470 THE OSAGE TRIBE Ibth. ann. 86 



31. ^-ha, the skin of the feet; u-sha-be, in which the color is dark; 



ga, this; thi°-kshe, sitting; a, they said. 

 36. Pa-zhu-zhe, the bUl; i-ta-xe, the tip of; sha-be, dark in color; 



ga, tliis; thi°-kshe, sitting; a, they said. 

 38. Zlii°-ga, the little ones; no^-xthe, charcoal; gi-the, make of it; 



mo°-tlu°, as they travel the path of life; bi, they; do", when; 



shki, and; a, they said. 



40. A-hiu, wings; ga, these; thi"-kshe, sitting; sliki, also; a, they 



said. 



41. Wa-gthe, plumes; gi-the, make of them; mo^-thi", as they travel 



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



42. Wa-gthe, plumes; gi-the, they make of them; mo°-thi'', as they 



travel the path of hfe; bi, they; do", when; shki, and; a, they 

 said. 



43. Ho°-ba, the day; wa-pu, that is clean, spotless, cloudless; ga, this; 



to°, standing; a, they said. 



44. I-tha-thu-Qe, to bring with their strength; o°-ga-xe, we shall make 



them to; o^-mo^-thi", as we travel- the path of life; ta i tsi° da, 

 we shall. 



45. Ho^-ba, days; u-pa-ki-ba, the divisions of; do-ba, the four. 



46. U-hi, to reach and to enter; ki-the, cause themselves to; mo°- 



thi°, as they travel the path of life; ta bi a, they shall; zhi°-ga, 

 the little ones. 



Mo^-THl'^'-THE-DO" Ts'a-GE 



(Free translation, p. 84; Osage version, p. 310) 



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



it has been said; tsi, house; ga, in this, 7, 35, 63, 67, 72, 80, 

 83, 91, 120. 



2. Wa-zha-zhe, name of the Wa-zha-zhe subdivision; u-dse-the, fire- 



places; pe-tho°-ba, seven; ba, they were; do", were; a, they 

 said. 

 - 3. Wa-zha-zhe, man of the Wa-zha-zhe subdivision; wi", one; a, 

 they said. 



4. Wa-ki-gthi-gtho", to meditate for himself; tsi-the, he proceeded; 



tlii^-kshe, as he sat; a, they said. 



5. Tsi-xi°-dse, at the end of the lodge; xtsi, verily; ge, there; dsi, at 



that place; a, they said. 



6. Ba-mo°-xe, bowed, bent low, prostrate; hi-the, he fell; kshe, he 



lay; a, they said, 18, 33, 48, 65. 



8. Ho^-ga, sacred, that which was consecrated ; wa-ga-xa, was made; 



bi, they, the people; a, they said, 22, 37, 53, 68, 85. 



9. I''-dse-ha, the skin of the face, the forehead; ga-xe, he made of 



it, put it upon the skin of his face; to°, as he stood; a, they 

 said, 23, 38, 54, 69, 86. 



