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speak. I think there is something to say; it will not be too long a 

 talk. So now if you let me loiow that, I shall always remember it." 

 "Yes, indeed, it is so. When our fathers, Ea-etonve, tcu-eto'we, 

 mu-eto"we, le-eto"we, the society priests, go out standing into the 

 daylight of their sun father, you shall be the one to look for their 

 road; for that we have summoned you." "Is that so?" Saying 

 this, they went. Wlien they got there, he questioned them. "WeU, 

 even now you summoned me. Surely there is something to say. It 

 will not be too long a talk. So now when you let me know that I 

 shall always remember it." Thus he said. "Yes, indeed, it is so. 

 When our fathers, Ea-eto'we, tcu-eto'we, mu-eto"we, le-eto'we, the 

 society priests, go out into the daylight of their sun father, that you 

 shall be the one to look for their road, for that we have summoned 

 you." Thus the two said. He went out toward the south. He 

 went on. Coming back to his starting place, nothing was visible. 

 Farther out he went. Coming back to the same place, nothing was 

 %asible. Then for the third time he went. Coming back to the same 

 place, nothing was visible. For the fourth time he went close along 

 the edge of the sky. Coming back to the same place, nothing was 

 visible. He came. Coming where ka-eto"we were staying, "Nothing 

 is visible." "Hayi!" "Yes. Well, I am going now." "Very well, 

 go." He went. 



The two said, "What had we better do now? That many different 

 kinds of feathered creatures, the ones who go about without ever 

 touching the ground, have failed." Thus the two said. "Come, let 

 us talk with our grandson, locust. Perhaps that one will have a 

 strong spirit because he is like water." ^* Thus they said. They 

 went. Their grandson, locust, they met. "You have come." "Yes, 

 we have come." "Sit down. How have you lived these days?" 

 "Happily." "Well, even now you have passed me on my road. 

 Surely there is something to say; it will not be too long a talk. So 

 now when you let me know that, that I shall always remember." 

 Thus he said. "Yes, indeed, it is so. In order that our fathers, 

 Ka-eto"we, tcu-eto'we, mu-eto"we, le-eto"we, the society priests, may 

 go out standing into the daylight of their sun father, we have come 

 to you." "Is that so?" Saying this, they went. WTien they 

 arrived they sat down. Where they were sitting, he questioned 

 them. "WeU, just now you came to me. Surely there is something 

 to say; it will not be too long a talk. So now if you let me know 

 that, that I shall always remembfer." "Yes, indeed. In order that 

 our fathere, Eii-eto'we, tcu-eto'we, mu-eto"we, le-eto'we, the society 

 priests, may go out standing into the daylight of their sun father, 

 we have summoned you." " Indeed? " Saying this, locust rose right 

 up. He goes up. He went through into another world. And again 



" That is, like water, he can go through anything solid. 



