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cloiU'ing that was very large — in the center of which there hiy a 

 village, and the lodge of the chief of these people stood just in the 

 middle of that village. Thither, then, to that place she went. And 

 when she arrived at the place where stood his lodge, she kept right 

 on and entered it. In the center of the lodge the fire burned, and on 

 both sides of the tire were raised beds of mats. There the chief lay. 

 She went on and placed beside him her basket of bread, and she said: 

 "We two marry." So he spoke in reply saying: "Do thou sit on 

 the other side of the tire." Thus, then, it came to pass, that they two 

 had the lire between them, and besides this they uttered not a word 

 together even until it l)ecame dark. Then, when the time came, after 

 dark, that people retire to sleep habitually, he made up his mat bed. 

 After tinishing it he made her a mat bed at the foot of his. He then 

 said: "Thou shalt lie here." So thereupon she laj^ down there, and he 



ha'kare' neii' ia'e'heiita'nVne' ka'hentowa'ne"'. Sha'teka'hent'he"' 



^ after a now thither she it field it large field. Just it field in the 



time reaehed (is) middle of 



e" tkanfi'taie"" tJi'hno"" ue' ronwrikowa'ne'" nakwa" sha'teka- 



2 there there it besides the their ehief th_' very just it village 



village lies in the middle 



nfit'lie"' iioiTwc^' ni'hono"''sote\ E"' ka'ti" niirrlifi'e"". Ne' nen' 



3 ui plai-e there his lodge There so then lliiihershe The now 



stands. went. 



Iva'ti' dji' ia'hri"'ornve" ne' dji' rono"''sotc" o'k' ci'ie"' t,H'hno"" 



■t so then where there she the where his lodge stands only just she besides 



arrived " kept going 



ia'hofita'weiiVte'. ShiVtekano"s'he"" niiotek'ha" ta'hno""' tedjia- 



•T thither she entered it. .lust in the middle of there it burns and on both 



the lodge 



ro""kwe'" nakadiie""hati' kanak'taie'"'. P]'tho' raia-tion'ni', 



t> sides sueh it the fireside of it couch (or bed) There his body lay 



lay. supine, 



o'k' ci'ie"" wa'honwa'theraieiT'ha'se' ne' kana'taro"k ta'hno"" 



t just just she she set the basket for him the it bread and 



kept going 



wii'i'ro"': "WiVofiUeni'nifike"." Ta'hata'ti' ka'ti' wa'hr'fi'ro"': 



^ shoitsjtid: "Thou and I marry now." Ue replied .so then heitsiiid: 



"E're"' nivkadjie"''hati' kasatie""." E'' ka'tf nii'a'we"' wiVtni- 



9 "Yonder such it fire side of there do thou There .so then so it they it 



sit." happened fire had 



djie""horitt'"' ta'hno""' i:V' he"'ska' tha"teshoti"thare" o'k' e" 



10 between them besides not one diii they talk together only there 



(it is) again 



hiaokara"hw-e". Ne' ka'tf ne' dji' nvii' ia'ktf'hewe' ne' dji' 



it became evening. The so then the where now it was time the where 



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nitio'kara"'o"' ne' nen' dji' niiako'ta's neiT wsi'hatenuitska- 



1— there it is far in the now where there they go to now he prepared for 



the evening sleep customarily himself 



ni'seroiTnr. AV:Vha",sa' e'tho'ne" neii' wa'shakotska'r'ha'se' dji' 



13 his mat. He it finisbe<i at that now he it mat her spread for where 



ia'te'liiVsi'tiiie"'. Me' ka'ti" wfrhrMTro"': '"Ke""' e"'sa'rate'." 



I'l lliere his feet lie. The so then he it siiid : "Here thou shalt lie." 



