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was that Sapling increased the intensity of the fire bj^ putting hickory 

 ))ark on it. Then, assuredly, it became a hot fire, and then, assuredly, 

 the legs of Tawi'skaro"' began to chip and flalve off from the intense heat 

 of the fire. Then, of course, Tawi'skaro"" .said: '"Thou hast made too 

 great a fire. Do thou not put another piece of bark on the fire." But 

 Sapling nevertheless put on the tire another piece of bark, and then, of 

 cour.se, the fire became greater. Now the fire was indeed hot, and now, 

 too, Tawi'skaro"\s whole body was now flaking ofl' in chert chips. Now, 

 too, he was angry, because Sapling kept putting more bark on the fire, 

 and, besides that, his side of the lodge having only a slight height, he 

 had only very little space in which to abide. Now he writhed in the 

 heat; indeed, Tawi'skaro"' l)ecame so angry that he ran out at once, and 



NeiT wa"hi" ne' Oterontonni'Tr wa'hatcie"'howa'na*te". Onefino"- 



1 Now verilv thf II ^^iipling ho caused the lire to It hickory 



be Krciit. 



kara' o'hwa'tciste" ne' wa'hrent'ho". Ni'mT wa'"hi" to'ke"ske' 



'2 it Imrk the he put it on the Now verilv tnilv 



(ire. 



wa'otcie"*hatiiri"'he"". mi'mT ta'hno""' wa"hi' tonta".stiwe"' ne' 



3 it hot (ire became it, now ainl verily there it began the 



Tawi'skaro"" ranienta'ke" wa'taton'kwa's ne' dji' so'tci' 



•1 Flint his leg on it flakes off iteratively the where too 



(Ice, Crystal] niu<'h 



wa'otcie"*hatari"he"'. NeiT wa'*hi" ne' Tawi'skaro"" i-a'to"": 



5 it hot (ire it became. Now verily the Flint he it says: 



(Ice, Crystal) 



" So'tci" na"satcie"'howa'nii"to"". To"sa" o'ia" sase'hwatcistoiit'ho'. 



t> "Too thou it tire hast caused Do not other again thou bark put on 



much to be great. do it it is tire. 



No'k" ne' ( )terontonni"'a" se"'"hrr o'k' e"'s sa'hahwa'tciston'tho'. 



i .\nd the It Sapling more only cus- a,gain he bark put on 



tomarily tire. 



Nen' e"'s wa"hi' se"''ha" wa"katcie"'howa"'nha". NeiT wiVhi' 



S Now cus- verily more it (ire became great. Now verily 



tomarily 



to'ke"ske" iotcie"'hata'ri'he"" nen' t:i"hno""' ne' Tawi'skaro"" nen' 



!^ trulv it hot lire is it now and the Flint now 



lice, Crystal) 



o'k" dji' ni'haia'ta" wa'tatoiTkurrs ne' ttiwi'skara". Nen' o'ni' 



!•> only where ju.st his body itflakesoffin the chert (crystal). Now also 



large (is) chips 



rona'khweii"'o"'. Ne' ka'ti' ne' ()terontonni"a' ne' dji' o'ia" 



11 he has become The so then the It .Sapling the where other 



angry. it is 



o'k' e"'s .sa'hate'ka"te" nen' ta'hno"" ne' dji' na'teio'nho'"te.s'a" 



l-^ just cus- again be it now and the where its side is low 



tomarily kindled 



ne' kari'hofi'ni" niionakta'"a' na"' ne"' ne' Tawi'skaro"" dji' 



IS the it it causes it room is small that the the Flint where 



one that (Ice, Crystal) 



noiika'ti" refi'tero"'. NeiT ki"' te'hot'he"'taken'rie'. Nen'. Id"", 



14 side of it he abides. Now, I he is rolling about in Now, I 



lieUeve, the heat, think, 



wa'-hi" e"' na'hona'khwe""ne" ne' Tawi'skaro"" ne' ia'hriiake'"ta'tci' 



J-*^ verily there so he became angry the Flint 



