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Sometime afterward, then, this came to pass. As soon as all the 

 inan-heings had severally departed this woman-being came forth 

 and went thither and, moreov^er, arrived at the place where the man- 

 being abode, and she carried a comb with her. She said: "Do thou 

 arise; let me disentangle thy hair." Now, verily, he arose, and then, 

 moreover, she disentangled his hair, and straightened it out. It con- 

 tinued in this manner da}' after day. 



Sometime afterward her kindred were surprised. It seems that the 

 life of the maiden was now changed. Day after day it became more 

 and more manifest that now she would give birth to a child. Now, 

 moreover, her mother, the ancient one, became aware of it. Then, 

 verily, she questioned her, saying to the maiden: " Moreover, what 

 manner of person is to be joint parent with thee?" The maiden said 



Gain'gwa' nwa'onni'she' o'ne"' tho'nt 



Some (time) so (long) it lasted now thns (In 



wa'hon'dendion'gWiV o'ne"" 



gagwegr 



it all (entire) 



they departed plurally 



the 



agon gwe 



she man- 

 being (is) 



ica' 



the 

 where 



ne"tho" 



there 



he""den' ne 



the 



nhwiV'we', 



' nwa'awe"'"ha'. 



?) so it eame to pass. 



dagaiage""'nha' 



ne''tho'' 



there 



Ganio" 



80 soon as 



nen'ge"' 



this (it is) 



dV hwa'ga'io"' 



besides there she (z.) 



hen'gwe' 



he man- 

 being (is) 



na'ie' ne" e'ha'wf 



that the she it bear- 



(it is) ing is 



■'Satge""ha'. Dagonio'dai"sia'." O 



" Do thou arise. Let me dress thy hair." 



non we 



the place he is 



(abides) 



gana''da'. Wa''ge""hen": 



it comb (is). She (z.) said: " Do thoti arise. Let me dress thy hair." No 



hi'ia' da'hatge""ha'', tho'ge' o'ne"' di" hi'ia' wa'thoio'dai"sia'. 



wa"tgaga''tcia' 



she (Z.I it untanKled 



ni'io't. 



ne 



the 



at that 

 (time) 



hoge"a', 



his hair 



(it is). 



Na'ie' 



That 



(itis) 



o'he"''senk; 



day after day 



ne"tho" 



there 



Gain'gwa' 



Some (time) 



agaongwe"da' 



her people 



nwa'onni'she' 



so (long) t lasted 



tea" 



o ne 



now 



o la 



o ne 



now 



wa'hondien"h:'i 



they were surprised 



ni'io't tea" 



so it is 



gwa' 



seemingly 



ek.sa'go'na 



she maid The 



(large child). where 



tea" oiefi'det o'ne' 



the it is know- now 



where able 



wa'ontdo'kiV 



she it noticed 



hwanen'do"* 



repeatedly 



Tea" 



ne 



o'he""senk 



day after day 



tea" 



now the 



where 



gok'stSn'a'. 



the she elder one 



(is). 



ne" eksa'go'na', 



the she maid 



(large child) 



ho"de"' djiade'do'"''ne'?" Hiia" 



thing ye two are going to Not 



' have offspring?" (itis) 



vhere 



heiotgonda"gwi' 



it is unceasing 



e"iowiaienda"nha' 



she (z.) child will have. 



Tho''ge" o 



At that I 



(time) 



wa'a"hen": 



she it said: 



hi'iil 



ago'n'he' ne" 



.she lives the 



(isalivei 



daiotge"'i'ha'die' 



nan- 

 )re 



di" 



ides, 



wa'ondadei"- 



thence it becomes man 

 ifest more and more 



O'ne" 



Now. 



Soil"' 



■ Who 



ste"" de'aga'we"" ne" 



anything she it said the 



she her 

 questioned 



di" noiiwa"- 



besides kind of 



ek.sa'go'na'. 



she maid 

 (large child). 



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