LAFLESCHE] TRIB.VL KITES LITERAL, TRANSLATION 491 



15. ^'i-ha, the skin of 1113- feet; ga, this that you see; thi°-kshe, the 



sitting: sliki, also; a, tliey said. 



16. U-no°, the means of reacliing old age; a-gi-the, I have made it 



to be; a-thi° he, i° da, in my hfe's journey. 



17. Zlii"-ga, the httle ones; u-no°, the means of reaching old age; 



o°-tha, they make of me; bi, they; do", when; shki, and; a, 

 they said. 

 IS. I'-no", old age; a bi, spoken of as; i-the, live to see; ki-the, cause 

 themselves to; mo"-thi", as they travel the path of life; ta i 

 tsi° da, they shall. 



19. ^^i-ha, the skin of my feet; u-sha-be, wherein the color is dark; 



ga, this, behold; thi"-kshe, the sitting; shki, also; a, they said. 



20. No°-xthe, charcoal, for ceremonial use or as a symbol; a-gi-the, 



I have made it to be; a-tlii" he i° da, in my life's journey, 24, 

 ■ 28, 32. 



21. Zhi°-ga, the little ones; no°-xthe, charcoal; gi-the, they make of 

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



a, the_y said. 



22. No°-xthe, charcoal; gi-a-da-xe, sink readily, into the skin (this 



has reference to tattooing); ki-the, cause it to be; mo°-thi°, as 

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



23. Pa-zhu-zhe, the tip of my nose; i-ta-xe, the tip; sha-be, the dark 



part; ga, this; thi^-kshe, the sitting; shki, also; a, they said. 

 27. Zhu-i-ga, my body; ^a-be, the black; ga, this; kshe, lying; shki, 



also; a, they said. 

 31. I°-be, my tail; i-ta-xe, the tip; sha-be, the dark part; ga, this; 



tlii°-kshe, the sitting; shki, also; a, they said. 



W.A.-p.^'-BE-To'' Gens 

 (Free translation, p. 105; Osage version, p. 327) 



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, 20, 28, 45, 49. 



2. Ho°-ga, the Ho^-ga subdivision; u-dse-the, fireplaces; pe-tho°-ba, 



seven; ni-ka-shi-ga, a people; ba, they; do°, were; a, they said. 



3. Wa-9a-be-to°, he who possesses the Black Bear; tlu°-kshe, the 



sitting; no", the; a, they said. 



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



they; a, they said, 21, 47. 



5. Zhi^-ga, the Uttle ones; zhu-i-ga, their bodies; tha, of which to 



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

 my grandfather; e-gia, they said to him; bi, they; a, they said, 

 22, 48. 



6. Ha, O; zhin-ga, little ones; e, to say; tsi-the, he hastened to say; 



a. thev said. 



