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tilled it. At that time he said: "Now thou must again depart. Do 

 not, moreover, stand anywhere in the course of thv path homeward. 

 And, moreover, when thou dost arrive there, thou nuist tell the people 

 dwelling there that they, one and all, must remove the roofs from 

 their several lodges. By and by it will become night and 1 will send 

 that which is called corn. In .so far as that thing is concerned, that is 

 what man-beings will next in time live upon. This kind of thing 

 will continue to be in existence for all time." At that time he took 

 up the basket and also said: ''Now. verily, thou shouldst bear it on 

 thy back by means of the forehead strap."' Now. at that tiiue she 

 departed. 



Now again, as she traveled, she heaixl a man-being talking, .saying: 

 "Come, do thou stand." She did not stand. It was Aurora Borealis 

 who was talking to her. She traveled on for some time, when she again 



ia'ke"'. 



nwa'howak'da' 



so many hf it shook 



ha"sa' 



not bt'fore 



wa'he"'hen": 



ho it said: 



O'ne"' e"tca'den'dia'. 



wii'ha'a"seik 



he basket filled. 



'A"gWl' 



Do i t not 



Tho"ge' 



At that 

 (time) 



di" de"sd{V'nha' 



more- thon wilt stand 



tea"' 



II no we 



til. 



tea"' 



the 

 where 



gagwe'gi 



it all 



distant 



ne"tho' 



there 



heiothaiii'nof 



thither it path ha 



Na'ie" 



That 



thadina'gee' ne"' 



there the^•(m. I the 

 dwell 



e"iega'tciongwa''ho'" 



they will undo theni 

 severally 



e"''honsgwa''hen'gwa"ho"'' tea"' 



remove tlte bark the 



severally where 



e''oraderuiie"'da" ne"' 



di"' lie" 



mori'- the 

 liver 



ne"'tho" 



>ano -sa g- 



it lodge on 



"'"sheiatho'ie"' 



thou them wilt tell 

 '""sio"". tea"' 



na ic 



that 



hodino""s:iiefi'do"". 



I hey (m. ) have lodges 

 severally. 



one"' "ha gfiia'dji'. 



Ge' 



Ntl'ie" 



That 



(it is) 



"dji'k 



indby 



"kc"" e"iagon"ho"'gwik ne"' oii'gwe". E"ioi'hwada'die' 



e"gaien'dak ne"' nefi'ge" 



it will remain the this one 



wa"tha"a'sa'''gwa" 



he (the) l)asket took ii|. 



O'ne"' 



Now 



O'ne"' 



Now 



i'ha'do"k 



tho"ge' 



at that 

 (time) 



he" 



again 



w!Vhe"'hen"' 



go'den'dion'. 



she departed. 



n()nwa'ho"'de""." 



kind of thing." 



()"ni": "O'ne"' hi'ia 



also: "Now verilv 



tinuing 



Tho"ge' o'ne" 



At that (limcM now 



a'.satge"dat." 



him shouldst bear it 



jn tliy Uaek by the 



forehead strap." 



he kept 

 saying: 



Hodofini"iV na'ie" 



He .\urora that 



Borealis (it is) 



tea"' oiitha'hi'ne" ne"tho' gothon'de' ofi'gwe', 



the she travel.s there she it heard a man- 



,vhere onward being 



Hau"', o'ne"' desda"nha'." Hiia" da'deiagodii"!'. 



Come, now do thou stand." Not she did stop. 



thot'ha". 



thence he is 

 speakuiK. 



Gain'gwiX' nwii'onni'she' oiitha'hi'ne' 



Some (time) so (long) it she travels 



