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strings of corn hung. Two strings of corn he toolc off. anil now. 

 moreover, he placed them on his shoulder and he went out at once. 

 He was running far away when they noticed [what he had done], 

 but, verih', they did not at all pursue him. Again he arrived at 

 their lodge. So now he cast them down Avhere his grandmother 

 abode. ""Here," he said: "Thou wilt do with this as seems good to 

 thee. Thou maj^est decide, perhaps, to plant some of it." When it 

 was day, he said: " Well, 1 will go to kill a beaver." Now, moreover, 

 he went to the place that his grandmother had pointed out, sa3'ing 

 that such things would dwell there. So he arrived there, and then, 

 also, he saw the place where the beavers had a lodge. Then he .saw- 

 one standing there. He shot it there and killed it. So then he placed 

 its body on his back by means of the forehead pack-strap and tlien, 

 moreover, he departed for home. Some time afterward he arrived 



i's he" ne"'sadie'a"t nen'gefi'. E"'se''. gi"she"'. 'gie" gientwa't". 



thou where so thou it wilt this it is. Thou wilt itmavbe, some I it will plant.' 



use decide, 



No'i 



wft'o'^hen't 



it became day 



'Gwa". E""iiosha"' ne" 



now 



na"ga"nia."'go" 



O'ne"" di'q ne'''ho" hwfi'e' he'onwe' tge"''horide" 



gaonwa"nt' 



she it pointed 



ne" ho'so't. 



ne" ga'wen' ne" ne"''ho'. 



the 



e"ganon'gek ne" 



it will be that 



waa ge" 



he it saw 



waa'ge"' 



he it saw 



wail'nio" 



he it killed. 



saa"dendr. 



again he 

 departed. 



na''ot. Da', o'lu"'" 



such kind So, now 



of thing. 



he'onwe" odino""sot' 



ne""ho' waa'io"', o'ne' 



tliere he arrived, now 



ne"'ho' 



there 



Da', 



they (z.) havt 

 their lodge 



ga'at. 



it stood. 



O'ne' 



-■'•ho 



nu ga nui go 



beaver. 



wari"'iak. 1 



he it shot. 



o ne 



now 



waadiiVtire"'dat. kho" 



o ne 



now 



■-kho", 



•and 



O'ne"- 



di'<i 



niore- 



GaiiT'gwa" 



Somewhat 



na'iofi'nishe't 



so long it lasted 



o ne 



now 



"ho" saa'io"" 



