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  THE 
  QUEST 
  OF 
  FOOD 
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  4 
  

  

  26. 
  He! 
  ni'kawaca 
  ecka 
  

  

  27. 
  Ka'xe 
  nuga 
  thathi 
  n 
  she 
  tho" 
  

  

  28. 
  Ugaxe 
  thi 
  n 
  ge 
  xti 
  edi 
  uwehe 
  ta 
  athi 
  n 
  he 
  eshe 
  abado" 
  

  

  29. 
  Xu'ka 
  edi 
  uwehe 
  ta 
  athi"he 
  eshe 
  abado" 
  

  

  30. 
  He! 
  nikashiga 
  aho! 
  ethabi 
  wathe 
  ego" 
  mo 
  n 
  thi"' 
  ;ili<>" 
  

  

  31. 
  Baxu 
  wi" 
  thaetube 
  ego" 
  ithe 
  ado 
  n 
  

  

  32. 
  Go"te 
  zhi"ga 
  ego 
  n 
  mo"thi" 
  ki 
  

  

  33. 
  Baxu 
  ke 
  ibiu 
  xti 
  ethu 
  n 
  be 
  gthi 
  abado" 
  

  

  34. 
  He! 
  nikashiga 
  aho! 
  etha 
  bi 
  wathe 
  ego" 
  ethu 
  n 
  be 
  gthia 
  do" 
  

  

  35. 
  Baxu 
  ke 
  tho 
  n 
  ethu"be 
  gthi 
  ki 
  

  

  36. 
  Wani'ta 
  shuka 
  to" 
  wi" 
  te 
  wiki 
  the 
  xti 
  mo"iyatha 
  ethi" 
  abado" 
  

  

  37. 
  Xu'ka 
  edi 
  uwihe 
  abado" 
  

  

  38. 
  Ni'kawaca 
  efka 
  

  

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  translation 
  

  

  1 
  

  

  1. 
  O! 
  Chiefs, 
  ecka 
  [ecka, 
  I 
  desire] 
  

  

  2. 
  Thus 
  you 
  have 
  spoken, 
  it 
  is 
  said 
  

  

  3. 
  0! 
  Chiefs, 
  eyka 
  

  

  4. 
  The 
  great 
  water 
  that 
  lay 
  impossible 
  to 
  cross 
  

  

  5. 
  O! 
  you 
  crossed, 
  nevertheless, 
  and 
  sat 
  upon 
  the 
  banks 
  

  

  6. 
  O! 
  Chiefs, 
  ecka 
  

  

  2 
  

  

  7. 
  Thus 
  have 
  you 
  ever 
  spoken, 
  it 
  is 
  said, 
  eyka 
  

  

  8. 
  0! 
  Chiefs 
  

  

  9. 
  Four 
  clubs 
  you 
  have 
  blackened 
  

  

  10. 
  Four 
  you 
  have 
  reddened 
  

  

  11. 
  Those 
  that 
  are 
  black 
  

  

  12. 
  Verily, 
  my 
  people, 
  without 
  fear 
  I 
  shall 
  carry, 
  you 
  have 
  said, 
  so 
  it 
  is 
  said 
  

  

  13. 
  Not 
  even 
  my 
  own 
  child 
  

  

  14. 
  Shall 
  stay 
  my 
  hand, 
  you 
  have 
  said, 
  so 
  it 
  is 
  said, 
  eyka 
  

  

  3 
  

  

  15. 
  Without 
  overconfidence, 
  my 
  people 
  

  

  16. 
  Word 
  has 
  been 
  brought 
  back 
  that 
  great 
  animals 
  have 
  been 
  found 
  

  

  17. 
  Near 
  to 
  them 
  they 
  (the 
  people) 
  approached, 
  and 
  stood 
  

  

  18. 
  My 
  people, 
  ecka 
  

  

  19. 
  A 
  great 
  herd 
  of 
  animals 
  

  

  20. 
  Verily 
  they 
  (the 
  people) 
  shall 
  cause 
  none 
  of 
  them 
  to 
  remain 
  

  

  21. 
  Verily 
  they 
  (the 
  people) 
  shall 
  go 
  toward 
  home 
  rejoicing 
  

  

  22. 
  Along 
  a 
  trail 
  strewn 
  with 
  fat. 
  

  

  23. 
  I, 
  the 
  male 
  gray 
  wolf, 
  shall 
  move 
  

  

  24. 
  With 
  tail 
  blown 
  to 
  one 
  side 
  

  

  25. 
  I 
  shall 
  gallop 
  along 
  the 
  trail, 
  you 
  have 
  said, 
  so 
  it 
  is 
  said 
  

  

  4 
  

  

  26. 
  O! 
  my 
  people, 
  ecka 
  

  

  27. 
  I, 
  the 
  male 
  crow 
  

  

  28. 
  Verily, 
  without 
  overconfidence 
  I 
  shall 
  join 
  (in 
  giving 
  help), 
  you 
  have 
  said, 
  so 
  it 
  

  

  is 
  said 
  

  

  29. 
  As 
  instructor 
  I 
  shall 
  join, 
  you 
  have 
  said, 
  so 
  it 
  is 
  said 
  

  

  30. 
  The 
  people, 
  astonished 
  at 
  your 
  coming, 
  cry 
  O-ho! 
  

  

  31. 
  Beyond 
  the 
  ridge 
  you 
  disappear 
  as 
  though 
  piercing 
  the 
  hill 
  

  

  32. 
  After 
  a 
  little 
  you 
  return 
  

  

  33. 
  Sweeping 
  closely 
  the 
  hill 
  

  

  34. 
  The 
  people, 
  astonished 
  at 
  your 
  coming, 
  cry 
  O-ho! 
  

  

  35. 
  As 
  you 
  appear 
  on 
  the 
  ridge 
  

  

  36. 
  Verily, 
  one 
  herd 
  of 
  animals 
  I 
  have 
  killed 
  for 
  you, 
  you 
  have 
  said, 
  so 
  it 
  is 
  said 
  

  

  37. 
  Thus 
  you 
  have 
  instructed, 
  it 
  is 
  said 
  

  

  38. 
  My 
  people, 
  ecka 
  

  

  