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coutiiiiie to aid the man-beings for that length of time." There, it is 

 said, is the place wherein all kinds of deadly ills begot themselves — 

 fevers, consumptions, headaches — all were caused bj- Hadu'i". 



Now, at that time the Sapling again traveled. He again arrived at 

 his lodge, and he marveled that his grandmother was angry. She 

 took from its fastening the head, which had been cut oil, of his — the 

 Sapling's — dead mother, and she carried it away also. She bore the 

 head away with her. When she had prepared the head, it became 

 the sun, and the body of flesh became the nocturnal light orb. As 

 soon as it became night, the elder woman-being and, next in order, 

 Flint departed, going in an easterly direction. At the end of 

 three days, then said Sapling: "I will go after the diurnal orb of 



ne on gwe 



the man- 



beings 



diiodadonni'' 



ne^tho' 



there 



nigai"hwes." 



so it matter is 



de°iago'hwa'e'sda", 



colic, the gripes (it will 

 pierce one's body), 



ni'hoie'e"' ne" 



so he it has the 



Ne"tho', 



There 

 long." (it is) 



nwa'tgano"'soda'tchage"; 



every it disease is in number; 



rMiiagono"'wano°"hwak, 



one pain in the head 

 will have, 



non we 



ia'ke- 



it is said, the 



place 



e"iago'do""gwak. 



one fever will have, 



na le 



that 

 (it is) 



ne"tho' 



there 



Tho-'ge' 



At that 

 (time) 



Honsa'ha'io"" 



o ne 



now 



Hadu"i". 



Hadu"i'. 



he" 



again 



dofisa'hadawen'ie'' 



again he traveled 



tea" 



non we 



the place 



thono"'sa'ie'". O'ne"' 



hil'gwa' tea" o'ne"' gona'khwe""!' ne" ho'.soda'hfi 



matter the now she is angry the his grand- 



where mother. 



tea" ganiionda"gwiv ne" ono""wii' ne" tea" 



the it had been the it head the the 



where fastened up where 



ne" hono"ha'-ge""ha' ne" Odendof5ni"a' hwa'e'"hwa' 



Odendonni"a'. 



It Sapling. 



wa'hoi'hwane'- 



he marveled at the 



, AVa'e'ha'gwiV 



She it took off 



ondat'hnia'djia"gr 



one her bead had cut off 



the 



his mother 



Heiago'hau"" ne" 



Hence she carried the 



it awav 



ono""wa' gaa"gwa' 



it head it sun 



(luminary) 



a'sonek'ha" gaa"gwa' 



nocturnal it moon 



(it is) (luminary) 



Wivhiia'den'dia' ne" 



they two departed 



the 



ono""wa\ 



it bead. 



wa'wa'do"', 



it it became, 



wa'wa'do"', 



it it became. 



gok'sten'a' 



It Sapling 



Tea" 



o ne 



now 



hence she it 

 carried away 



wti'eiennendtt"nha" 



oiee""da' 



it flesh 



o ni 



also. 



Ganio" 



So soon 



daio"gak 



thence it 

 became night 



the 



tgaa'gwi'tge"'s 



there it stni rises 



nwa'onni'she' 



so long it lasted 



one (is) 



nhw;i*huiiea"da". 



o ne" 



now 



naie 



that 



(it is) 



Na'ie' 



That 



(it is) 



Odendonni"i 



It Sapling 



gwa"tho' ne*' 



o ne 



now 



O-ha'if 



It Flint 



'a''se"" niwefidaye' 



. it dii 



IIS) m 



wa'he"'hefi": 



he it said : 



number 



■•O'ne"- 



"Now 



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