But the god of the waters prevailed.
_Wakin-yan_ escaped from the cavern,
And long on the mountains he wailed,
and his hatred endureth forever.
When _Unktehee_ had finished the earth,
and the beasts and the birds and the fishes,
And men at his bidding came forth
from the heart of the huge hollow mountains,[69]
A band chose the god from the hordes,
and he said: "Ye are the sons of _Unktehee_:
Ye are lords of the beasts and the birds,
and the fishes that swim in the waters.
But hearken ye now to my words,--
let them sound in your bosoms forever:
Ye shall honor _Unktehee_ and hate _Wakinyan_,
the Spirit of Thunder,
For the power of _Unktehee_ is great,
and he laughs at the darts of _Wakinyan_.
Ye shall honor the Earth and the Sun,--
for they are your father and mother; [70]
Let your prayer to the Sun be:--
_Wakan Ate; on-si-md-da ohee-nee_."[AF]
And remember the _Taku Wakan_[73]
all-pervading in earth and in ether--
Invisible ever to man,
but He dwells in the midst of all matter;
Yea, he dwells in the heart of the stone--
in the hard granite heart of the boulder;
Ye shall call him forever _Tunkan_--
grandfather of all the Dakotas.
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