LAPLESCHK] TRIBAL RITES — LITERAL TRANSLATION 473 



121. A-hiu, my wings; ga, tse, these; a, they said. 



122. E, those; shki do", also; a, they said. 



123. Wa-thi°-e-Qka, without meaning; zhi i° da, are not. 



124. Wa-hiu-k'a, bone awls or scarificators; a-gi-the, I have made 



them to be; a-to^-he i° da, as I stand. 



125. Zhi°-ga, the little ones; wa-hiu-k'a, bone awls; gi-the, they make 



of them; mo°-thi°, as they travel the path of life; bi, they; 

 do", when; a, they said, 127. 



126. Wa-hiu-k'a, bone awls; gi-pa-hi, sharp for use; ki-the, cause 



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

 they shall. 



127. Wa-hiu-k'a, bone awls; gi-the, they make of them; mo^-thi", as 



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

 a, they said. 



128. U-no°, old age; a bi, spoken of as; i-the, Uve to see; ki-the, 



cause themselves to; mo^-thi", as they travel the path of life; 

 ta bi a, they shall; zhi°-ga, the Httle ones. 



129. Zhi°-ga, the little ones; wa-no°-xe, spirit; i-thi-shto", has already 



become one and passed into the spirit world; kshe, one lies; 

 shki do", even though; a, they said. 



130. I-ki-pa-no°-xe-9ka, with the use of the bone awl as a scari- 



ficator they shaU bring themselves back to consciousness; 

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

 zhi°-ga, the little ones; e, saying; to°, he stood; a, they saitl. 



131. A-ba t'o-xa, my stooping shoulder; ga, this; thi° kshe, sitting; 



shki, also; a, they said. 

 135. Do-dse u-ga-wa, the muscles of my throat; ga, these; thi^-kshe, 

 sitting; shki, also; a, they said. 



138. Do-dse u-ga-wa, flaccid muscles of their throat; a bi, spoken of 



as; i-the, live to see; mo°-thi°, as they travel the path of fife; 

 ta bi" da, they shall. 



139. Ta-xpi, crown of the head ; hi", the hairs of ; ?a-dse, grown scant 



with age; ga, this; thi°-kshe, sitting; shki, also; a, they said. 

 141. Ta-xpi, the crown of their heads; hi", the hair of; pa-dse, grown 

 scant with age; a bi, spoken of as; i-the, live to see; mo^-thi", 

 as they travel the path of life; ta bi° da, they shall; zlu^-ga, 

 the little ones. 



Ho^'-GA Wa-GTHI" fs'A-GE 



(Free translation, p. 88; Osage version, p. 314) 



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



it has been said; tsi, house; ga, in this, 11, 35. 



2. He-dsi, then and there; xtsi, verily; i-no^-zhi", with the close of 



the words (of the pelican) he arose; do", he did; a, they said. 



3. Hi^-da, now; a-gthe (se, I shall go home; e-ki-the, he thought of 



himself; to°, as he stood; a, they said. 



