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removed it." So. it is reported, until tlic time she was fuil-orown, 

 she was in the ha))it of going to view the place where lay the hurial- 

 case. 



At that time, it is reported, her fatlier said: "Now, my child, verily, 

 thou hast grown to maturity. Moreover, I will decide upon the time 

 when thou shalt marry." Some time afterward he said: "Thou nuist 

 tell thy mother, saying: 'My father said to me, "Now thou must 

 marry."' Now, moreover, verily, thy mother must make loaves of 

 bread, and it must fill a large forehead-strap-liorne basket. Now, 

 moreover, thou must make the bread, and thou must have it ready by 

 the time it becomes night." 



Truly, it thus came to pass. It became night, and, verily, the elder 

 one had it all ready. She said: "I have now made it ready. The 

 basket is even now full of bread." Now, the maiden again climbed 



nwsv'oiini'she' heiagodo'di' 



so (long) it lasted thilhtr she grew 



to full size 



tga'"ha" ne"' ga'ho""sa'. 



there it the it case (burial- 



up-lay ease}. 



Tho''ge', ia'ke"', o'ne"' 



At that it is Siiid, now 



(time). 



hi'ia' gon'ha'wa' 



verily. Ithyparentam 



ne''tho' 



there 



wa"he"'hei 



he it said 



ekdo""ne's 



she it went habit- 

 ually to see 



tea'' 



the 

 where 



non we 



the place 



ne 



the 



wiVsadodia'giV. 



thou hast grown up. 



niga'ha'wf 



there it bears it 

 (the time) 



wa*he"'hen"': 



he it said: 



tea" 



e"sania'khe'." 



thou wilt marry." 



1" di" 



1 more- 

 (it is) over 



Gaiii'gwa' 



Some I'timo) 



■E"'sheiatho'ie"' 



••Thou her wilt tell 



gon'has g'tii'tia"'. 



me, my father, 



saying, 



e°ie4ia'goniiia'"hen' 



she bread will make 

 repeatedly 



ontge'da'stliiV ga'a'';sa* 



one bears it by the it basket, 

 forehead-strap 



tea" niga'ha'wi' ne" 



the there it it bears the 

 where (time) 



Do'ge".s ne"tho' 



It is true thus 



O'ne"' 



Now 



ne*' sano'"ha" 



the thy motlier 



e°.sania'khe".'" 



wilt thou marry.'" 



age'Ri'^hil' : ' 



her father: 



e"tgenno""do"' 



I it shall will 

 (decide it). 



nwa'oiTni'she' 



so (long) it lasted 



e"'si'hen'', 



wilt thou it sav 



(it is) 



gain' 



o ne 



now 



• Wa'ha- 



O'ne"' 



dr' 



more- 



hi'ia' 



verily. 



sano"htV, 



thy mother. 



na le 



that 



ne" e'"ga'a"seik 



e"sha"gon'nia' 



Ihou bread wilt. 



e"saicnnenda"ik 



gagwe gi- 

 ft all 



gaieiinenda"!' 



.she it had ready 



wa'gadadeienneiidiVnha 



I my preparations have finished. 



0'ne°' ne" nil"' n 



Now that the th 



one that o 



O'ne"' di" 



Now. more- 

 over, 



e"io"gak."' 



it will be dark." 



nwa'awe""hii\ Wa'o"gak o'ne"' hi'iii' 



so it came to pass. It became now. verily, 



night 



ne" gok'steii'a'. Wa'a'heii": "O'ne"' 



the she elder She it said: "Now 



one (is). 



O'ne"' ga'a"sei" ne" o'hii"gwa"." 



Now it basket the it bread." 



(is) full 



ekstVgo'na' saiea"the'" tea" non'we' 



she maiden again she up- the the place 



