LAFLESCHE] TRIBAL BITES LITERAL, TRANSLATION 499 



28. We-ki-k'o°, a symbol; tho°-tse, suitable for; a-to° lie i" da, I am, 



I who stand here. 



29. Zhi"-ga, the little ones; wa-dsu-ta, animals; i-lii-tho°-be, the 



instrument with which to make them appear; o°-tha, they 

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



30. Wa-dsu-ta, animals; gi-hi-tho°-be, appear for them; mo"-thi°, as 



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



32. U-k'o°, to perform a mysterious act; tsi-the, he proceeded; to", 



as he stood; a, they said. 



33. Ta-dse, the four winds; e-no°-ha, to each one. 



34. Mo°-ki-9i°-dse, he threw himself upon the earth; tsi-the, he pro- 



ceeded; to°, as he stood; a, they said, 36. 



35. Ta-dse, the wind; ga-xpa, of the east; dsi, there, in the midst of; 



a, thej' said. 



37. IIo°-ba, the day; tha-gthi°, calm, peaceful; i-he-the, he made it 



to lie down; to°, as he stood; a, they said. 



38. Ta-dse, the wind; ba-go°, of the north; dsi-there, in the midst of; 



a, they said. 



39. Mo^-ki-pi^-dse, threw himself upon the earth; tsi-the, he pro- 



ceeded to; do", when; a, they said, 42, 46, 51, 59. 



40. Mo°-xe, the heavens; ha-xpe-gthe, tse e-go°, as though touched 



with gentle hands became gentle and peaceful; i-he-the, he 

 made it to lie in this peaceful state; to°, as he stood; a, they 

 said. 



41. Ta-dse, the winds; mo°-ha, of the west; dsi, there, in the midst 



of; a, they said. 



43. Wa-ko°-da, and the god above (the overarching heaven). 



44. U-xthi, anger, violence; thi°-ge, none, cleansed of; i-he-the, he 



made to lie; to", as he stood; a, they said, 48. 



45. Ta-dse, the winds; a-k'a, of the south; dsi, there, in tlie midst 



of; a, they said. 

 47.'Mo°-zho°, and the earth; sho°-e-go°, in all its parts; xtsi, verily; 



a, the\- said. 

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



I who stand here. 



52. Hi", his hairs; u-bi-bu-dse, he scattered upon the earth over which 



he had rolled himself; i-he-the, he made them (the hairs) to lie; 

 to°, as he stood; a, they said. 



53. Ga tse, these, hairs; shki, also; a, they said. 



54. Wa-dsu-ta, the animals; i-hi-tho"-be, the means of making them 



to appear; pa-xe, i" da, I make them to be. 



55. Xa-dse, grass; wi°, one; a, they said. 



56. Wa-dsu-ta, animals; i-hi-tho°-be, as the means of making them 



to appear; wi-kchi-xe, i" da, I have made them (the grasses) 

 for vou. 



