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that it became dark. So tlien he mused, saj'ing: "'Why. this seems 

 to l)e a marvelous matter, tliis tiiino- that thus takes place." There- 

 upon he returned homeward. Arrived there, he found the sun in no 

 place whatsoever, nor did he tind Tawi'skaro"' and his grandmother. It 

 was then that he looked about him. So then he looked and saw a light 

 which was like the dawn. Therefrom he understood that the sun was 

 in that place. He therefore sought servants who would accompany 

 him to fetch the sun. Spider volunteered; so also did Beaver; so also 

 did Hare; so also did Otter. So at this time they made themselves a 

 canoe. When they had completed the canoe, they all then placed them- 

 selves in the canoe, and they then of course began to paddle, directing 

 their course toward the place where the dawn shone forth, toward the 



wa'hatie're"* o'k" neiT taiokara''hwe", 



hi' was surprisfd imly now thonce it became 



'A'nio"' 



■■ Well, 



iori'hwane'hni'kwii't 



it matter is wonderful 



.sa'hri'ten'ti". la'sa'rawt^ 



lie went back There he arriv 



(home) . 



Tawi'skai'o"" no'k 



Flint ami 



(Ice = Crystal i 



E'tho'ne' ne' 



At that time the 



ho'ni" 



where ; 



ka'tr 



so then 



ro'sot'h; 



Ta', e'tho'ne' wa'rc're": 



So, at that time he 



thought; 



na'a'we"'." E'tho'ne' nefi' 



so it happened." At that time now 



kan'eka" 



anywhere 



[■ i;f' ho"' 



ne 



vara 



cwa . 



kan'ekii". 



anywhere. 



nen' wa'thatka'ton'uio" 



1 dif- 



Wa'hatkat'ho' 



He looked, 



ka'tf 



-so then 



tetio'shwiit'lie' 



there it is light 



dji' ni'io't 



where .so it is 



tetiaweii'tote'. 



there itdaydawns. 



wrrho"niko'"raien'ta"ne" 



he it understood 



non we 



the place 



ieka'ie" 



there it lie 



Nen' e'tho'ne' 



Now at that time 



ne' kara"kwa\ 



Ta'. 



So. 



e'tho'ne" 



at that time 



wii'ha" nha'tseri'sake" 



he assistants sought for 



ne' a'hon'ne' 



a'hofisa'hatiko' •ha" 



they should go after it 

 again 



riii"ke". no'k" ha're" 



and 



ne they him. should 

 accompany 



kara''kw'a". Takwa"a*'sa"r wa'hathonka'- 



no K 



and 



ha'r 



agai) 



again 



Tawi'nc- 



Tsoni'to" 



Beaver. 



'. Ta'. 



Spider 



ha're" 



as^ain 



he volimteered. 



Tri'ho"'tane'kc"\ 



Hare. 



e'tho'ne' 



at that tiim- 



'Iji' 



wa"hofithonwis'"a" 



thev their boat Hnishcil 



nen' wa'hofithoiiion'ni". 



"tho'ne" iK^iT akwe'ko" 



: that time now it all 



rrhofi'wako 



it boat in 



wiVliofiti'ta", ui'mT ti'iiino""' wa'"hi" wuiiuti'kawe 



they embarked, now jind verily they paddle<l 



«■' na"hatiie'ni"te" dji' iion'we 



Ihere thither they them- where theplac 



tiiawefi'tote". 



there it day dawns. 



Ne' ka'ti" 



The so then 



