noRSEY.) TRADITIOXS OF THE ELDERS. 



:),s A"nnik-iici"'Jta ouiJia afikiifa-daol: adi"taii Tsika! 



We were people l)o<ly we did uot find for he really O grand- 



ourselves said father! 



Maxe iiJ[awi"'xe we^a"da e';si a"tsi' uaoi"': adi"tau, Tsika! 



Upper gyration the second there they arrived and he really O grand 



world stood said " father! 



E'jsi a"iiiT{k'ftci°J[a-daoi: adi"tau, Tsika! 



There we were not human beings he really O grand- 

 said father! 



Maxe iiJ[awi"'xe wefadfi" e'^si a"tsi' naoi°': adi"taii, Tsika! 



Upper gyration the . there they an-ived and • •• ~ 



world third stood 



-t-2 E'^si a"uiqk'aci"'j[a-daoi: adi"taii, Tsika! 



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There 



: human bein 



Mdxe ilJi;awi"'xe we;vida e';si a"tsi' naoi"': adi"tau. Tsika! 



Upper gyration the there they arrived he really O grand- 



world fourth and stood said fathei- ! 



Qa°sa"' a"tsi' uaoi"': adi"tai.i, Tsik^! 



Sycamore they came and he really O grand- 

 stood (on I said father! 



45 Maoa"' utan'j[a f,inkct> 6'jsi a"tsi' naoi"': adi"taii, Tsika! 



Harvest time the there they arrived and he really O grand- 



stood said father : 



Ha. wisunj^ae! niT{k';li-i"'>[a wi"' siJ[(j;ade ts^: adi"taii, Tsik^! 



user brother ! 



has left a trail he really 



Ha. wioi"f?I nii[k'afi"'i[a si>[(|!ade tse ecadi'-na, nii;[k'aci"':j[a 



has left a trail 



Ho elder brother! person 



ifiakqa: adi"taii, Tsika! 



this is he he really O grand- 

 said father! 



4S Ha, wi.)i"(!'i?!' Hau'jfa oifi'jfa df'i"' e(|'ai'i: adi"taii. Tsika! 



Ho elder Han'Jia young I am indeed he really O grand- 



brother! said father! 



Ha. wisufiJ^ae! iiiqk'aci"'jja wi" siJ[Mde tse: adi"tail, Tsik^! 



Ho younger person one has left a trail he really O grand- 



brother! said father! 



Ha. wi3i"(f.i^! iiiqk'aci"'j[a sii[(fade tse ecadi'-na. iiiqk'aei">[a 



Ho elder brother! person has left a trail you have said person 



fiakqa: adi"taii, Tsik^! 



this is he he really said O grand- 

 father! 



.51 Ha. wioi"(j;(^! Waoaoe d^i"' e(faii: adi"tau, Tsika! 



Ho elder brother ! Osage I am uideed he really said O grand- 



Hafi'j[a a"uit[k'aci"'ka tats^: adi"tau, Tsikil! 



Han'!(a we shall be people he reaUy said O grand- 



father! 



Nit[k'ari"'ka ;uida sij[fade tse: adi"tai.i, Tsika! 



People some left a trail he really said O grand- 



father! 



54 Han'>[a titcicfan^se tsi iqtade. ^ ef&n: adi°taii, Tsikti! 



Han'Jia apart from lodge theirs that indeed he really said O grand- 



the rest father! 



Htt! niqk'aci"ka Vu'Ja tsi' aiika: adi"tau, Tsikd! 



Ho persons some have come he really said O grand- 



father ! 



Tsi'ou Watsetsi ijade tsi' anka: adi"taii, Tsika! 



Tslou W&tsetsi also have come he really said O grand- 



57 ,^in'j[a uwaqta e^^J[i aiika: jidi"taii. Tsika 



Child what is good they decided he reaUy said O grand- 



' Here is where the two roads begin. 



