588 THE OSAGK TlUBli [eth.ann.3S 



425. Da-do", things of tiny kind, living things; ni-the, permit to live, 

 merry; tlii"-ge a-ka, he has none; e-zha mi a, to my thinking; 

 wi-zhi"-the, my elder brothers; e, to say; tsi-the, lie hastened; 

 a, they said. 



428. He zhi°-ga, little horns; to" a tha, he has; wi-zhi"-the, my elder 

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



432. Wa-zhi°, courage or temper; pi-zhi, bad; xtsi, verily; bi a, he 

 has; wi-zhi"-the, my elder brothers; e, to say; tsi-the, he has- 

 tened; a, they said, 449. 



453. Tsi-zhu, the Tsi-zhu division; u-dse-the, having fireplaces; pe- 



tho"-ba, seven; ni-ka-shi-ga, a people; l)a do°, they were; a, 

 they said. 



454. Xtha-xtha, timid or craven; thi°-ge, there were none; xtsi, 



verily; ni-ka-shi-ga, a people; a-ka, they were. 



456. Ni-ka, man; wi-o°-wo°, whoever; the, who lives; e-shki do", he 



may be; a, they said. 



457. Wa-no°-xe, spirits, ghosts; a-dsi, to their abode; the, to go; ta, 



shall; tsi" da, he shall; e-ki-e, said to one another; a-ka, they, 

 460, 463. 



459. Wa-dsu-ta, animal; be, whoever; i-zhi"-ge, his son; shki do", he 

 may be; a, they said. 



462. To-ka no°-zlii°, of those who stand erect, men; wi-o"-wo", which- 

 ever one: the, living; e-shki do°, he may be; a, they said. 



474. Gthi-u-btlii", to brandish it with a rpiick motion; a-tsia-tha, they 



proceeded; ba do", and; a, they said, 479, 485, 490. 



475. Wi-tsi-go, my grandfather; ga-ho-sho°-u-ha, they struck with a 



sudden shock, making him to plunge forwanl; ba, they; do", 



and; a, they said. 

 478. I"-tho"-bi-o", at the second time; tse-dsi, there and then; a, 



they said. 

 481. Wi-tsi-go, our grandfather; ga-ta-kshi°, they struck him with a 



shock; i-the-tha, that sent him staggering; bi, they; a, they 



said. 

 483. I-tha-bthi°-o°, at the third time; tse dsi, there and then; a, they 



said. 

 486. Wi-tsi-go, our grandfather; ni-dse a-ta, they struck him so that 



only upon his hind cjuarters; mo"-gthe, he was able to stand; 



thi°-kshe, thus they made him to sit; ga-xe, they made him 



helpless; a-ka, thej^. 

 488. We-do-ba-o°, at the fourth time; tse dsi, there and then; a, they 



said. 



491. Ha-shi, they struck him so that he whirled around; pa-gthe, 



and fell with his head toward the rear; xtsi, verily; a, they 

 said. 



492. Wa-bi", ])lo<nl: ga-ta-thc, spilling from his boily; i-he-the, they 



made him to lie; a-ka, they. 



