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sa'den'dya' o"ni'." O'ne"' da'hatge°"ha' de'"'se' wa'ha'den'dya' 



do thou walk also." Now thence be arose and did he walk 



ne"t'ho' dosge'"'ha' ga"he' ne"t'ho' wa'ha'a"t'he°', na'ye' ne" 



the there 



nearby 



it-tree 

 stands 



the there 



did he-it climb, 



that it is 



the 



up high the there did he seat hinisolf. At th;it time the the there 



de'haga"ha' hefmo°'doii'nyo°'k; t'ho"ge' o'ne°' he" wa'he""hefi', 



two his eyes rested he was thinking; at that time now again did he say, 



'^Agwas' en'^ on'*, onge'nhi"ga', swa"djik, en", on" ayeii'a' 



"Just I think, perhaps, it-uie to err caused, too much I think, perhaps, one might 



(=because) think 



ni'ha"a' de°"se' heMe'"'es. 0'ne°' di" wa'hada'dya' 



SO his size and his tail long (is). Now then did he speak 



small (is) 



wa'he°"hen', "Dondasa'gwe'hne""da' hya'e'." Hiya" ste"" 



did he say, " Thence do thou descend first in order." Not no some- 



de't'hoda'di'. T'ho"ge' ne" O'ha'a' wa'he°"hen', "O'ya' 



aoy thence he spoke. then the did "It other 



E°'hagowa'ne''ks ne" na" 



will I-it make. Well he very large be the that one 



'o°"ge°' e°ge'sen'nya'. 



in turn 



'o°"ge°'." 



thing 



he" 



again 



ne" 



the 



in turn." 



T'ho"ge' 



Then 



gagwe'gi' 



it entire (is) 



"Hatc'gwd'! 



"Behold! 



wa't'hada"nha' 



did he stand up 



he" o'ya' sa'ha'sen'nya'. Ganyo' 



again it other again he it made. As soon as 



o'ne°' he" wa'he'"'hen', 



now again did he say, 



sa'den'dya' o"ni'.' 



do thou walk also." 



O'ha'a' wa'he°"hen', 



did he say, 



o°'hwendjiya'de'." 



it-earth extant is." 



o'ne"" ne" honwaya'dis"a'i' o'ne°' wa'ha'den'dya'. De'haga"ha' 



the he-his body has com- now did he start walking. 



o'ne°' hi'ya' 



now in fact 



wa'hayefinenda' 'nha' 



did he-it complete 



desda"nha', 



do thou stand up, 



ne' 



the 



2°"S( 

 and 



de'"sadawefl'nye' ne' 



Shalt thou travel about the 



tea" 



where 



0'ne°' 



Now 



"Ne"t'ho' 



"The there 



T'ho"ge' 



At that time 



now 



ne 



the 



'on 



/J 



O'ha'a', 



per- 

 haps 



ne" 



the 



dagye'it. 



did I-it do 

 right. 



ga'yo'." 



it game-anunal 



(is)." 



T'ho"ge' 



Then 



pleted 



o'ne"' 



now 



0'ne°' 



Now 



t'ho"ge' wa'he'"'hen', 



at that time did he say, 



ne" ' o°"g( 



Two his eyes rested 

 (on him J 



0'ne°' he°" 



" Now 



di" o'ya' 



then it other 



the 



IS It 



e^ge'sefi'nya' 



will I-it make 



wa'ha'seii'nya'. 



did he-it make. 



Ganyo" 



As soon as 



o ne" na 



now the that 



wa'hayennenda"nha' gagwe'gi' o'ne°' wa'he'^'hen', "Hatc'gwi'! 



did he (the) task complete it entire now did he say, "Behold! 



sa'deii'dya' 



do thou walk 



cm 



also. 



desda,"nha', 



do thou stand up, 



T'ho"ge' o'ne°' wa'tgada"nha' 



Then now did it stand up 



de°"se' o'ne°' wa'dyo'hene"da'. 



and now did it cry out. 



sa'ha'sen'nya'. Ne" o'ne°' 



again he-it made. The now 



Skennoii'do"' g-'sya'djik." 



Deer wilt thou be 



named." 



de°"se' o'ne°' wa'dwaa"dat 



and now did it run 



T'ho"ge' o'ne°' 



Then now 



he" o'ya' 



again it other 



wa'hayennenda"nha' o'ne"' 



did he (the) task complete 



