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spouse] let man-heings go here on the earth, the manner in whieh man- 

 being.s are paired has transformed itself. This is the manner in which 

 it will continue to be; this will 1)e its manner of being done, wherebj^ 

 it will be possible for the man-beings dwelling on the earth to pro- 

 duce ohwachiras of posterit^y. Thus, too, it seems, it came to pass in 

 regard to the beast-world, their bodies all shared in the change of the 

 manner in which they would be able to produce ohwachiras of off- 

 spring here on the earth. 



Thus it was that, without interruption, it became more and more 

 evident that the maiden would give birth to a child. At that time the 

 chief became convinced of it, and he said: "What is the matter that 

 thy life has changed ? Verily, thou art about to have a child. Never, 

 moreover, have thou and I shared the same mat. I believe that it is 

 not 1 who is the cause that thy life has changed. Dost thou thyself 



niga'ha'wf o'"hwendjia"ge' wa shagot'ga'k 



tliiTr it it hi>rL' it earth on he them let go 



(the time) 



deiotde'niofi' 



there its kind of doing 

 (its method of action) 



10 



11 



o ne 



now 



it itself changed 



on gwe 



tea" 



the 

 where 



Tho'ne"' 



Here 



nigaieiino''de"' tea" wtvshagoane'ge"" 



he them places 

 together 



ne 



the 



hi'ia' 



verily 



O 



"ke"' ne"io"dik, ne"gaief5no"d<y'k, 



e"gagwe'nia" e"iofithwadjien'nr 



it will be able they will produce 



to do it ohwachiras (families) 



Ne"tho' gwa" c 



There seem- 



ingly 



gagwe'gi' wii'odiiadadiio'as 



it all their bodies shared 



ne 



o"'hwendjit'i"ge' ena'gee' 



it earth on they dwell 



goiidi'io". 



on gwe 



the man- 



being 



nwa"awe""ha." 



too 



tea" 



ne 



the 



tea" 



ne" tea" de"gonthwadji'ia'k ne" tho'ne" 



so it came to 

 pass 



n wa'gilie n no"de"' 



such its manner of 

 being done became 



o"'hwendjia'de'. 



it earth is present. 



the 

 vhere 



Ne"tho' ni'io't heiotgonda"gwi' daiotge""i"ha'die' tea" e"ia- 



gowiaienda"nhtV 



will have a child 



hatdo'ka' 



it noticed 



ne 



the 



hence it is tmceusing 



e" eksii'go'na'. 



le she maiden. 



(is) 



ha'seiiuowa'ne"', 



he chief (is), 



the 



she 



where 



Tho"ge' o'ne"' do'ge"s wa'- 



At that now it is true he 



(time) 



wa'he"'hen" di": 



nonwa'ho"de"' 



kind of thing 



ni'io't 



so it is 



tea" 



he it said, 



ni'io't 



so it is 



tea" 



Saksa'daienda"se' 



12 Thon art about to have 



a child 



Ge'he" hiiti" i" 



13 I it think not I 



(it is) (am) 



Sefino""do'"-khe"" 

 14 



hi'ia'. 



verily. 



de'gen" 



it is 



soil" 



who 

 (it is). 



Hiia' 



Not 

 (it is) 



ne 



the 



hwen'do"' di 



tea" 



is! 

 thou? 



o la 



it is 

 other 



Hiia 



Xot 

 (it is) 



"Ho't 



"What 



so'n'he"? 



y thou art 



re living? 



de'ongiaa'di'. 



thou I have lain 

 together. 



tea" so'n'he". 



the thou art 



where living. 



ste"" de'ago'nigo"'- 



any- she it vinder- 



thing 



over 



ni'io't 



so it is 



