LAPLESCHE] TEIB.\L KITES LITERAL TRA^^SLATION 487 



68. Thiu-xe, willow; ts'a-zhi, that never dies; ho°-9ka, of no par- 

 ticular size; do°, a; a, they said, 74, 79, 84, 89, 94. 



70. Zhi"-ga, the httle ones; we-tha-wa, use them to count with; mo°- 



thi", as they travel the path of hfe; bi, thev; do", when; a, they 

 said, 76, 81, 86, 91, 97. 



71. 0-do°, military honors; gi-tsi-pa, counted with accuracy; ki-the- 



they shall cause them to be; mo°-thi", as they travel the path 



of life; ta i tsi° da, 77, 82, 87, 92, 98. 

 73. Ni, river; u-ga-xtlii, the bend of; we-tha-btlii°, the third; thi", 



kshe, the sitting; dsi, there; a, they said. 

 78. Ni, river; u-ba-sho°, the bend of; we-do-ba, the fourth; thi°-kshe 



the sitting; dsi, there; a, they said. 

 83. Ni, river; u-ba-sho°, the bend of; we-pa-to°, the fifth; thi°-kshe, 



the sitting; dsi, there: a, they said. 

 88. Ni, river; u-ba-sho°, the bend of ; we-sha-pe, the sixth ; thi°-kshe, 



the sitting; dsi, there; a, they said. 

 93. Ni, river; u-ba-sho", the bend; we-pe-tho°-ba, the seventh; thi°- 



kshe; the sitting; dsi, there; a, they said. 

 96. Ga kshe, this one; shki, also; a, they said. 



Ga-tsiu' Gens 



This gens does not recite a wi'-gi-e at this ceremony, but its pres- 

 ence is necessary to represent an essential part of the general symbolic 

 scheme. (See reasons given by Wa-xtlii'-zhi for the presence of this 

 gens at the ceremony, p. 101 . See also lines 1 to 20 of the Wa-zha'-zhe 

 Wa-no" wi'-gi-e for possible clue to the derivation of the title, Ga-tsiu, 

 of this gens, p. 92.) 



HqN'-ga U-TA-No'^-Dsi Gens 

 (Free translation, p. 102; Osage version, p. 324) 



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, 8, 30. 



2. Ho°-ga, a sacred person; U-ta-no^-dsi, the isolated one (the gens 



representing the earth); thi°-kshe, the sitting; no°, the; a, they 

 said. 



3. Ha, O; wi-tsi-go-e, my grandfather; e-gi-a, they said to Mm; bi, 



they; a, they said. 



4. We-ki-k'o°, ceremonial article; tho°-tse, suitable; thi"-ge, none; 



a-tha, is; wi-tsi-go-e, my grandfather; e-gi-a, they said to liim; 

 bi, they; a, they said. 



5. Ha, O; zlii°-ga, Uttle one; e, to say; tsi-the, he hastened; a, they 



said. 



6. We-ki-k'o°, ceremonial article; tho°-tse, suitable; thi°-ge, none; 



e-she, do°, you say; a, they said. 



