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278 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Bull. 99
sGe" I
'a-'no'Gwo"' 'a't'9r)a-'nfGa' nQ"'Do--yi-'-DZ8 *t'skuya'
Now, then ha, now thou hast come Sun, Loc, direct thou man
to listen
tsun€-'G8 *tDa*^"weh'-Dfno°' + + Go'lstii'tH |
jQ'wi'
ustf'Ga
thou white thou wizard, E like his clan human being it little
!t'a' tsiitse-'lt-Gwu'-Dfna' no"'"Gwu-Dt-n8' 'o^^ma-Gt-'st-Ga'
this it is thine, L (=E), E now, E again, thou hast come
to get it (Kn.)
nQ-'oo'-yt-'-Dza wo°*i'N!9sta' ts'A'skalo*'°*istr
he has failed to do
it himself
Sun, Loc, direction carry it (Kn.) relinquish thy grasp
u'Dam;''l5*no'ci |
5 niGe*'s9'na' | De^'a^le't'soH'ant'ca' i;'Da*N*to' D€*GQ"'le*t'sa'never
thou hast come to put his soul it will rise up as
him on his legs
nt'se'sti' I
a'Ncgwa'Gi
ync'Ga Da'^la-'st't'cnt'se'sti' |
Go'lkwo"'Gi
he goes it cloth it white he will put his feet on seven
as he goes
i''ya-Gal9*'ldr wt^Da^le^'sa'nfGa' a'Da'NJto' I
'ya*'
in succession, above he has arisen there the soul Sharply
This is to Make the Small Ones Jump Down from Them for
THEIR (Mothers)
FREE TRANSLATION
Now, then! Thou art a boy, no doubt.
Yonder in the Night Land, Fhnt hast arisen this instant.
He is behaving frightfully as he is coming hither; his paths lie
stretched hither; he is coming hither, (behaving) frightfully.
Come out at once, thou boy! Let us run quickly to over yonder
(out of reach of FUnt). Let us pass (to the direction) of the Sun
Land, sharply!
Now, then! Thou art a girl then, no doubt. (From) yonder in the
Night Land Flint (is coming) this instant. He frightens (everybody)
as he is coming hither. He raises his red walking sticks threateningly.
Come out this instant, thou girl. Let us quickly run to over yonder.
Let us pass (to the direction) of the Sun Land, ha! sharply!
Now, then! Ha, now thou hast come to Usten, thou White Man
from the Sun Land, thou powerful wizard. He is of such-and-such
a clan. The little human being is thine, be sure of it. Now thou hast
come to get him; he has failed to (come out) by himself. Carry him
to the Sun Land, and do not withdraw thy hand from him. Thou
hast come to put him on his feet, his soul will ascend (to happiness
and prosperity) as he walks along the path (of life). He will place
his feet on white cloth as he walks along. His soul has ascended to
the supreme seventh upper world . Sharply
explanation
This formula is, like No. 70, page 273, for childbirth. The pre-
scription and the ceremony are the same, and but Uttle additional
explanation is required.
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