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to what they should do to provide her with a permanent resting place 

 in this world. Finally it was decided to prepare the earth, on which 

 she would live in the future. To do this it was determined that soil 

 from the bottom of the primal sea should be brought up and placed 

 on the broad, firm carapace of the Turtle, where it would increase in 

 size to such an extent that it would accommodate all the creatures 

 that should be produced thereafter. After much discussion the toad 

 was finally persuaded to dive to the bottom of the waters in search of 

 soil. Bravely making the attempt, he succeeded in bringing up soil 

 from the depths of the sea. This was carefully spread over the cara- 

 pace of the Turtle, and at once both began to grow in size and depth. 



After the j'oung woman recovered from the illness from which she 

 suffered when she was cast down from the upper world, she built her- 

 self a shelter, in which she lived quite contentedly. In the course of 

 time she brought forth a girl baby, who grew rapidly in size and 

 intelligence. 



When the daughter had grown to young womanhood, the mother 

 and she were accustomed to go out to dig wild potatoes. Her mother 

 had said to her that in doing this she must face the west at all times. 

 Before long the young daughter gave signs that she was about to 

 become a mother. Her mother reproved her, saying that she had 

 violated the injunction not to face the east, as her condition sJiowed 

 that she had faced the wrong way while digging potatoes. It is 

 said that the breath of the West AVind had entered her person, caus- 

 ing conception.^'' AVhen the days of her delivery were at hand, she 

 overheard twins within her body in a hot debate as to which should 

 be born first and as to the proper place of exit, one declaring that he 

 was going to emerge through the armpit of his mother, the other 

 saying that he would emerge in the natural way. The first one born, 

 who was of a reddish color, was called Othagwenda; that is, Flint. 

 The other, who was light in color, was called Djuskaha; that is, the 

 Little Sprout. 



The grandmother of the twins liked Djuskaha and hated the other; 

 so they cast Othagwenda into a hollow tree some distance from the 

 lodge. 



The boy that remained in the lodge grew very rapidly, and soon 

 was able to make himself bows and arrows and to go out to hunt in 

 the vicinity. Finally, for several days he returned home without his 

 boAv and arrows. At last he was asked why he had to have a new 

 bow and arrows every morning. He replied that there was a young 

 boy in a hollow tree in the neighborhood who used them. The grand- 

 mother inquired where the tree stood, and he told her; whereupon 

 then they went there and brought the other boy home again. 



When the boys had grown to man's estate, they decided that it 

 was necessary for them to increase the size of their island, so thev 



