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he arrived there.^ he told what he had learned, saying: "The Sapling 

 did not consent to it." She arose at once and went thither to the 

 place where the booth of the Sapling stood. Arriving there, she said: 

 "What kind of thing is it that thou art roasting for thj-self?''' He 

 replied, .saying: "It is corn." She demanded: "Where is the place 

 whence thou didst get it^' He said: "Mj' father gave it to me. 

 And it is this which the man-beings who are about to dwell here on 

 this earth will continue to eat." She said: "Thou shouldst give a 

 share, veril}', to me." He answered and said: "I can not do it, and 

 the reason is that thou desire.st to spoil it." At that time she said: 

 "It is but a small matter, and thou shouldst pluck off a single grain 

 of corn and give it to me." He said: "I can not do it." She said: 

 "It is a small matter, if thou shouldst give me the nubbin end of the 

 corn ear." He said: "lean not do it. I desire that it shall all be 



sho'den'dioii' 



again he departed 



hatho'ia 



it told 



ne 



the 



Wt'the^'hefi" 



he it said: 



Do ndagade''s'dii' 



Thence she (z.) sprang 

 up at once 



ni*hode"no.s'he"" 



there his thatched 

 bower (isj 



nonwa'ho"de°' .- 



haksa'a". 



he child. 



(is) 



Hiia" 



"Not 

 (it is) 



ho'soda'hil" 



his grandmothe: 



Odendonni' 



It SapHng. 



Ne" 



The 



o ne 



now 



hofisa'ha'io"' 



thogaie°"r ne" 



there he was tlie 



willing 



ne"tho' uhwa"e"' 



there thither she 



Odendouni"a'. 



It Sapling. 



tea"' 



the 



Hwa'e'io" 



Qt where 



wa'a'hen": 



.she it said; 



lade'skoii'da' ( " Da'hada'dia' 



kind of thing thou thyself art roast- 



ing for?" 



'ha'." Wa'ge"'hen": "Gain" 



wa'he°'hen' 



he it said: 



nofi we" 



the 

 place 



"Ho't 



• What 

 (it is) 



••One-'- 



"It com." 



She (z.) it said: 



non we 



the place 



das'hawa' ? ' 



"G'ni'ha" 



"My father 



thagawi". 



there he it gave 



' Where 

 (it is) 



Na'ie' 6"iek'sek ne 



thence thou i 

 didst bring?' 



Wti'he"'hen"': 



He it said: 



That 



(it is) 



they (indef.) 



will continue 



to eat it 



on gwe 



man-being(s) 



igat'he' 



dwell 



hi'ia'.' 



verily." 



Na'ie' 



tho'ne"" o"''hwendjia"ge'." Wa'ge°'hen": 



here it earth on." she (z.) it said: 



(it is) 



Da'hai'hwa'sa'gwa' M-a'he"'hen' 



Thence he answered he it said: 



That 

 (it is) 



diioi"hwa' tea"' .se'he" 



there its rea- the thou it ir 



son (is) where tendest 



wa'ge"'hen": "Nigai"hwa"a' 



she (z.)itsaid: "Just it matter small the 



(is) 



na'ie' dofidas'gwe"'." Wa'he"'hen" 



that thou it shouldst give He it said: 



(it is) tome." 



Wa'ge"'hcn": " Nigai'hwa"a' ne" 



She (z.) it said: "Just it matter small the t 



(is) 



3ee""da'." Wa'tie^'hen": •'Hiia 



(of the com- He it said: "Not 



ear)." (it is) 



"Hiia' 



"Not 

 (it is) 



e"khetge"^'d!r." 



I it will spoil." 



tcione""'hada* 



•Hiia- 



"Not 



"A'sgenon'da' 



"Thou shouldst 

 share it with me 



' thakgwe'nia". 



I it am able to do. 



Tho"ge' o'ne"^ 



At that noH- 



(time I 



a'se'niodri'gwfi" 



thou it shouldst 

 pluck <iiit 



thakgwe'nia'." 



lit! 



lable todo.' 



e" dofidas'gwe'" 



!■• tlience thou it shouldst 

 give to me 



thakgwe'nia' 



I it am able to do 



oko""- 



Ge'he" gagwe'gi' 



lit desire. it whole 



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