484 THE OSAGE TRIBE [eth. ann. 36 



78. Gi-ta-pe, approach, in hunting; mo°-thi", as they travel the path 



of life; bi, they; do", when; shki, and; a, they said. 

 80. Pa-xpe, tse-slika, the short stunted oak; to°, standing; no", the; 



a, they said. 

 83. Pa-xpe, the stunted oak; wi°, one; a, they said. 

 56. Ga, these, the playgrounds; shki, also; a, they said. 



87. Wa-thi^-e-fka, without a purpose; she-mo" mo"-zhi i° da, in 



making them I have not. 



88. Ho-e-gu, as snares for the animals; i-no"-a-tha, i" da, I have 



placed them where they are. 



89. Ho-e-ga, snares; tha, they, the little ones, make of them; bi, 



they; shki, also; a, they said. 



92. Xa-dse, grass; ba-tse, bunch; ga, this; tlii°-kshe, sitting; shki, 



also; a, they said. 



93. E shki, that also; wa-thi"-e-pka, without a purpose; zhi i" da, 



is not. 

 '94. Xa-dse, grass; ba-tse, bunch; wi°, one; gi-ta-pe, they approach 



in hunting; mo°-thi", as they travel the path of life; bi, they; 



do", when; shki, and; a, they said. 

 95. U-ga-po"-thi", morrow, or the beginning of day; xtsi, verily; 



thi"-ge, there is yet none; a, they said. 

 98. U-pa-pe, in the evening; tho" dsi, when; shki, also; a, they said. 



101. Ho°-ga, the httle ones of the Ho°-ga subdivision. 



102. Tsi-zhu e-tho°-ba, coupled with those of the Tsi-zhu division. 



E-nqN' MiN-dse To" Gens 

 (Free translation, p. 98; Osage version, p. 322) 



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, 6, 36, 72. 



2. Wa-zha-zhe, the Wa-zha-zhe subdivision; u-dse-the, fireplaces; 



pe-tho°-ba, seven; ni-ka-shi-ga, a people; ba, they; do", were; 

 a, they said. 



3. Wa-zha-zhe, of the Wa-zha-zhe subdivision; E-no" Mi°-dse To", 



the sole owner of the bow (gens), the gens having the ofBce 

 of making the ceremonial bow; thi"-kshe, the sitting; no", the: 

 a, they said. 



4. Ha, O; Wa-zha-zhe, the subdivision name of the gens; e-gi-a, 



they said to him; bi, they; a, they said. 



5. We-ki-k'o", symbol; tho"-tse, suitable; thi"-ge, there isnone; a-tha, 



is; Wa-zha-zhe, the division name; e-gi-a, they said to him; 

 bi, they; a, they said. 



7. We-ki-k'o", symbol; tho°-tse, suitable; tlxi°-ge, none; e-she, do", 



you say. 



8. We-ki-k'o", symbol; tho"-tse, suitable; mi-kshe i" da, I am. 



