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inspect anew the things that he had finished on this earth, then 

 he saw another male nian-V)eing. He addressed him, saying: *" What 

 art thou doing on thy way?" The other said: "It seemed that it 

 became necessary for me to see thee." Sapling replied: "That is 

 undoubtedly true." The other person answered and said: "" I desire 

 that thou shouldst eousent to permit me still to live. If thou wilt 

 then consent to what I say, I will give assistance to thee; I will watch 

 over their bodies, and 1 will also give them life and support and, 

 moi'eover, I will contiiuie to defend mankind, whom thou wilt cause to 

 dwell on this earth which thou hast completed." Replying, Sapling 

 said: ■"Let me see what kind of power thou hast." Thereupon the 

 male nitin-being, whose name of old is Hi'no"" [Thunder], started 

 ujjon a run and went up into the clouds. Now, verily, rumblings wei'e 



wen'rie" ne'ne" shotke°"se'ha'tie" 



Ihe that again he it went about 

 viewing 



dji' io"'hwendjia'te' e" ka'tf 



where it earth is present there so then 



where 



ho'sa'au"ho"' ne' 



he them made the 



E'tho'ne" 



At that time 



wa"hi" 



verily 



ne 



Oterontonni";V 



It Sapling 



roii'kw 



he man-being 



(is) 



wa'hen'ro"" 



he it said: 



nisatiere"iia'tie''' 



just thou art going about 



Wa'heii'ro"' 



He it said 



shaia'tif: 



other person: 



wa'ho'ke"". 



he him 

 saw. 



■O" 



■What 

 is it 



Wa'tewakato"- 



'hwendjio''se' ki" ne' 



the 



akon'ke"'." 



I thee should 



Wsi'heii'ro"' 



He it said 



think. 



"To'ke-ske' wiVhi".' 



"Truly verily." 



Oterontonni"'a' 



It Sapling: 



Tonta'hata'ti" 



He spoke in reply 



shaia'tii" 



other per- 



wa'hen'ro"' 



he it said: 



"I'ke're" 



•■I it desire 



sathoii'tato"" 



thoiiitoonsentest 



a'sathofi'tate'-ke"' ne' 



ako'n'heke'. 



I live should. 



To'ka't 



ka'ti' 



so then 



dji' na'ho'te"' 



where that kind of 

 thing 



ka'to"" e"konie'niiwa"se". 



I it sav I thee will aid. 



E°kheia'- 



I their bodies 



ta'niko""ra're"' 



will watch over 



taken'he"'"hiike' ne' 



continue to aid the 



io"'hwendjia'te" ue' 



it earth is present the 



o ni 



also 



ne 



the 



y'tekhe"'nhe" 



'. them will protect 



nen 



now 



tJi'huo"'' e"khei:V- 



and I them will 



the 



on'kwe 



man-being 

 I human) 



dji' wa'so"'hwendjis'*a". 



where thou earth hast completed. 



e''sheiennak'eratste" ne' 



TontJi'hata'ti' 



He spoke iu reply 



dji' 

 vhere 



the 



()terontonni"a' wa'hen'ro"': "To'. ka'ti" katkat'ho' ne' dji' 



It Sapling he it said: "Well. so then let me see it the where 



nisa'shatste"'sero'te°'r' E"tho'ne' ne' rofi'kwe". Hi" no"' ni'ha'- 



thv kind of power?" At that time the he man-being. The such (is) 



- Thunder 



.senno'te"" ori'hwakaioii'ne"h!V, watha'ra'tate" e'neke"' niia'ha're' 



his name iu the manner of the he ran high there he went 



