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int,''. She said this three times in succession. Now she excliiinied: 

 "() thou. Fox, eti'use tliy oren(hi to ciUise the sun to pass habitual!}' 

 thence, g^oing- thither." Fox said nothing in re))ly. 'IMirice, too, did 

 she repeat this speech. Now, again, she said: ''() thou, Fisher, 

 efi'use thy orenda whereby thou canst make the .sun to pa.ss hal)itually 

 thence, going thither.'' He said nothing. Thrice did she repeat thi.s 

 saying. And all the other persons, too, said nothing. iShe said: 

 "O thou, Beaver, thou shouldst at this time have pity on me; do thou 

 eifuse th}^ orenda; moreover, thou hast the potence to cause the sun 

 to pass thence habitually, going thithi^r." He said nothing. Thrice, 

 too, did .she repeat this speech. All .said nothing. Now, there wa.s 

 there a person, a man-being, whose orenda she overmatched. She 

 said: "O thou. Otter, thou art a tine person, do thou effuse thy orenda 



nwa'ondief'a' ne" na'ie' iion'do"k. O'ne"' wa'ge"'hen": "Sge"'- 



so many she it the that she it kept Now she (z.) it said; "Fox 1 



repeated (it is) sayinp. 



hna'kse"' desadennoiTde"' tea" sa'siiasde"'.sa'ie"' e"'sgwe'nia' 



'liithouthyself in thy tlie thou hast potency thou it art able ^ 



orenda array. ' where to do 



dofidawct'liak ne" gaa"gwa'." Hiia" ste"" de'ha'weii'' ne" 



thence it should con- the it sun." Not any- he it said the •> 



tinuc to pass thither liti!-) tiling 



Sge"'hna'kse'". '.^''-se"" o" nwiVofidiefii" na'ie" iion'do"k. O'ne"" 



Fox. Three too so many she it that she it kept Now ^ 



repeated (it is) saying 



he" o'ifi" wage"'hen": "Sgaia'nis desadeiinon'de"' tea" .sa'sha- 



again it other she (z.) it said: "Fisher do thou thyself in the thou ^ 



(is) thy orenda array where hast 



sde"'.sa'ie"' ne" tea" e"sgwc'nia" dofidawet'hak ne" gaa"gwa'." 



potency the the thou it art able thence it should con- the it sun." ^ 



wiierc to do tinue to pass thither 



Hiia" ste"" de'ha'weiT. ■A".se'" o" nwa'ondief'a' na'ie' 



Not any- he it said. Three too .so many she it that ' 



(it is) thing repeated (it is) 



iion'do"k. Na'ie' o" ne" thi'hadiia'dade'nio"' gagwe'gi' hiia" 



she it kept That too liie just they (ni.) are different it all not o 



saying. (it is) ones (it is) 



ste"" de'hoii'neii'. Wa'ge"''hef)": "Nagaia"gi', i's ne"' o""ke"' 



any- they (m.) it said. She (z.) it said: "Beaver, thou the present J 



thing time 



a'sgiden'ii"; de.sadennofi'de"' di", .sa'shasde"'sa'ie"' tea" e"'.sgwe'- 



thou me shouldst do thou thy.seU in thy more- thou potency hast the thou wilt 10 



pity: orenda array over, where be able 



nia' ne" tea" dofidawet'hak ne" gaa"gwa'." Hiia" ste"" 



to do the the thence it should con- the it sun." Not any- 11 



where tinue to pass thither (it is) thing 



de'ha'weiT. 'A".se"' o" nwa"ondiet'"a' na'ie' iion'do"k. Gagwe'gi' 



he it sjiid. Three U>t> so many she it that she it kept Jt all 12 



repeated (it is) saying. 



hiia" ste"" de'bofi'nen'. O'ne"' ne"tho' ne" hen'gwe' sbaia'- 



not any- tliev (m.) it said. Now there the he man-being he is a 13 



(it is) thing 



dada' wa'thonwaeii'gen'nia'. Wa'ge"'hcn": "Skwa'ie"', i'.s son- 

 person she his orenda overmatched. Siie (z.) it said: "Otter, thou thou 14 



