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Sj then, veril}', when he had actually oeascd Vn-eathing-. his mother 

 closed his eyes, using- her hands to do this. Just as soon as this was 

 accomplished, she wept; and also those others, including all those who 

 were onlookers, were affected in just the same manner; they all wept, 

 notwithstanding that never before this time had they known anyone to 

 die or to weep. 



Now then, indeed, they made him a ))urial-case: then there, high 

 up in the added room in the lodge, they prepared a place with care, 

 and thereon the3' put the burial-case. 



And the girl child lived in the verj^ best of health, and, besides 

 that, she grew in size very rapidly. Moreover, she had now reached 

 that size and age when she could run hither and thither, playing about 

 habituallv. Besides this she could now talk. 



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To'ke"ske' ka'tf ne' neii' dji' i.a'thatonri'seratkon'te"' ne' 



111 tnitli so tlifii the now where , thither his hreathitif; did the 



depart 



iesno""'ke' wa'oiits'te'. Ne' 



her hands on she it used. The 



ro"niste""ha' wa'thoilwaron'weke" 



his mother she his eyes closed 



kara'tie" wa'tio"'shent'ho' 



she wept 



ka'tf he' 



sotlieii tliere it it accom- 

 panied 



ne' dji' ni'ko 



the where so it is i 



ne 



teiekan'ere" 



they it looked at 



no'k' 



and 



o'k- 



just 



ho'ni" 



ne' otia'ke"sho'" 



the others each of 



shiVtia'wenne': 



equally it happened; 



akwe'ko" 



it all 



wrrtio"'shent'ho"; 



ne ne 



the that 



o'beii'to" 



before 



ne' te""' 



dji' n 



vhere so 



ne'ne' 



the that 



" noiiwen'to" 



)t ever 



e'tho'ne" 



at that 



ne 



te'hatiieiite'ri ne' 



they (m.) it know the 



■'ka' o'k' aiai"heie' 



neone oiih' one should 

 die 



aio""shent'ho\ 



one should weep. 



Nen' 



Now 



taionteweieii'to"" ne' 



ka'ti' to'ke"ske' wa'honwaroiito'tseroii'nio" 



so then iu truth they (m.) case made for him. 



dji' wa'honwaiiVta'seroii'ni'. 



where they (m. ) Ills body finely arrayed. 



oronto'tsera'ko"' 



it burial case iu 



ieioteno""sonte' 



wa'honwaia ti'ta'. 



they his body placed. 



E'tho'ne* neii' ne' dji' 



kano""sako'" 



it house in 



no ii ka'ti" 



side of it 



e'neke"" 



high up 



wa'hati"re"\ 



they it placed. 



No'k* 1 



But I 



io'sno're' 



it is rapid 



citiako'ie"' 



eksa''ii' 



she a child 

 where 



akwii" o'k' 



very only 



iakote'hia'roii'tie'. 



she is increasing in size. 



skeii'no"", neii' 



. well, now 



No'k' ne' 



But the 



tii'hno"" 



besides 



neii' e'rok tcietak'he'; 



now evei 



iakotka'ri'tseroiini'ha'tie'se', 



e runs about 

 epeatedly, 



nen 



now 



o ni 



also 



ioiita'ti'. 



she talks. 



