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na' ne' hoden'ho'ha,'; ne°' ne' khe'hawas'ho^'a' de'hninoado"' 



the that he has topped the this that my offspring individually they are down- 



(tliat) tree with himself; warded 



ne'nfiie'." T'ho'ge' ne' hengwe' wd'he^'hen', "Ne't'ho' se' on' 



that it is." At that time that he (is) a human he said, "Thus actu- pre- 



ally sum- 

 ably 



naie' ha'degaiei' e°'hodiia'dae°' tea' nonwa'ho'de"' hodei'hwiide' 



that it is quite fit it will include them wherein kind of thing he has matter to do 



(as) 



ne' Hoda'he'." T'ho'ge' one"' sa'ha'deiidia' nenge"' ne' hengwe'. 



that ne has a standing At that now he again departed this (it is) that he (is) a 



Tree." (time) human. 



Hiia' nenge"' de'oi'hwis'he'i' nenge"' ne' eksa'a' one"' 



Not this (it is) it was a long matter (time) this (it is) that she, a child (is) now 



wa'dio^'sefifhwa'. One"' ne' goksten'a' wa'ei'hwanendo"', 



she wept. Now that she, the Ancient One she asked question (s), 



wa'a'hen', "Hot nonwa'ho'de"' de'sado°'hwendjionik?" T'ho'ge' 



she said, 'What kind of thing thou dost need it? " At that (time) 



nenge"' eksa'a' hiia' de'diagodadi'. T'ho'ge' neiige"" ne' 



this (it is) she, a child (is) not she spoke in reply. At that (time) this (it is) that 



goksteii'a' one"' daion'sawe"' oia' 'o^'ke"' ge"s hetcyagona'do"', 



she, the kn- now she began other in turn duty there she designated it, 



cient One 



iyofido^'k "Naie'-khe"" desado°'hwendjionnik a'satgat'hwa'?" 



she kept saying, "That is it thou dost need it thou shouldst see it?" 



Wa'gai'hwis'he' hiia' de'awet aionni'he"' ne' deio°'sent'hwa's 



It was a long matter not it was possible she should cease that she is weeping 



(time) 



ne' eksa'a'. T'ho'ge' one"' no' goksten'a' one"' wa'a'hen', 



that she, a child (is). At that (time) now that she, the Ancient One now she said, 



"Naie' nige' on' de'sado'hweiidjionik ne' hiano'se" onsa'hesge"'." 



"That (it so I be- pre- thou dearest it that thy uncle again thou shouldst 



is) lieve sum- see him." 



ably 



T'ho'ge' one"' ne' eska'a' wa'onni'he"' tea' deio"'sent'hwa's. 



At that (time) now that she, the child she ceased it where she is weeping, 



T'ho'ge' ne' goksten'a' wa'a'hen', "Nige"'he'" ne' ganowe"'. 



At that (time) that she, the Ancient One she said, "Exceedingly that it is difflcult 



(perple.ting) ; 



hiia" hi'ia' t'hakgwenia' ne' I' agonia'dawe"'hat." T'ho'ge' 



not yerily I should be able to do it that I I should carry thy body up." At that (time) 



ne' hengwe' ne' haksa'a' wa'he-'hen', "I' hiia' ne't'ho' 



that he, a human that he, the child, he said, "litis yerily thus 



ne°giea' tea' nonwa'ho'de"' deiodo°'hweiidjio'hwi'." T'ho'ge' 



so I will do it where kind of matter it is necessary." At that (time) 



one"' wa'tchagoia'da'gwa' de"'se' one"' wa'haa't'he"'. Wa'hnio"' 



now he took up her body and now he climbed it. They two arrived 



tea' nige"' tea' tga'ho"'sa'ha' de"'se' one"' wa'ontgat'hwa' ne' 



where so it is dis- where there (it) case lies up- and now she saw that 



tant on it 



gono'se"-ke"ha'. Agwas skenno"' saionne°'donnio°'. T'ho'ge' 



her father— it was. Very (it) is calm, quiet. again she mused. At that (time) 



one"' da'hia'gwe'ne"'da'. 



now they two descended. 



Hiia' de'gai'hwis one"' he' sa'haio"' nenge"' ne' hengwe' de"'se' 



Not it (is) a long matter now again again he ar- this (it is) that he, a human, and 



rived 



