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i;'t)()d. so that the man-lKMiios shall continue to eat it." At that time she 

 ))eeame angry and she eanie forward, and, taking up some ashes, east 

 them on what he was roasting, and that was now spoiled. She said: 

 "Thou desirest that that which they will continue to eat shall con- 

 tiiuie to be good. There, it will now he ditlerent." Thrice did she 

 repeat the act that spoiled it. Then the Sapling said: "^Vhy hast 

 thou done that deed '. " 



Now again, another thing: he had a pot wherein he heated water. 

 Then from the ear of corn he plucked a single grain of corn, and he 

 put it therein, saying: "Thus shall man-beings be in the habit of doing 

 when they prepare food for eating." Then he placed the corn in a 

 mortar, and also said: "In this mannei also shall man-beings, who 

 are about to dwell here on the earth, continue to do." Then he took 

 from its stand the pounder and brought it down once, and it became 



e"ioia'nek 



it will be good 



e"iek'sek ne" 



ongwe . 



man-being(s).' 



Tho"ge' 



At Hint 



o ne 



wa ona - 



she (z.) 



kliwe'""ha', 



beeiime angry, 



w:i"tga''gwa' 



she (z.l it took iiji 



ne"'tho' 



there 



they (iiidef.)it the 

 will continue 

 to eat 



dawa'defl'dia" 



thence she (z.) 

 started forward 



Wirgaie"''da tea" hode'skon'da o'ne" 



she (z.l it dashed the he it is roasting for now 

 against where himself so 



\Y!Vge"'hen": "Se'he" e"ioia'nek 



"Thou it it will be ever the they (indef.) will There, now 



intendest good where habitually eat it. 



nwawadief'a' tea'' wa'ga'hetge""da' 



ne" na" wa'ga'hetge""da'. 



the that one she (E.) it spoiled, 

 that 



tea"' e''iek'sek. Tho" o'ne"' 



She (z 



o'ia ne"io"dik." 



"A"se"' 



Three 



other ' linue t 



O'ne"" ne"' 



nwa sie a 



Odendonni'a' 



It Sapling 



so .she (z.) it re- 

 aany peated 



wahe"'hen": 



he it said: 



■Ho't 



she (z.) it .'spoiled. 



na" ne"'tho' 



tliat one there 



O'ne'" he"' o'ia" hotnsVdja'ie"" ne"'thc 



waha'hnekadai'ha'da'. 



he water heated. 



Tho''ge" o'ne'' 



ono" ' k we"' ia" 'ge ' 



it ear of corn on 



teione""hada' 



it grain < 



e"'tho' 



there 



hwii'hok'. 



wahe^'hen"': 



he it said; 



(IS) 



• Ne"tho' 



"Thus 



WiX'ha'nioda'gwa', 



he plucked it off. 



ne leienno 



ne"ieie"'hak ne" 



I thev it will 



the 



to be continue to do 



Tho"2'e' o-a"niga'dagon'wa' 



it mortar in 



At that 



(time) 



tlio'ne" 



here 



e"iekhon'nia' 



one food will 

 prepare 



wa'ha'e"" n 



he it put in tl 



on gwe 



man-belng(s) .such their method 

 of doing kind of will 



3"' e"iondekhon'nia'." 



one food will eat." 



th 



one 



it Cc: 



la 



wiVhe'"heii"' 



he it said 



■ Tho'nf 



"This way so one 



contini; 



o"'hwendjia'de"." 



it earth is present." 



ne"ieie''hak ne 



O'l 



"' on'gwe" onnagat'he" ne" 



man-being(s) they (indef.) are the 

 about to dwell 



wa'ha''nioda'gwa' ne" ioilthe'- 



he it took from standing , the one it tises 

 to pound 



