504 THE OSAGE TRIBE [eth. ann. 36 



45. Mo"-thi°-ka, the soil of the carfli; to-ho, tlio blue; thi°-kshe, the 

 sitthig; a, they said. 



48. We-ki-k'o°, ceremonial article; tha, you; the, make of it: tha, 



you; tlii"-she, in your life's journey; ta tse a, you shall; wi-zhi"- 

 the, my elder brothers; e, to say; tsi-the, he hastened; a, they 

 said, 52, 58, 66, 73. 



49. We-go°-tha, as a means of making known (to Wa-ko"-da) your 



desires; a-ni, you keo]) it, treasure it; tha, 3'ou; thi°-she, in 



your life's journey; do°, if; shki, and; a, they said, 77. 

 53. I-tha-hthi", the third time; o°, at the; xtsi, verily; a, they said. 

 55. Mo"-thi°-ka, the earth's soil; zhu-dse, the red; thi°-kshe, the 



sitting; a, they said. 

 57. Ga, this, the red soil; thi°-kshe, the sitting; shki, also; a, they 



said, 65. 

 59. We-mo^-ka the, the winning of compassion and the granting of 



your prayers; thi-o-ts'e-ga, shall be easy for you; tha, you; 



thi-she, in your life's journey; ta tse a, you shall; wi-zhiMhe, 



my elder brothers; e, to say; tsi-the, he hastened ; a, they said. 

 61. I-do-ba, the fourth time; o°, at the; xtsi, verily; a, they said. 

 63. Mo°-thi°-ka, the earth's soil; fi, the yellow; thi^-kshe, the sitting; 



a, they said. 

 67. We-ki-k'o°, ceremonial article, symbol; tha the, you make of it, 



or use it as; tha, you; thi°-she, in your life's journey; do", if; 



shki, and; a, they said. 



71. No°-be, hand; zha-ta, cloven, forked; ga tse, this; a, they said. 



72. E, that; shki do°, also; a, they said. 



74. Zho°-xa, a stick, a pole; zha-ta, forked; e no°-bi no", spoken of 



as; a, they said. 



75. Sho", all, for general use; xtsi, verily; wi-kslii-the i" da, I have 



made for you; wi-zhi^-the, my elder brothers; e, saying; to", 

 he stood. 



76. Mi, sun; hi-e, the setting of; ge, plural; ta, there, in the direction 



of. 



I'-BA-TSE Ta-dse (The Winds) Gens 



(Free translation, p. 118; Osage version, p. 339) 



1. He-dsi, at that time and place; xtsi, verily; a, they said; a bi" da, 



it has been said; tsi, house; ga, in tliis. 



2. Ha, O; wi-po°-ga, my younger brothers; e-ki-a, they said to one 



another; bi, they; a, they said. 



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



none; wi-fo^-ga, my younger brothers; e-ki-a, they said to one 

 another; bi, they; a, they said. 



4. I°-gtho°-ga, the puma; zho-i-ga, his body; the, he made of, the 



one; to", the standing; a, they said. 



5. Thu-e, in haste; xtsi, verily; fi-thu-^e, took footsteps; the, went 



forth; do", and; a, they said. 



