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the canoe. There Saplini;- kept saying: "Do ye make haste in the 

 work." In a short time, now, verily, they finished it, makiiio- a cunoe. 

 Quickly, now, the}' prepared themselves. At that time they launched 

 the canoe into the water. Then Sapling said: ""Moreover, who 

 shall steer the canoe?" Beaver said: "I will volunteer to do it." 

 Otter also said: '"I, too." Now they went aboard and departed. 

 Then Sapling said: ""In steering the canoe, thou must guide it 

 eastward." Now, it ran swiftly as they paddled it oaward. It was 

 night; it was in thick darkness; in black night they propelled the 

 canoe onward. After a while, seemingly, they then looked and saw 

 that daylight was approaching. And when they arrived at the place 

 whither they were going it was then davlight. They saw that there 



dii"hwasteis'da\ Tho"ge' 



o ne 



now 



wahodiio'de""ha' 



they (m.) it worked at 



Ne"tho" 



There 



i"ha'do"k ne'' 



Odendonni'Ti" 



It Sapling : 



wiVhadi'hofi- 



they (m.) made 



: '"Hau", 



" Come, 



deswirno\vaia'he"''ha'." Niioi'hwagwa'ha" o'ne"' hi'ia' wtVhondi- 



do ye make haste (make your 

 backs boil)." 



eniio'k'de"' wa'hadi'honion'niir. 



it task they (m.) it eanoe 



Tho"ge" 



At that 

 (time) 



Tho"ge" 



At that 

 (time) 



nonwa'ho"de"' 



kind of person 



o ne 



awe ge 



water on 



Wa'dwakdtVa" o'ne"' 



It is a short space now 



hwtVhonna'df ne'' 



wa'he""hei 



he it said 



Odendonni"a': 



It Sapling : 



e"thennidenwa"da' ? " 



he the canoe will guide?" 



iiga'ia'k." 



lunteer." 



Skwa'ie" 



otter 



Nagaia"gi' 



Beaver 

 (Stick-Cutter) 



wa'he°"hen"': 



he it said : 



rily they (m.) 



wtl'hofide"sa'. 



they made them- 

 selves ready. 



ga'hoii'wa'. 



it canoe. 



"Soil" 



"Who 



di" 



wa"he""hen": 



he it said : 



Tho"o-e" 



At that 

 (lime) 



o ne 



now 



wa'hofidi'dak. o'ne" 



wa'hon'defi'dia" 



they (m.) departed. 



O'ne"' 



Now 



ne 



the 



Odendonni";!" 



It Sapling 



tea"' e"senniden'wa"'dri". 



wa"he"'hen" 



L> it said : 



O'ne"" 



Now 



'"Tgaa'gwi'tge"' 



"There it sun rises 



hi'iti" 



verily 



deioa"dadi' 



it is running 



tea" 



we'ha'die". Deio"gas, deioda'sondai'go"' 



go along row- It is night, two it darkness t<i dark- 



ing. ness (pitch-dark) is joined. 



ne' ne"'tho" hadi"honioii'die'. DieiT'ha' gwa' o'ne' 



there they (m. ) go along Suddenly, seem- nov 



propelling the canoe. " ingly, 



o'ne"" eiide"' daio"do"'hJi'die". Ne" o'ne' 



now day (day- thence so it is coming The now 



along. 



non we' 



the place 



IV (day- 

 light), 



hwa'hefi'ne 



thither they (m. 

 are goiiig 



wa'hadi'io"" 



they (m.) arrived 



eiide"' 



daylight 

 (it is) 



o ne 



now. 



Wa'hontgat'hwa" 



9 



(it is) 



ne"sieii"'da' 



thither thou it 10 

 wilt direct 



hodiga- 



they (m.) 



11 



o"sondagonwa'sho""gowa'- 



it blackne-ss (night) in along great 12 



wrrhoiltgat'hwiV 



they (m.) looked 13 



tea" 



ic the 



where 



ue"tho" 



there 



u 



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