1. So the way they led about and amused the august child was by making a two-forked boat out of a two-forked cryptomeria from Ahidzu in Wohari, bringing it up and floating it on the Pool of Ichishi and on the Pool of Karu in Yamato, thus leading about and amusing the august child. Nevertheless the august child spoke never a word, though his eight-grasp beard reached to the pit of his stomach. So it was on hearing the cry of a high-flying swan that he made his first utterance. Then the Heavenly Sovereign sent Yamanobe-no-Ohotaka this is a name of a person to catch the bird. So this person, pursuing the swan, arrived in the Land of Harima from the Land of Ki, and again in his pursuit crossed over to the Land of Inaba, then reaching the Land of Taniba and the Land of Tajima; thence pursuing round to the eastward, he reached the Land of Afumi. and thereupon crossed over into the Land of Minu; and, passing along by the Land of Wohari, pursued it into the Land of Shinanu, and at length, reaching in his pursuit the Land of Koshi, spread a net in the Estuary of Wanami, and, having caught the bird, brought it up to the capital and presented it to the Sovereign. So that estuary is called the Estuary of Wanami. It had been thought that, on seeing the bird again, he would speak; but he did not speak, as had been thought. Hereupon the Heavenly Sovereign, deigning to be grieved, augustly fell asleep, when, in an august dream, he was instructed, saying: "If thou wilt build my temple like unto thine august abode, the august child shall surely speak." When he had been thus instructed, the Heavenly Sovereign made grand divination to seek what Deity's desire this might be. Then it was discovered that the curse was the august doing of the Great Deity of Idzumo. So when about to send the august child to worship at that Great Deity's temple, he made divination to discover by whom it were well to have him attended. Then the lot fell on King Ake-tatsu. So he made King Ake-tatsu swear, saying: "If there is truly to be an answer to our adoration of this Great Deity, may the heron dwelling on the tree by the Pool of Sagisu here fall through my oath." When he thus spoke, the heron that had been sworn by fell to the ground dead. Again on his commanding it to come to life in answer to his oath, it then came to life again. Moreover he caused to wither by an oath and again brought to life again by an oath a broad-foliaged bear-oak on Cape Amakashi. Then the Heavenly Sovereign granted to Prince Ake-tatsu the name of Prince Yamato-oyu-shiki-tomi-tomi-toyo-asakura-ake-tatsu. So when the august child was sent off with the two Princes, Prince Ake-tatsu and Prince Una-kami, as his attendants, it was divined that if they went out by the Nara gate, they would meet a lame person and a blind person; if they went out by the Ohosaka gate, they would likewise meet a lame person and a blind person, and that only the Ki gate, a side gate, would be the lucky gate; and when they started off, they established the Homuji clan in every place they arrived at. So when they had reached Idzumo and had finished worshipping the Great Deity, and were returning up to the capital, they made in the middle of the River Hi a black plaited bridge and respectfully offered a temporary palace for the august child to dwell in. Then when the ancestor of the rulers of the Land of Idzumo, whose name was Kihisa-tsu-mi, having made an imitation green-leafed mountain, placed it in the lower reach of the river, and was about to present the great august food the august child spoke, saying: "What here resembles a green-leafed mountain in the lower reach of the river; looks like a mountain, but is not a mountain. Is it perchance the great court of the deacons who holds in reverence the Great Deity Ugly-Male-of-the-Reed-Plains that dwells in the temple of So at Ihakuma in Idzumo? Thus he deigned to ask. Then the Kings, who had been sent in august attendance on him, hearing with joy and seeing with delight, set the august child to dwell in the palace of Nagaho at Ajimasa, and despatched a courier to inform the Heavenly Sovereign. Then the august child wedded Princess Hinaga for one night. So, on looking privately at the beautiful maiden, he found her to be a serpent, at the sight of which he fled away alarmed. Then Princess Hinaga was vexed, and, illuminating the sea-plain, pursued after them in a ship; and they, more and more alarmed at the sight, pulled the august vessel across the mountain-folds, and went fleeing up to the capital. Thereupon they made a report, saying: "We have come up to the capital because thy great and august child has become able to speak through worship-ping the Great Deity." So the Heavenly Sovereign, delighted, forthwith sent King Unakami back to build the Deity's temple. Thereupon the Heavenly Sovereign, on account of this august child, established the Totori Clan, the Torikahi Clan, the Homuji Clan, the Ohoyuwe and the Wakayuwe.