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on some distance when she heard another man-being talking to her, 

 saying: " I am thankful that thou hast now again returned home, my 

 child. I am hungry, desiring to eat food." She did not stop. It 

 was Fire Dragon of the Storm who was speaking to her. Sometime 

 after she was again at the place where people customarily crossed the 

 river. Now, at that place, he, the chief himself, stood, desiring to tr}' 

 her mind, saying: " Veril\', thou shouldst stop here; verily, thou 

 shouldst rest thyself." She did not stop. She onl}' kept right on, 

 and, moreover, she at once crossed the river there. 



She traveled on for some time, and when the sun was at yonder 

 height she was surprised that there was spread out there a large 

 field. At that time, verily, she stopped beside the field. 'Now she 

 looked, and there in the distance .she saw a lodge — the lodge of the 



o ne 



now 



he-' 



again 



gothoii'de' 



she it heard 



on gwe" 



"Niiawe""ha' 



"I am thankful 

 (so let it come) 



agadekhoii'nia' 



I should eat." 



o ne 



now 



Hiia^' 



Not (it is) 



sa-'sio", 



again thou 

 hast returned 



diVdeiagoda"! 



she did stop. 



tho'tha', 



man- thence he is 



being talking 



gofi'ha'wa'. Aksi' 



I am thy I am 



parent. hungry 



Hadawine'tha' 



He Fire-Dragon 

 of Sturm 



i'ha'do"k: 



he kept 

 saying: 



ge"he' 



I it desire 



ne 



na 



that 



tho'tha'. 



thence he is 

 talking. 



tea" 



the 

 where 



GaiiTwii' 



Somewhat 



nwa'oiini'she' 



so long it lasted 



non we 



the place 



deieia'hia'ktha , 



ne 



the 



ha'.sennowa'ne"' 



he chief (is) 



ne"tho' 



there 



o ne 



now 



O'ne"- 



Now 



he'ha'dii 



ne"tho" donsaiediV'nha' 



ne"tho" 



there 



ne 



the 



ha'o""hwa' 



he himself 



go"'ha'en' ne" eksa'go'na'. i'ha'do°k: 



to her mind 



she maiden 



(is). 



hi'ia'. 



verilv." Not 



(it is) 



iogDiida'die 



without 

 stopping 



t£re'"hio°'hweda'die'. 



'Tho' 



•Here (it 



ne 



a'sadonwi'.shen' 



go'dendioiTha'die" 



she walked right on. 



he kept 

 saying : 



Hiia" da'deiagoda'i' 



slie did stop. 



he''he' da'shago"ni- 



hc he trouble should 



desires give 



"' hi'ia' dasdit'nha'; 



) verily, thou shouldst 



Na'ie' 



That 

 (it is) 



wa'dieia"hia'k tea" 



she river crossed the 



stand ; 



gen'gwa' 



only 



ne"tho' 



there 



Gain'gwa' 



Somewhat si 



hegaa'gwa"ha' 



there it orb of light 



(sun) rests 



ga'hcndade""'da' 



it plain is spread out 



nwa'oiinis'he' 



sr» long it lastwd 



o ne 



now 



oiitha'hi'ne' 



she travels on 



wa"ondien"'ha' 



she was surprised 



di" si' 



more- yon 

 over "del 



ne"tho' 



there 



ga'hendowa'ne"' 



it plain large (is). 



Tho"ge' 



.\t that 



(lime) 



O'ne"' 



heiidak'da' ne"tho' wa'dieda"nha' 



plain beside there she stood, Now 



hwa' si'' tgano"'sa'ie"' tea" hono"'sa'ie" 



yon- there it lodge the his lodge lies 



o ne 



now 



ne"tho 



there 



hi'ia' 



verily 



gwa 



ga'- 



wa'ofitgat'- 



she looked 



ha'sefinowa'ue"'. 



he chief (is). 



