466 THE OSAGE TRIBE [bth. ann. 36 



80. O-do", military honors; sha-pe; e no" bi no", that are spoken of 



as; a, they said. 



81. I-tha-ga-9ko°-the, I have made them to symbolize; i" da, I have 



e, saying; to", he stood; a, they said. 



83. Zhi''-ga, the little ones; zho-i-ga, their bodies; tha, they make of 



bi, they; ga, thus; no^-ziii" da, they shall stand. 



84. Mi-xa pka, wliite swan; to°-ga, the great; thi°-kshe, the sitting 



no", the; a, they said. 



85. Zhi°-ga, the httle ones; zho-i-ga, their bodies; the, they make of 



ta bi a, they shall; wi-po°-ga, my younger brothers; e-ki-a, 

 said to one another; bi, they; a, they said. 



86. Zhi°-ga, the little ones; zho-i-ga, their bodies; o°-the, they make 



of me; bi, they; do", when; a, they said, 92. 



87. Wa-dsu-ta, living creatures; sho^-e-go", all, whatever kind they 



may be; xtsi, verily; a, they said. 



88. Wi-no°, I alone; a-hiu, wings; ?a-gi, strong; bthi" da, I am; e, 



saying; to", he stood; a, they said. 



89. Ho°-ba, a day; he-be, the half of; a, they said. 



90. Tse-do°, the great lake; go-da-ha, on the farther side of; xtsi, 



verily; a, they said. 



91. Ga-ha-ha, swinging up and down; a-hi-gthi", having arrived 



there I sit upon the waves; a-thi° he, in my life movements; 

 no" i° da, it is my habit; e, saying; to°, he stood; a, they said. 



93. A-hiu-ha, their arms; pa-gi a bi, spoken of as strong; i-the, live 



to see; mo^-thi", as they travel the path of life; ta i tsi° da, 

 they shall. 



94. Ho°-ba, the days; u-ga-ki-ba, the divisions of; do-ba, the four. 



95. U-hi, to arrive there and enter; ki-the, they shall cause them- 



selves to; mo°-thi°, as they travel the path of life; ta bi" da, 

 they shall. 



96. U-no°, old age; a bi, spoken of as; shki, and; i-the, hve to see; 



ki-the, they shall cause themselves to; mo^-thi", as they travel 

 the path of life; ta bi° da, they shall. 



97. Zhi^-ga, the little ones; u-no°, the means of reaching old age; 



o°-gi-the, make of me; mo°-thi°, as they travel the path of 

 life; bi, they; do", when; a, they said. 



Kl'-NO" Wl'-GI-E 



(Free translation, p. 77; Osage version, p. 307) 



1. He-dsi, at that time and place; xtsi, verily; a, they said; a bi" da, 



it has been said; tsi, house; ga, in tliis, 11, 33, 40, 43, 51. 



2. Wa-pa-be, the black bear; u-pa-ka, blemish, spots; thi^-ge, that 



has none; kshe, that lies; a, they said. 



3. Ta, the deer, ki-thi-xa, mate; bi, thoy; u-zhi°-ga, when it was 



yet small, young; xtsi, verily; thi^-kshe, sitting; dsi, then; a, 

 they said. 



