476 THE OSAGE TRIBB [eth. ann. 36 



6. He-dsi, close to it; xtsi, verily; a-gthi-no°-zhi", he paused and 



stood on his return; to", stood; a, they said. 



7. Ha, O; wi-tsi-go-e, my gramlfather; e, to say; tsi-the, he has- 



tened; a, they said. 



8. Zhi"-ga, the little ones; zho-i-ga, their bodies; tha, of which to 



make; bi, they; thi°-ge a-tha, there is none; wi-tsi-go-e, my 

 grandfather; e-gi-a bi a, he said to him. 



9. Ha, O; zhi^-ga-e, little one; e, to say; tsi-the, he hastened; a, 



they said. 



10. Zhi°-ga, the little ones; zho-i-ga, their bodies; tha, of wliich to 



make; bi, they; thi°-ge, there is none; e-she do°, you have said; 

 a, they said. 



11. Zhi°-ga, the httle ones; zho-i-ga, their bodies; o°-tha, make of 



me; ba, they; tho°-ta, they shall; mi-kshe, i° da, of me. 



12. Ts'e, to die; wa-tse-xi, difficult; mi-kshe i" da, I am. 



13. Zhi°-ga, the little ones; zho-i-ga, their bodies; o°-£ha, make of 



me; bi, they; do", when; a, they said, 19, 25, 27, 30. 



14. Ts's, to die; wa-tse-xi, difficult; ki-the, cause themselves to be; 



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



16. Zhi^-ga, the little ones; wa-hiu-k'a, bone awl; o°-gi-the, make of 



me: mo°-thi°, as they travel the path of life; ta i tsi° da, they 

 shall. 



17. Zlii''-ga, the little ones; wa-hiu-k'a, bone awl; o^-gi-the, make of 



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

 when; a, they said, 20. 



18. Wa-hiu-k'a, their bone awl; gi-pa-hi, sharp for use; ki-the, they 



shall cause it to be; mo°-thi°, as they travel the path of hfe: 

 ta i tsi° da, they shall. 



21. Zhi''-ga, any one of the little ones; wa-no^-xe, spirit; i-thi-shto°, 



becomes; kshe, and lies; shki do°, even then; a, they said. 



22. 0°-tho°-ki-pa-no°-xe-9ka, their use of me as a scarificator shall 



bring him back to consciousness; mo''-thi°, as they travel the 

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



23. 0°-tho''-ki-pa-no°-xe-9ka, when they make use of me to bring 



back their sick ones to consciousness; mo°-thi'', as they travel 

 the path of life; bi, they; do°, when; a, they said. 



24. U-no°, old age; a bi, that which is spoken of as; i-the, live to 



see; ki-the, cause themselves to; mo°-thi°, as they travel the 

 path of life; ta bi" da, they shall. 

 26. I-ts'a, causes of death; thi^-ge, they shall have none; mo^-thi", 

 as they travel the path of life; ta i tsi" da, they shall. 



28. Wa-ko°-da, of the gods; xi°-ha, skin; pa-gi, hard; thi°-ga i" da, 



there are none. 



29. Wi-no", I alone; wa-ko°-da, of the gods; xi°-ha, skin; ga-gi, hard; 



bthi" da, I am. 



