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The Dawn of the World, by C. Hart Merriam, [1910], at sacred-texts.com

THE FIRST TEETH GO TO SOO-WAH-TAH, THE GOPHER

The Middle Mewuk of Tuolumne River say:

When a child sheds its first teeth they should be

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saved and taken to Soo-wah-tah the Pocket Gopher, and carefully put into his hole. Then the second teeth will come quickly and grow to be strong and good.

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