LAFLESCHE] TRIBAL KITES LITERAL TRANSLATION 493 



64. Wa-dsu-ta, animals; sho^-e-go", all of them together; bi, thev; 



do°, when; a, they said. 



65. Xi o°-wo°-ta-tlii°, become breathless sooner than I; bi, they; 



a-tlii° he, i" da, in my life's journey. 



67. Wa-dsu-ta, animals; sho°-e-go°, all of them together; xtsi, 



verily; a, they said. 



68. Ni u-ta-thi°, shall become exhausted, breathless sooner than 



they; bi, they; ki-tlie, shall cause themselves to be stronger 

 than they; mo°-tlii°, as they travel the path of life; ta i tsi" da, 

 they shall. 



I'^-OTHoN'-oA Gens 



(Free translation, p. 107; Osage version, p. 329) 



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, 32, 48, 63, 81, 101, 106, 

 109. 135, 150, 169. 



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, 102. 



3. I°-gtho°-ga, the puma; zhu-i-ga, liis body; the, had made of; to°, 



standing, 103. 



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



a, they said, 104. 



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



none; wi-tsi-go-e, my grandfather; e-gi-a, said to him; bi, they; 

 a, they said, 105. 



6. Ha, O; zhi°-ga, little ones; e, to say; tsi-the, he hastened; a, they 



said. 



7. We-ki-k'o°, symbol; tho°-tse, suitable; tlu°-ge, there is none; 



e-she, do°, you have said, 107. 

 S. We-ki-k'o°, a symbol; tho^-tse, suitable; a-to° he i° da, I am, J 



who stand here. 

 9. I°-gtho°-ga, of the puma; do-ga, the male; kshe, Ijing; a, they 



said. 



10. Zhu-i-ga, my bod}-; the, I have made it to be; a-ui-ka-slii-ga, I 



as a person, as a people; a-to°-he i° da, I who stand here. 



11. Wa-zlii", courage; o°-wo°-ta-thi°, none equal to me; bi, they; 



a-tlii^-he i° da, in my life's journey. 



12. Wa-ko°-da, the god; ho°-ba do°, of day; thi°-kshe, the sitting; 



a, they said. 



13. I-bi-fo^-dse, pressed closely against him; xtsi, verily; a-ni-ka- 



shi-ga i° da, I as a person, as a people, 38. 



14. Zhi^-ga, the little ones; zhu-i-ga, theh- bodies; o°-tha, they make 



of me; bi, they; do°, when; a, they said, 21, 25, 29, 45, 55, 60, 

 69, 74, 79, 84, 88. 



