LAFLBSCHE] TRIBAL RITES — LITERAL TRANSLATION 525 



149. Tho°-dse u-thi-xi", that which surrounds the heart, the heart 

 covering; ga, this; thi''-kshe, the sitting; shki, also; a, they 

 said. 



153. A-hiu-ha, arms, Umbs; wi-ta, mine. 



154. Zhu-i-ga, body; wi-ta, mine. 



155. Zhu-i-ga, my body; sho° e-go", in all its parts; xtsi, verily; a, 



they said. 



ToN'-WO" A-DON-BB (VILLAGE OvERSEBr) 

 (Free translation, p. 147; Osage version, p. 357) 



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



it has been said; tsi, house; ga, this, 4, 10. 



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



they; a, they said, 12, 51. 



3. We-ki-k'o°, symbols; thoMse, suitable; thi°-ge a-tha, there are 



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

 they; a, they said. 



5. We-ki-k'o°, symbols; tho°-tse, suitable; thi°-ge, there are none; 



e-she do", you have said; a, they said. 



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



said. 



7. Wa-ko°-da, gods; gtho°-the, great; do-ba, there are four, 8. 



9. Ki-pto, assembled as though to hold a council; tse a, let them be; 

 wi-tsi-go-e, my grandfather; e, to say; tsi-the, they hastened; 

 a, they said. 



11. Ho°-ba, the god (day); wa-pu, the clear, cloudless, calm; ga, this; 



to", standing; a, they said. 



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



they; a, they said, 51. 



13. Zhi"-ga, the little ones; zho-i-ga, their bodies; tha, of which to 



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

 grandfather; e-gi-a, they said to him; bi, they; a, they said. 



15. Wa-ko^-da, god; gtho°-the, great; wi no", I alone; bthi" i° da, 



I am. 



16. Zhi''-ga, the Uttle ones; zho-i-ga, their bodies; o°-tha, they make 



of me; ba, they; suitable; mi-kshe i° da, I am. 



17. Zhi°-ga, the little ones; zho-i-ga, their bodies; o^-tha, they make 



of me; bi, they; do", when; a, they said, 28, 36, 54, 68, 83. 



18. U-no°, old age; a bi, that which is spoken of as; i-the, live to see; 



ki-the, cause themselves to; mo°-thi'', as they travel the path 

 of hfe; ta i tsi" da, they shall, 29, 37, 55, 60, 69. 



19. Ho''-ba, the days; u-pa-ki-ba, the divisions of; do-ba, the four, 



24, 43, 61, 77. 



