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IRUyUOIAN COSMOLOGY 



[ETH. ANN. 21 



karo"' standino- about in different places. At the water's edge lay 

 the body of a man-being who was as white as foam". When Sapling 

 arrived there, he said: "What is this that thou art doing?" Tawi's- 

 karo"' replied, saying: "■ Assuredly, I ha\e made the body of a male 

 man-being. This person whose bodj- lies here is better-looking than is 

 the one whom thou hast made." Assuredly. I have told thee that I have 

 as much power as thou hast; 3'ea, that my power is greater than is thy 

 power. Look thou, assuredly his body is as white as is the body of 

 the one whom thou hast formed." Sapling answered, saying: "What 

 thou sayest is assuredly true. So then, if it be so, let me he looking 

 while he makes movements of his body and arises. Well, let him stand, 

 and also let him walk." Whereupon Flint said: "Come! Do thou 



Ne' dji' teio'hnekak'te' ron'kwe" e" raiii'tion'ni", e" ni'hara'ke"' 



1 The 



dji' ni'io't 



2 where so it is 



t water's edge at lie man- 



being 



o'hwats'ta". 



it foam. 



there 



. hei 



vhite 



Wa'hefi'ro"" 



He it said 



ne 



3 the 



ne' 



-Ir the 



dji' 



vhv 



nen 



now 



la rawe 



ther 



'0-' 



■ \Yhat 



Oterontonni"a' 



It Sapling 



ni'satie'r"hiV ( " Ta'hata'tf 



so thou art doing"' 



Tawi'skaro"" 



Flint 

 (lee. Crystal) 



roii'kwe*. Ke"'i'ke"' 



^ he man-being. This it is 



wa'heii'ro"" 



he it said : 



'■ Wa'hiia'ton'ni" 



" I his body made 



He answered 



wa'"hi" 



ia'to'te"' 



6 



hoc 



dji' 

 where 



ni se 



raia'tion'nr se"''ha' i 



he an extended more 



body lies, 



ni'io't ne' sheia'tis'^o'"'. 



so it is the thou his body 



iiora'se' dji' 



:> it is tine- wliere 

 looking 



Ko"'hro'rr 



I tliee told 



ne 



the 



ni'ha- 



so lie his 



wa"hi' 



verilv 



niwake'shatste""sera' 



so my power is large 



dji' 



where 



ni se 



ni'io't. 



so it is. 



Nen' tii'hno" 



se""ha' 



more 



ni'io't. 



1 SI 



beyond 



Satkat'ho' 



Do thou look 



non we 



place 



wa"hf 



verilv 



niwake'shatste""sei'a' dji' 



so my power is large where 



ni'io't 



so it is 



ni se 



the 

 thou 



wa'hen'ro"': 



he it said : 



To'. 



Well, 



ka'ti' 



.so then 



sheia'tis"o"' 



thou his body, 

 hast finished." 



"To'ke"ske\ 



"Truly, 



tekkan'erak 



let me look on 



kara'ke"' 



it (is) white 



Ta'hata'tr 



He replied 



ne 



the 



tliou 



dji' 



thi 



ni'haiti'to'te" 



sueh his body kind when 

 of (is) 



e' Oterontonni"a 



It Sapling 



wa"hi" ne' dji' na'ho'te"" 



verilv the where sueh kind of 



thing 



ratoria'neroii'ko" nen' tii'hno" 



let him make move- now and 



kets'ko'. 



him arise. 



To', 



Well, 



e'tho'ne" ne' 



a'ha'tiVne 



let him 

 stand up 



Tawi'skaro"' 



no'k' 



and 



ho'ni" 



a'htl'ten'tf.' 



let him walk." 



sa'to"'. 



them it 

 sayest. 



a'hat- 



let 



Ta'. 



wa'hefi'ro"": 



he it said : 



•Hau" 



*'Come, 



.satkets'ko^" 



do thou arise." 



a This man-being wasSnow, Winter's handiwork. The life with which this man-being was endowed 

 by Sapling is that which enables the snow to return every winter. Otherwise it could never have 

 returned. 



