“Little ones, _eçka_, Through and through shall appear, _eçka_, Against the wind, in the midst of air, they shall appear and stand,” _eçka_, It is said you have said, _eçka_, Aged One, _eçka_. INTRODUCTION OF THE CHILD TO THE COSMOS (_Omaha_) I Ho! Ye Sun, Moon, Stars, all ye that move in the heavens, I bid you hear me! Into your midst has come a new life. Consent ye, I implore! Make its path smooth, that it may reach the brow of the first hill! II Ho! Ye Winds, Clouds, Rain, Mist, all ye that move in the air, I bid ye hear me! Into your midst has come a new life. Consent ye, I implore! Make its path smooth, that it may reach the brow of the second hill! III Ho! Ye Hills, Valleys, Rivers, Lakes, Trees, Grasses, all ye of the earth, I bid you hear me! Into your midst has come a new life. Consent ye, I implore! Make its path smooth, that it may reach the brow of the third hill! IV Ho! Ye Birds, great and small, that fly in the air, Ho! Ye Animals, great and small, that dwell in the forest, Ho! Ye Insects that creep among the grasses and burrow in the ground, I bid you hear me! Into your midst has come a new life. Consent ye, I implore! Make its path smooth, that it may reach the brow of the fourth hill! V Ho! All ye of the heavens, all ye of the air, all ye of the earth, I bid you all to hear me. Into your midst has come a new life. Consent ye, consent ye all, I implore! Make its path smooth—then shall it travel beyond the four hills! SONG OF TURNING THE CHILD (_Omaha_) I Ye four, come hither and stand, near shall ye stand; In four groups shall ye stand; Here shall ye stand, in this place stand. II Turned by the winds goes the one I send yonder; Yonder he goes who is whirled by the winds; Goes, where the four hills of life and the four winds are standing; There, in the midst of the winds do I send him, Into the midst of the winds, standing there. III Here unto you has been spoken the truth; Because of this truth you shall stand. Here, declared is the truth. Here in this place has been shown you the truth. Therefore, arise! Go forth in its strength! SUPPLICATION OF THE TSÍZHU WASHTÁGE (_Osage_)