58. Verily, at that time and place, it has been said, in this house, 59. They spake to one another, saying: O, younger brothers, 60. The little ones have nothing of which to make their bodies, 61. They went forth with hurrying footsteps, 62. To the soft stone that sitteth upon the earth. 63. Verily, at that time, 64. They spake to him, saying: O, my grandfather, 65. The little ones have nothing of which to make their bodies. 66. The soft stone replied: O, little ones, 67. You say your little ones have nothing of which to make their bodies. 68. The little ones shall make of me their bodies. 69. Verily, at that time and place, 70. He spake further, saying: When the little ones become ill and fretful, 71. They shall cling to me as one who can produce the heat by which they can be purified.
72. Verily, at that time and place, it has been said, in this house, 73. They spake to one another, saying: Give heed, my younger brothers, 74. You will go forth to make further search, 75. Then, even as these words were spoken, they hastened 76. To the friable stone, 77. And, standing close to him, 78. Spake, saying: O, grandfather, the little ones have nothing of which to make their bodies. 79. The friable stone replied: O, my little ones, 80. You say the little ones have nothing of which to make their bodies. 81. The little ones shall make of me their bodies. 82. When they make of me their bodies, 83. They shall cling to me as one who can produce the heat by which their bodies can be purified.
84. Verily, at that time and place, it has been said, in this house, 85. They spake to one another, saying: O, younger brothers, 86. The little ones have nothing which they can use for food at all times, 87. You will go and search for such food as they can use for all time. 88. A younger brother hastened 89. To the very center of a lake, 90. Where lay the root of the tse´-wa-the (_Nelumbo lutea_). 91. He hastened home with the root, 92. And spake, saying: O, elder brothers, how will this serve for food? 93. The elder brothers hastened to try the taste of the root, 94. Like milk the juice squirted in their mouths, 95. And they said to one another: O, younger brothers, 96. This will serve as food for the little ones. 97. When the little ones make use of this plant as food, 98. They shall always live to see old age, as they travel the path of life.