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142. Do, the wild potato; thi°-kshe, the sitting; 110°, the; a, they 



said, 



143. U-ga-to°-tha, scut it rollmg upon the ground; a-tsia-tha, they 



proceeded to; ba, they; do", and, 164. 

 145. She, that; e shno", is the rery thing; u-tha-dse, you have been 

 searching for; tha thi°-she a, in your wanderings; wi-po°-ga, 

 my younger brother; e-gi-a, they said to him; bi, they; a, they 

 said. 



151. Ta, the deer; he, horns; sha-be; dark, kshe, the lying; no", the; 



a, they said. 



152. I-tha-thu-pe, by its use to draw, to attract; o°-ga-xe, we make; 



ta bi a, we shall; wi-90°-ga, my younger brothers; e-ki-a, they 

 said to one another; bi, they; a, they said, 171. 



153. I-tha-thu-?e, by its use to draw, to attract; o"-ga-xa, we make 



it to; bi, we; do", when; a, they said. 



162. U-pu, a low-land forest, a forest in the bend of a river; u-gtho°, 



put into the bend; xtsi, verily; ge, in such a place; dsi, there; 

 a, they said. 



163. Ho^-bthi^-fu, bean-seed, ground-bean; thi°-kshe, the sitting; 



no", the; a, they said. 

 165. Ga, this, the ground-bean; thi"-kshe, the sitting; a, they said. 

 170. ^^iu-ka, the turkey; to''-ga, the great; thi°-kshe, the sitting; 



no", the; a, they said. 

 172. Zhi°-ga, the little ones; no°-bthe, food; tha, they make of it; 



bi, they; do°, when; shki, and; a, they said. 



O'-pxoN (Elk) Gens 

 (Free translation, p. U2; Osage version, p. 334) 



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. 



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



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



3. I''-gtho°-ga, puma; zhu-i-ga, his body; the, he had made of; 



to", standing; a, they said. 



4. Ha, O; wi-po°-ga, my younger brother; e-gi-a, they said to him; 



bi, they; a, .they said, 10. 



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



none; wi-po°-ga, my younger brother; e-gi-a, they said to him; 

 bi, they; a, they said. 



6. Thu-e, in haste; xtsi, verily; pi-thu-pe, took footsteps, went forth; 



the, went forth; do", and. 



7. O-pxo", elk; do-ga, the male; to°, standing; no°, the; a, they 



said, IS. 

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