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At that time he went elsewhere. He now arrived at the place 

 where another Ancient, a woman, abode, and he said, "I am thankful 

 that the day has come upon us in peace." At that time she replied, 

 " Verily, I am thankful, indeed." Then he said, "What manner of 

 thing hast thou done since thou arose? What kind of marvelous 

 thing didst thou also see?" She said, "I went to dip water from the 

 flowing stream, and when I dipped up the water I saw an eel going 

 along in the depths of the water." Then he said, "Then thou art 

 of the Eel kind of clan. And that is what thy children and also thy 

 grandchildren shall continue to say, 'We are of the Eel kind of clan.' 

 And, moreover, you will be brothers and sisters to the ohwachira 

 which I have just passed, the first being the Deer kind of clan, the 

 second ohwachira the Bear clan, and the third the Sandpiper kind of 

 clan. Moreover, that is the size of your Sisterhood or Brotherhood 

 of clans; you consist of these four. But there is still left one thing, 

 moreover, that matters not, for by and by it will be completed, and 

 there on the other side of the river. Indeed, now the time has 

 arrived which we still have, m which the whole matter will be com- 

 pleted before the sun rises. Moreover, it is now time that I should 

 recross the stream, because, indeed, on the other side of the river 

 there are kindled fires and there are ohwachira. That matter is still 

 necessar}^ for me to arrange, into what units their fires shall severally 

 be grouped." 



At that time he departed, and they, the Ancient Ones, followed 

 him. They arrived at the shore of the river, and he again pulled up 

 the grapevine. And he again cast it and it went across the river. 

 At that time he went tluther across and they followed him; all crossed 

 the river and he arrived at the place where the other people had their 

 camps. Then he said, "I am glad that the dawn has come upon us 

 in peace." And she, the Most Ancient One, said, "Verily, I am, it 

 seems that I am truly thankful." At that time he said, "What man- 

 ner of thing hast thou done since thou ai'ose? And what kind of 

 wonderful thing hast thou seen?" Then she said, "I went to dip 

 water from the flowing stream. And, moreover, when I dipped up 

 the water I turned around and there 1 saw a wolf running along 

 there." He replied, "Verily, thou personally art, and thy offspring 

 are of the Wolf kind of clan. That, moreover, will be what thou 

 wdt be called by thy children in the future, as thy ohwachira con- 

 tinues to exist, and they and thy grandchildren also will continue to 

 say, 'We are of the Wolf kind of clan. ' " 



Now at that time he went elsewhere. Now he arrived at the place 

 where another Ancient One, a woman, abode, and he said, "I am 

 thankful that the day has conic upon us in peace." Now she replied, 

 '"Indeed, it is truly so; I am thankful." Ho now said, "What man- 

 ner of thing hast thou done since thou arose? Wliat marvelous 

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