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10 years will be the limit of my mourning for you. It will be 10 

 years before I will give you up." In addition to this he sat near the 

 fire and was engaged in dipping up with a jaaddle burning coals and 

 hot ashes, which he poured on the top of his head. He had, indeed, 

 already burned or scorched off all the hair. The nephew found him 

 only half alive. When the nephew entered the lodge he said tenderly, 

 " Oh, my uncle ! I have now returned home." But the wretched old 

 man would not cease his weeping and self-humiliation. Then the 

 nephew gras^ied the old man, saying, " Oh, my uncle ! I have now 

 returned home. It is I, Doadanegeh, who have returned home." 

 The aged uncle, recognizing his nejjhew, whom he believed dead, 

 exclaimed, " Wti " ! Is it indeed you? I am thankful that you have 

 returned home. Do not hereafter go to distant places. You must 

 remain at home with us. You can hunt in places which are not far 

 from here, because now the time is at hand when this elder one of 

 your wives is about to become a mother, so you must be near her." 

 This is the story of Doiidanegen. This is the end of the story. 



138. The Legend of Doa'daxe'ge'*' and Hotkwisdadege''"a 

 Hodino°'sot gi"o'" ne" ne" Dooa'dane'g§°' haya'so" ne" 



Their (an.) lodge it is Th:it the Dooii'dane'gi'n* he is called, the 



stands said. (it isj is named 



hage°'dji. Da' ne" na'e' ne" haksa"gowa, ne" ne" 



he, the old one. So that truly (of the he, the youth, that the 



(it is) course) large child, (it is) 



haunwa°'de"" T^wisdadege°"a' (i. e., Hotkwisdadege°"a') ne" 



his nephew Tkwisdadegun"3,' i. e., Hotlcwisdadeg5°"il'0 the 



ne" haya'so". Da' o'ne°', gi"o°', yado'was ne" ne" 



that he is called. So now, it is said, they two (n.) that the 



is named. (then) kept himting (it is) 



yadadl'wa°de°'. Agwas' sk6n'no°', gi"o°', yoilno°"doilnyo°' 



they two (an.) uncle Verily, (it) peace it is said, they two (an.) kept on 



and nephew Indeed, thinking 



deni'dyo''"s'hon. Da' diawe""©"' o"wa' hodi'go" ne" yadadi'- 



two they two (an.) So, constantly, it meat they (ma^c. the they two (aw.) 



dwelt together. (n.) p^.) it-ate. 



wa°de'" Agwas' aweiinotga'de' he'oiiwe' deni'dyo°"s'hon. 



uncle-neph- Verily, it pleasant (is) ■ there where two they two (an.) lived, 



ew (are). dwelt together 



Ne' kho' de'gatga"ho' son'ga' de'enan'ge'. 



Therein and not anywhere someone not one (an.) 



that place (nowhere) (an.) dwells. 



Agwas' o'yo'nis'he't, gi"o°', ne"ho' niyo"deii, o'ne"" 



Verily, it remained long, it is said, (there) so it (n.) state now 



Indeed, was long time, thus was, (then) 



gi"o'", ne" hage°'dji wai'en', " Hi'wa°de°', o'ne°' hE"oiiwe' 



it is said. the he, the old one he it said, " Oh, my nephew, now. then there where 



ho"se' hi'gen diyogon'wande'. Ne"ho' h6°sa'dyeu' 



thither that it-is there it-lunate-stream-washed There thither thou will 



thou go bluff (is). seat thysell 



