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it stood, and pounded the corn to meal. She ))roug-ht the pestle down 

 only once, and the meal was tinished. The chief marveled at this, 

 for he had never seen one make meal in so short a time. When she 

 finished the meal, the water in the pot which he had hung- over the 

 fire was boiling. She. thereupon, of course, was about to put the 

 meal into it. but he said: '"Do thou remove thj- garments.'''' So she 

 then divested herself of her garments. She finished this work, and 

 then put the meal into the water. Now she stirred it, using a pot 

 stick for the purpose. But the man himself la3' alongside on the mat 

 bed. having his eyes fixed upon her as she worked. So, of course, as 

 the mush continually spattered, drops of it fell continually in divers 

 places on her, all along her naked body. But she acted just as 

 though she did not feel this. When the mush was sufficiently cooked, 

 her whole naked body was fully bespattered with mush. At this 

 moment he himself now removed the pot from the fire, and then, 

 moreover, he opened a door not far away and said: "My slaves. 



vv sa . 



it meal. 



Wa'rori'hwane'hra'ko' 



He it matter marveled at 



te'hotka"tho"'" ne' 



he it has looked at the 



nefi' caVthe'seri^'sa' 



niio sno re 



so it is rapid 



ne' dji' ia 



the where n< 



aiethe'seri''sa'. 



one it meal could finish. 



noiiweii'to"' 



Ne' 



The 



ka'tr 



SO then 



nen 



now 



teio'hnekon'tie-se' ne' 



Neil' wa"hr nen' ie"iethe\sero''hwe\ wa'hen'ro" 



Now verilv now thither she it meal will he it said: 



roniVdji'"hare'. 



he kettle has hung up, 



^^SatserofiniiV- 



"Do thou thy 



cion'ko'." 



remove." 



e'tho'ne' 



at thai 

 time 



ioiit-s'thiV. 



she it uses 



E'tho'ne' 



At that time 



ka'tr neil' 



so then now 



wa'ontseronnia''cioii'ko\ 



she her garments removed. 



Wa'e'sa' 



te'.^hakokun'ere^ 



he her watched 



nen' iiVethe\sero"hwe' nen' teioilwen'rie' ku'serawen'rie' 



now thither she it meiil now she il stirred it pot stick 



immersed 



ra'o"'hri* kanakta'ke* ne' thfiifrtion'nr 



he himself it couch on the there his body lay 



supine 



iakoio*"te\ Ne' ka'tf ne' dji' watdjis- 



she is working. The so then the where it 



No'k- 



And 



10 



11 



12 

 13 



dji' 



kwaton'kwas iako'star^ra'sero"' ne' ie'haie"\sa'ke"sho"\ Xakwa" 



mu.sh sputters it drop impinges the her naked body on along. The very 



on her serially 



ni'io't ne' ia'' teiakoterien'tare\ la'tkaie'ri' wa kadjis'kwarf 



so it is the not she it knew. It sufficient it mush was cooked 



(stands) (is) 



ne' nakwa"' o'k' dji' niiehaie"''siV iodjis'kware'. E'tho'ne' 



thf the very just where so her naked it mush is present. At that 



body large (is) time 



ra'o"^ha' wa*'hana'dji'hara'ko\ nefi' tirhno"" ke"" noii'we' 



he himself he unhung the kettle, now and here the place 



nen 



now 



(beside 



ia'ha'u'hotofi'ko' tii'hno"" wa^hen'ro"': *^Aketseue''*''sho"'' ka'sene*"." 



there he moved the 

 door-flap aside 



*Mv slaves each one 



