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said: " Hither let him [anthropic] come uext in order of time, the bear." 

 In a .short time now the bear stood there. Moreover, he now said 

 aoain: " Therein do thou, next in order, plunge thj'self into that oil." 

 Thus, truly, did it come to pass. On the farther side it landed from 

 the oil pool, having become as fat as it is possible for it to be. So 

 now he said: "What is it thou wilt do, and in what manner, to aid 

 [human] man-beings ? " "This, seemingly, is all; I shall just flee from 

 him," it said. So now he loaded it by inserting meat into its legs. 

 And now, verilj% its legs are very large. So now he said: "Let the 

 deer next in order stand here." As soon as it stood there, he said: 

 "There into that oil thou shalt plunge thyself." Now of course he 

 [anthropic] cast his body therein, and landed from the oil pool on the 

 other side, and it [zoic] was as fat as it was possible for it to be. So 

 now he said: "With what and in what manner wilt thou aid the [human] 



"GaV 



" Hither 



o'ne"' 



uow 



it'het ne" 



e"'ho' 



there 



ne 



the 



niagwai 



bear." 



o'tga'da't 



ne 



the 



nia gwai 



bear. 



O'ne"' 



Now 



Da'djia'shon" 



In a short 

 time just 



di'q a'e' 



more- again 



waen : 



he it said: 



Ne""ho" 



'Ne""ho" 



••There 



do'ge^s 



it is true 



nuogwe'nion' 



so it is possible 



gwa" 



on son 



severally 



wane 



large. 



o'seii". 



it fat (is). 



ne'' 



the 



o wa 



it meat 



thou 



na a we . 



so it came to 

 pass. 



Da', 



ho'sade"sgo' hi'gen' o'no"'ge'." 



thither do thou this it is it oil in." 



plunge thyself 



Ho'gwa' ho'wade'sgo'go' he" 



That side thither it landed where 



So. 



one 



now 



waen : 



he it said: 



"A' 



■'What 



na"'o"te"'en' 



e"''sheia"dage"ha' 



thou them wilt aid 



go, 



11 flee/' 



oge" 



;(z.)its 



ne" 



the 



Da'. 



;o it is kind 

 of thing 



on'gwe'?" ^'Ne'' 



human beings?" "That 



o ne 



now 



ga SI nagon 



its leg in. 



O'ne"' 



Now 



nae" 



verily 



Da 



o ne 



now 



waen : 



he it said: 



'" Neo'ge"' ne'wa' 



waondani- 



he it inserted 



dea"sin6- 



his legs are 



ne'kho' 



de°ga'da't." Ganio'' ne'''ho' o'tga'da't o'ne"' 



he shall .stand." So soon there it itself now 



he"'.sade's'go' hi'gen' 



thys 



waadia'do"iak, 



he his body ca-st, 



o'no"'ge'. 



it oil in." 



ho'gwa'-kho' 



that side and 



O'ne"' 



Now 



waa'do'go', 



he came up, 



waen : 



he it said: 



wai'i' 



of course 



'Ne""ho' 



"There 



ne"'ho' 



there 



he" niiogwe'nion' o'sen". 



where so it is pos.sible it fat (is). 



Da', 



o ne 



now 



waen : 



he it said: 



ne''-kho' 



that and 



: "A' 



■ What 



na"'o'- 



te""en' 



of thing 



IS ne cie 



ne" e"'sheia'dage"ha' ne" oii'gwe' i' 



the thou them wilt aid the human beings? 



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