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Then Skanyadariyoh said: "We are ready now and we have 

 been waiting for a long time." 



They then journeyed on their way to the conference. Dekanah- 

 wideh had arrived at the place of meeting first, and after him 

 arrived Hahyonhwatha, Ohdahtshedeh and their colleagues and 

 shortly afterwards Skanyadariyoh, Dehkaehyonh and their col- 

 leagues arrived. 



After they had all assembled in conference, Dekanahwideh stood 

 up and said: 



" This conference met here composed of four nations being now 

 assembled, you will therefore now first consider what we shall do 

 with reference to a certain woman, our mother, who has not yet 

 arrived." They then considered the matter and they decided that 

 they would proceed with the business on hand and the matter would 

 be in progress when she arrived. 



Then Dekanahwideh said : " The first thing we shall do will be 

 to cross over the lake and it shall be Hahyonhwatha and Ohdaht- 

 shedeh and Dehkaehyonh and Skanyadariyoh and Sadehkaronhyes, 

 who are the rulers with power who shall cross first. If these lords 

 can safely get across the lake and make peace, then you, the whole 

 delegation, can cross. Therefore you shall now watch and you 

 shall see a display of power when they leave the shore in their boat. 

 I shall therefore appoint Hahyonhwatha to guide the boat." 



They then entered the boat and he (Dekanahwideh) stood in 

 front of the boat and Hahyonhwatha sat in the stern and the rest 

 of the lords then noticed that the boat was made of white marble. 

 Then they embarked in this boat from the shore and they had not 

 proceeded far on their journey when they heard a voice calling 



out, "A-soh-kek-ne eh," and as soon as this voice had called 



out a strong wind arose and caused the lake to become very rough 

 and troubled and great billows^ formed upon its surface and more 

 especially around the boat. Then those in the boat became fright- 

 ened and said: "We are now going to die," but Dekanahwideh 

 spoke and said : " There is no danger because Peace has prevailed." 



Then Dekanahwideh further said to the wind and lake, " Be thou 

 quiet, Ga-ha",2 ^nd rest." Then the wind and the roughness of 

 the lake ceased. They had not gone much farther when the man 



across the lake called out "Asohkekne eh," and then the wind 



and roughness of the lake became still more violent. Then again 



iThe lake was troubled because certain ceremonial words were spoken, 

 making it become alive. 

 3 The Wind God. 



