



