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she there set up the pot, uiul also iiiiulc mush therein. So. !i> soon as 

 it was cooked she again rummaged in her bag. So now she took 

 from it a bone, a beaver bone. Now again, verily, she scraped the 

 bone, and she poured the bone-dust into the pot, and now, moreover, 

 at once there floated oil on its surface. Now, of course, she took the 

 pot from the fire. So now she ate the food. Verih'. now, the youth 

 went to sleep. Now early in the morning again [as usual] she, the 

 Ancient-bodied, went away to dig wild potatoes. As soon as she dis- 

 appeared as she went, then he went to the place where his gi-andmother 

 customarilj- abode. Now, moreover, he liegan to rummage [among 

 her belongings]. He took out an ear of corn which had oidv a few 

 grains left fixed to it, there })eing, perhaps, only three and a half rows 

 of grains left. So now he began to shell the corn; he shelled it all. 



O'ne'" ne'''ho' WEl'ena'"djaniion'de"', o'ne"" ne"''ho' wa'edjisgon'ni'- 



Now tht-rt-' she it pot fastened up. now there she mush made 



ho"g-a'i" o'ne" 



Da'. 



[iked 



o'ne" 



now 



a'e' wa"dieno""dai"' nige°"' 



IV onee she it rummaged so it is 



more 



ne"'"ho' wa'eda"go' o'nen'ia" 



there she toofc: it out it bone 



na"ga"nia"'go"' o'nen'iu". O'ne"' a'e" na'e' wii'e'get. O'ne'" ne"'ho' 



beaver it bone. Now once verilv she it scraped. Now there 



more 



wa'u'ofitho" ne'' o'donnie""sh!i", o'ne'" di'n iogoiida'die' o'gfi'nu". 



O'ne"- wai'i" w;i'ena"'djoda'go" ne" gana"'djo't. Da', o'ne"' 



Now of she It pot removed the it pot .sets up. So, now 



wa'ondekhoii'ni". O'ne"' na'e' wao'da* ne" haksa"da'se"':V. Ne"' 



she it food ate. 



Nil 



no'ne'" sede"tcia' 



the time early in the 



morning 



wa"ennenno""dogwat'ha 



slie wild potatoes went to dig. 



verilv lie went the he vouth. 



to sleep 



o'ne"' a'e" wri"o""dendi" ne'' 



now onee she departed ilie 



more 



Ganio"-shon' ho"wa"do"" he' 



So soon as just 



o ni 



ne'''lK: 



there 



thither it h her 



disappeared 



wa'e" he'ofi'we* iondieiidak'hwa" ne' 



she It uses to remain 



O'ne"' 



di'q 



waii' .sawe 



fie It began 



o"thano""dai". 



he it rummaged. 



Iege'"'tci' 



She 

 .Ancient One 



hwa"'e"" 



she went 

 onward 



ho'sot'. 



lis grand 

 mother. 



O'ne" 



his grand- 10 

 mother. 



11 



wafida^'go" ne" o"nis'da' doga'.V'-shoii nidjoneii'ot, "ase"" 



he It loot out the (it) ear of a few onl.v so man.v it corn- three 12 



corn grains remain on it, 



gi"'she"" nidjoaa'ge' hivdeswa'sen'no"'. Da', o'ne"' waa"savve"' 



just it is one-half. So. now he it began ^3 



Da', o'ne"' 



So, now 14 



wao gen 



he it shelled 



ne 



onen o 



It corn. 



gagwe go 



it all 



waiis a't. 



