LAFLESCHE] TRIBAL KITES^ — OSAGE LANGUAGE 389 



Ta-xtsi-e, ta-xtei-e wa-dsu-ta zhi''-ga, 

 I-vri-the tho° dsi-e, ta-xtsi-e, ta-xtsi-e, 

 Ta-xtfii-e wa-dsu-ta zM° ga, 

 Ta-shka hi dsi to", 

 I-wi-the tho° dsi-e, ta-xtsi-e, ta-xtsi-e. 



Ta-xtsi-e, ta-xtsi-e wa-dsu-ta zM" ga, 

 I-wi-the tho" dsi-e, ta-xtsi-e, ta-xtsi-e, 

 Ta-xtsi-e wa-dsu-ta zhi^-ga, 

 Xa-dse ba-tse he dsi to", 

 I-wi-the tho" dsi-e, ta-xtsi-e, ta-xtsi-e. 



984. He'-dsi xtsi a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



985. Ho^'-ga u-dse-the pe-tho°-ba ni-ka-slii-ga ba do" a', a bi" da, 



tsi ga, 



986. Ha'! wi-^o^-ga, e'-ki-e no^-zhi" bi a', a bi'' da, tsi ga, 



987. We'-ki-k'o° wi° tW-ge a-tha, wi-fo-'-ga, e'-ki-a bi a', a bi° da, 



tsi ga, 



988. He'-dsi xtsi a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



989. Zhi°'-ga wa-zhi° gi-tha bi thi°-ge a-tha, -wd-fO^-ga, e'-ki-a bi a', 



a bi" da, tsi ga, 



990. He'-dsi xtsi a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



991. Ho°'-ga wa-tse-ga-wa to° a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



992. Thu-e' xtsi fi-thu-^e the do" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



993. A'-ba-do a-ga-ha dsi xtsi a', a bi° da, tsi ga, 



994. I"'-gtho"-ga do-ga to" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



995. The' to" hi no°-zhi" bi a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



996. Ha' ! Wi-tsi-go-e', e-gi-a bi a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



997. Zhi°'-ga wa-zhi" gi-tha bi thi"-ge a-tha, Wi-tsi-go-e', e-gi-a bi 



a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



998. He'-dsi xtsi a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



999. Zhi"'-ga wa-zhi" gi-tha bi thi"-ge' e-she,do" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



1000. Zhi"'-ga wa-zhi" gi-tha ba tho" ta a-to° he i" da', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



1001. ^i"'-dse tlii-bo-xa tsi-the do" a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



1002. ^'i"'-dse i-ta-xe sha-be ga thi"-kshe shki a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



1003. Pe'-dse gi-the mo"-thi" ta i tsi" da', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



1004. Pe'-dse gi-the mo°-thi" bi do" shki a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



1005. Pe'-dse gi-sho"-tha zlii ki-the mo°-thi" ta bi" da', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



1006. pi'-ha u-sha-be ga thi°-kshe shki a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



1007. No"'-xthe a-gi-the a-thi" he i" da, e'-tsi-the a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



1008. Pa'-zhu-zhe i-ta-xe sha-be ga thi"-kshe sliki a', a bi" da, tsi ga, 



1009. No"'-xthe a-gi-the a-thi" he i" da' e to", a bi" da, tsi ga. 



