LAFLESCHE] TRIBAL RITES LITERAL, TRANSLATION 579 



34. Ni, water, river; i-to"-tlii"-a-ha, in front of me; ga-gthe-pe, that 

 ripples; ga, this: kslie, that lies; a, tliey said. 



37. Mo°-ge, breast; ga-gthe-^e, furrows, wrinkles of age; a bi, spoken 

 of as; i-the, live to see; ki-the, cause themselves to; mo^-thi", 

 as they travel the path of life; ta i tsi° da, they shall; e, said; 

 tsi-the, quickly; a, they said. 



39. Wo" shki do", and it shall so happen; a, they said. 



40. Ho^-ba, days; tha-gthi", good, calm, peaceful; shki, and; u-hi, 



arrive at and enter; a-ki-the, I cause myself to; a-thi" he, as I 

 travel in the path of life; no" i" da, I do. 



41. Zhi°,ga, the little ones; ho°-ba, days; tha-gthi", good, calm, peace- 



fid; shki, and: u-hi, arrive at and enter; ki-the, cause them- 

 selves to; mo"-thi", as tliey travel the path of life; ta i tsi" da, 

 they shall; e, said; tsi-the, quickly; a, they said. 



Wa'-9i-thu-5e Wi'-gi-e 



(Free translation, p. 249: Osage version, p. 435) 



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, 19, 50. 



2. Wa-xo-be, a sacred object: pi-zlii, mysterious; a, they said. 



3. I-gi-k'u-tse, to test its mysterious powers; ta, that; ba, they; 



do", may; a, they said. 



4. Wa-fi-thu-^e, an object toward which they may direct their 



footsteps; u-ki-dse, seek for themselves; ta, shall; a-ka, the3^ 



5. U-k'u-be, valley; wi", a, one; a-pi-thu-pa, they directed their 



footsteps toward; ba, they; do", did; a, they said. 



6. U-k'u-be, valley; wi", one; e-fka, indeed; e-wa-ka, they meant; 



zhi, not; a-ka, they. 



7. Wa-dsu-ta, animal, buffalo; wi", one; a-pi-thu-fa, they directed 



their footsteps toward; ba, they; do", did; a, they said. 



8. Wa-dsu-ta, animal: wi", one; e-pka, indeed; e-wa-ka, they meant; 



zhi, not; a-ka, they. 



9. Wa-dsu-ta, animals; u-ba-tse, group; wi", one; a-ki-gtha-thi", that 



keep themselves; no" no", habitually; a, they said. 



10. Ga, those; a-fi-thu-?a, directed their footsteps toward; a-tsia-tha, 



they ])roceeded; bi, they; a, they said, 14, 26, 31, 42, 57, 61. 



11. Wa-dsu-ta, animals; u-ba-tse, group; wi", one; e-^ka, indeed; 



e-wa-ka, they meant; zhi, not; a-ka, they. 



12. Mi, sun; hi-e, setting; ge, the places; ta, in that direction, 29, 



44, 59. 



13. Ni, river; u-ga-xthi, bend; wi", one; e-dsi, there; no" no", is; a, 



they said. 

 15. Ni, river; u-ga-xthi, bend; wi", one; e-^ka, indeed; e-wa-ka, they 

 meant; zhi, not; a-ka, they. 



