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a vis^it. Now, also, he, the Duck, paid a visit. Now, also, ho, the 

 Fresh Water, paid a visit. Now, also, he, the Yellowhanimer. paid 

 a visit. Now, also, he, the Medicine, paid a visit. Moreover, all 

 things that are produced by themselves, that produce themselves, 

 that is, the animals, and, next to them, the small animals, the flying 

 things, of every species, all paid a visit. Now, sometime afterward, 

 he, the Aurora Borealis, paid a visit. And, verily, he it was who 

 divined the AVord of the chief. Verily, he said: " The great standing 

 tree, the Tooth, must be uprooted. And wherever it has a root 

 there severally thej' must .stand, and thej^ must severally la}' hold of 

 each several root. And just then, and not before, shall they be able 

 to uproot the standing tree. The earth will be torn open. Moreover, 

 all persons must look therein. And there, beside the abyss, they 



O'ne"' 



Now 



ne'' 



also 



So'wek 



Duck 



ne'' Tha'hion'ni" 



the Wcilf 



wahagwat'hwa . 



Wivhagwat'hwii'. O'ne"" o^'ni' 



(there). 



O'ne"' o"ni 



the 



WiVhagwat'hwa' 



lio visite<t 



(thCR'l. 



(thei 



O'ne"' 



Ills. 



the 



ne 



O' 



Now 



di" 



o ni 



also 



Ono"'gWii"'tcha' 



It Medieine 



ste"" 



Gwe""'gW(' 



Yellow- 

 hammer 



wa^hagwafhwil' 



he visited 

 (there). 



O'hne'ganos 



It Fresh Water 



wa'haofwat'hwa'. 



Gagwe'gi' 



It all 



ne 



more- the any- 



over that thing 



a"ha', na'ie' 



duces that 



itself), (it is) 



ne'' gondi'de"' 



the thev (z.) flv 

 habitually, 



O'ne"' gaiiTgwii 



Now some 



(time) 



nonwa'ho''dc 



kind of thing 



gwa 



ingly 



'' gondi'io', na'ie 



e they (?..) are that 

 animals. (it is) 



nliwfi'diiodi'se'age'. 



<\<Ty they (z.) are 

 species in number, 



n-wa'ciini'she' 



so (long) it la.sted 



ne" odadon'ni', wadoiTni- 



the it has grown (it has it grows 

 produced itself), (it pro- 



Hodonni'a 



sennowa n< 



chief (is 1. 



hi'iil' 



gwe"k 



the 



the 



place 



nau""ho"' 



lav hold of it 



Nii'ie' 



That verily 



(it is) 



Na'ie' iie*' 



That the 



(it is) 



ga'he'gowa'ne"' 



it tree standing great 



(is) 



niiokde'hade'nio"' 



there it roots project 

 plurally 



ne'' djokde'hiit'sho"' 



the each it root is one. 



'tho' ne*' gondiio'sho°"a' 



:t in .the they (z.) are small 



ier animals (birds) 



wa'gofidigwat'hwa'. 



thev (z.) visited 

 (there). 



wa'hagwat'hwa' ne" 



he visited the 



(there) , 



wsi'horiwawefinowe""nha' ne'' Ha'- 



he his word divined the he 



gagwegi 



it all 



o ne 



now 



hiia' 



verily 



ne 



wa'he"'hen": 



he it said: 



the 



'"tho- 



there 



Ono"dja' 



It Tooth. 



Na'ie" 



That 



(it is 



de°'hadida"nha'. 



they (m.) will stand. 



O'ne"' 



ha"'.sa' 



just then, 

 (not before) 



e""hadiendoda'gwa'. K"wad()"'hwendjiadet'ha' 



they (m.) tree will It itself earth will open 



uproot. roughly. 



ne"tho' he"iontgat'hwa'. 0'.sadage"'hia'da ne"tho 



there hence will one look. It abyss edge of there 



' ' E"gaendoda'- 



"It tree will be 

 uprooted 



ne" tea" 



the the 



where 



de"'hadiie- 



thev (m.) will 

 ■plurally 



"hadigwe'nia 



they (m.) will be 

 able to do it 



Gagwe'gi' df 



It all 



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