M(JHAWK VKKSKIN 



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Now then, as it was the custom of Saplinj;- to tiiivel, he met a male 

 man-heing. Sapling said: "What dost tiiou as thou gocst?" He 

 replied, saying: " I come inspecting the earth, to see wh(^ther it is just 

 as I put it forth."" Sapling replied, saying: "Verily, indeed, this is 

 a marvelous matter about which thou art now on thy way, for the 

 reason that assui'cdiy it was I, myself, who completed this earth.'" 

 The other person answered and said: "Not at all; for I myself have 

 completed this earth.'" Whereupon Sapling replied, saying: "Well 

 then, if it he so, let it lie made plain verily, that thou didst complete 

 this earth. He added: "At f)ui' two backs, at a distance, there is a 

 range of high mountains of rock which is in appeai'ance like a wall, 

 so perpendicular are the rocks. Hither nmst thou move them close 

 to thy body. If, pei'haps, thou ai't able to do this, it will b(! certain 



Ne' ka'ti' ne' Oteroiitonni"a' e"'s ne' 



The 



so then the 



It Sapling 



the 



dji' te'hotawen'rie, 



ivhoro Ik* trnvelerl 



Wa'hen'ro"" iic' Oterofitonni"':!': 



He it said the II SaplinK: 



€" wa'ho'ke"", rofi'kwe'. 



there he him saw he man-being 



(is). 



ni'satiere"'ha'tie'?" Ta'hari'hwa'.sera'ko" no' shaia'ta' Wirhenro'" 



What 



so thoii goest about 

 doing it?" 



' Sewakatke"'se'ha'tie". 



"lit come again viewing. 



He answered 



Katoke"'-kc 



I'nchanged is 



lln 



he it said: 



ni'io't ne' wako"'hwef5dji 



so it is 



a'tato"" 



extant." 



Ta'hari'hwasera'ko" 



He answered 



()terontonni"a" 



It Sapling 



wa'hen'ro"": 



he it said: 



' lori'hwane'hra'kwii't 



" It matter is marvelous 



wa'"hi' 



verily 



a'se'ke"" i" 



because I 



(it is) 



Tonta'hata'ti' 



Thence Again he 

 replied 



wa''hr waks"o"* ne' 



verilv I have fin- th.- 



ished it 



ne' shaia'tii' wa'hen'ro" 



where 



ke""' 



ni'satiere"'ha'tie', 



so thou it comest doing, 



io'"hwendjia'te'." 



it earth (is) present." 



liV'te'-. 



• Not at all. 



I" 



(it is) deed 



■wako'"hwendjis"o'"." E'tho'ne" ne' Oterontonni'Ti' tonta'hen'ro"': 



I it earth have finished.' 



■"Ni"he"'nio-. 



"So there now. 



kia a sa . 



come. 



ke"" 



here 



kato'ke""ne" 



let it be shown 



io"'hwefidjia'te'. 



it earth is present." 



a'shi'ke"" 



if it may be 



again he sf 

 reply 



to'ke"ske" 



truly 



1 se 



Iholl 



nonka'ti' 



the side of it 



e* 



there 



tiionontatsi'tie' 



otstefi'ra" 



It rock 



Wa'hen'ro"': 



He it said: 



e'nekg"' 



high 



It IS 



"T.son'ne' 



".^tourtwo 

 baek(s) 



tiiot'te' dji' 



there it where 



iii'io"t ne' dji' tewa'so""tote" 



.so it is the where it is a standing 

 wall 



teiotsten'ie'. Ka'ro' tcia'tak'ta' 



it rock is present. Hither thy body beside 



e" niiottakwari"sio"'" 



thus so It IS vertical 



ne 



«lji' 



vhcre 



e"teskwi"te' 



To'ka' e".skwe'ni' 



