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of the Gathering, during which all the No°'-ho''-zhi°-ga enter the 

 lodge, those of the Tsi'-zhu division taking their places by gentes at 

 the north side and those of the Ho^'-ga at the south. The song has 

 but one stanza, which is repeated four times. 



The Little Song of the Gathering 



(Osage version, p. 437) 



Tranacribed by Alice C. Fletcher 



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hi - ga-9ko"-thea-tho"-ka, He no" hi - ga-(,'ko"-thea 



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hi -ga-gko"-the a-tho°-ka 



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Hi-ga-5ko°-the a-tho"-ka, He no° - hi-ga-<;ko°-the a-tho°-ka, he - e he-e. 



He no° hi-ga-9ko°-the a-tho°-ka, 



He no" hi-ga-gkC-the a-thc-ka, 



He no" hi-ga-fko^-the a-tho''-ka he-e he-e, 



Hi-ga-?ko°-the a-tho^-ka. 



He no" hi-ga-fkc-tlie a-thc-ka he-e he-e. 



They gather, its power (their wa-xo'-be), to test, etc. 



At the close of the song and when all the No°'-ho°-zhi°-ga are 

 seated the Xo'-ka speaks, saying: "O, Wa-zha'-zhe and Ho^'-ga, I 

 have now come to that part of the ceremony called U'-wa-the-the" 

 (the act of sending certain symbolic articles to the various gentes 

 owning them). The Wa-zha'-zhe and the Ho°'-ga reply: "O, 

 Tsi'-zhu, you will now perform the Wa-the'-the." The Xo'-ka then 

 sends by his Sho'-ka the articles to the various gentes in the following 

 order, in which the two divisions are taken alternately: 



1. 



and feathers, with fee (Wa-zha'-zhe 



Arrow shafts, sinew, 



(Wa-no")). 

 Red downy eagle feather, with fee (Tsi'-zhu Wa-shta'-ge). 

 Fee only (Wa'-tse-tsi Wa-shta'-ge). 

 Seed corn, with fee (Tho'-xe). 

 White downy eagle feathers, with fee (Ho^'-ga). 

 Fee only (Ni'-ka Wa-ko°-da-gi). 



7. Knife, with fee (Wa-Qa'-be). 



8. Red paint and eagle down, with fee (0'-pxo°). 



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