9. Anew spoke the great Manito, a manito to manitos, 10. To beings, mortals, souls and all, 11. And ever after he was a manito to men, and their grandfather. 12. He gave the first mother, the mother of beings. 13. He gave the fish, he gave the turtles, he gave the beasts, he gave the birds. 14. But an evil Manito made evil beings only, monsters,

15. Sohalawak uchewak, sohala-wak pungusak. 16. Nitisak wemi owini w delsinewuap. 17. Kiwis, wunand wishimanitoak essopak 18. Nijini netami lennowak, ni goha netami okwewi nan tinewak. 19. Gattamin netami mitzi nijini nantine. 20. Wemi wingi-namenep, wemi ksin-elendamep, wemi wullatemanuwi. 21. Shukand eli-kimi mekenikink wakon powako init'ako.

15. He made the flies, he made the gnats. 16. All beings were then friendly. 17. Truly the manitos were active and kindly 18. To those very first men, and to those first mothers; fetched them wives, 19. And fetched them food, when first they desired it. 20. All had cheerful knowledge, all had leisure, all thought in gladness. 21. But very secretly an evil being, a mighty magician, came on earth,

22. Mattalogas pallalogas maktaton owagan payat-chik yutali. 23. Maktapan payat, wihillan payat, mboagan payat. 24. Won wemi wiwunch kamik atak kitahikan netamaki epit.

22. And with him brought badness, quarreling, unhappiness, 23. Brought bad weather, brought sickness, brought death. 24. All this took place of old on the earth, beyond the great tide-water, at the first.


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