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he anointed her body. As soon as he had finished this task he said: 

 "Now, verily, do thou ag-ain dress thyself." Now she redressed her- 

 self entirely, and she was again clothed with raiment. 



When it became night, he spread a mat for her at the foot of his 

 mat. There they two passed two more nights. And the third day that 

 came to them the chief said to her: " Now thou nmst again depart. 

 Thou must go again to the place whence thou didst start." Then he 

 took up the basket of the maiden and went then to the place where 

 he kept meat of all kinds hanging in quarters. Now, verily, he took 

 up the dried meat of the spotted fawn and put it into her basket. 

 All the various kinds of meat he placed therein. As soon as the 

 basket was full, he shook the Iwsket to cause its contents to settle 

 down. When he did shake it, there was seemingly just a little room left 

 in it. Seven times, it is said, he shook the basket before he completely 



Ganio" 



So soon as 



wa'haiefinenda''nha' 



he task completed 



wa"he"'hei' 



lie it said: 



^O'ne' 



" Now 



hi'ia' 



verily 



sasadia'dawi' 'da'. " 



again do tlimi tliyself 



Ne"' o'ne"' 



The time 



wa"shago'so"has. 



lie tor her a mat spread. 



O'ne"' 



Now 



wa'o"'gal' 



it became 

 dark 



Ne''tho' 



There 



saio sen nia 



tea" 



gag we gi 



it all 



saio ser sa . 



de'ha'si"dage"hen" ne"tho' 



two his feet lie there 



de'gni' wa"dienii()"'hwe't. 



wado""th:V 



it became 



tea" 



na sennowa ne 



he chief is: 



•O'l 



tea" 



the 

 where 



go'a"sa' 



her basket 



lion vve 



the yiluce 



nidisa'defi'dioiT." 



there whence thou linst 

 departed." 



eksa'go'na 



she (is) maidei 



wa'hodi"he""nha' 



it day became for them 



'"tca'defi'dia". 



again thoii wilt 

 depart. 



O'n. 



Na'ie' ne" 



That the 



litis) 



wti'he"'hen" 



he it said 



No 



Ne"tho' he"tche" 



There there again 



thou wilt go 



wa'tha'a'sii"gwa' ne" 



he (the) basket took up the 



e"tho' 



there 



nhwiVhe" 



thither he 

 went 



ni'ha'wa'hiliendak'hwii', 



there he uses it to keep meat. 



ga'wa'haniion'do" 



it meat hangs phirally. 



tcisda'thien''ha' 



spotted fawn 



na le 



that 



(it is) 



O'ne"' hi'iii 



Now veril; 



tea" 



the 

 where 



ha'diio"wa"hage' 



every it meat is in 

 number (in kind) 



"tho- 



non we 



the place 



ne"tho' 



there 



w;Vtha"gwa 



the 



o'wa'hathe"". 



it meat dry (is), 



o ne 



now 



O 111 



also 



Gagwe'gi" ha'diio''wa'hage"' ne"tho" 



WiVhon'dak. 



he it placed. It all 



Ganio" wa'ga"!i".seik o'ne"' 



So soon as it basket was now 



niga'ha'wf 



wa'howa'kda' 



he it shook 



very it meat is in 

 lum'ber (in kind) 



wii'howak'da' 



he it shook 



le"'' "gwa" 



this, seem- 



there 



•'o ii sagon Wii 



lier basket in 



wa'hoii'dak. 



he it placed in. 



ne" ga"a".sa". Tea" 



the it basket. The 



where 



na'detgtl'a'. Tcia'dak, 



just there it is Seven (it is), 



