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self, and now, verily, she was naked. She soaked the t-orn. and she 

 also washed the corn, and also pouuded it, and she also made meal of 

 it, and, now, moreover, in the pot she had set on the fire she made 

 mush. She stirred it without interruption. But, nevertheless, it was 

 so that she was suffering, for, verily, now there was nothing anywhere 

 on her body. And now, moreover, it was evident that it was hot, as 

 the mush spattered repeatedly. Some time after she was surprised 

 that the chief said: " Now, verily, the mush which thou ai't making is 

 cooked.'' At that time he arose to a standing position, and also 

 removed the pot. and also set it on yonder side. At that time he 

 said: '" Do thou sit here." Now he went forward, and, taking up the 

 basket, he took the bread therefrom, out of her basket. At that time 



dawi"da"'sia", o'ne"' hi'ia' go'nesda'go"\ Waene"'hanawe""da', 



now verily she is fully naked. She the corn soaked, 



waene"'ho'ha'e' o^'ni", wa'ethe"da" o"nr, wsrethe'tchi"sa' o"nr, 



she the corn washed also she it povnided also she meal finished also 



o'ne"" di" tea"' gon:Vdja','h:i" tea" odjisdsv'ge" deiodeno"'hia- 



ni"dr diiowiisV'he' 



it is up-boilins 



she had set kettle 

 lip 



P."s. o'ne"' 



hi'iiV ne"tho' \va edjisgon'niiX'. 



verilv there she mush made. 



Hciotgonda"'gwr deiagoweii'ie'. Ne"'tho' ne" na'ie" ni'io't tea" 



Hence it is without she it stirred. There the that so it is the 



interruption (it is) where 



goe^'hia'ge"', o'ne"' hi'ia' hiiii'' gat'ka dil'detga'de' ne" 



she is suffering. now verilv not anvwliere it it is shieldiuK the 



(it is) 



eia'di"ge'. O'ue"" di" ue"tho" ni'io"t otge""i' o"dai"he"' tea" 



her body on. Now more- thus so it is it is plain it is hot the 



over where 



wasdjisgwadofi'gwas. Gain'gwa' nwaofinis'he" o'ne"' wa'ondieiT'iia' 



it mush is spattering. Some (time) so it lasted now she was surprised 



ha'sennowa'ne"' wa'he"'hefi" : 



gwa o ne ne 



seem- now the he chief is 



ingly 



wa'gadjis'gwaik tea" sadjisgon'ni'." 



it mush is cooked the thou mnsh art 



where making." 



dti"nhtV, wa'hana'djii'ha'gwa' o"ni', 



arose. he kettle removed also, 



o"ni'. Tho"ge' o'ne"' wa'he"'hen": 



also, .\t that now he it .said: 



(time) 



wa'ha'defi'diiV, wtvthaa'sa"gW!V, 



he departed. he basket took np 



go'a'silgon'wtV wada"gwa". Tho"ge' 



her basket in it had been .\t that 



3'ne"' hi'ia' 



he it .said: ".Vow verily 



Tho"ge' o'ne"' dofida'ha- 



.\t that now thence he 



(time) 



si'' hagwfi'di' wa'ha'ie"' 



von- side of it he it set 



der 



'Tho'ne"' sadieii"." O'ne"' 



wa'ha 'ha'gwa,da"gwa' ne" 



he bread took out of it the 



ha'wen': 



• O'ne"' 



