594 THE OSAGE TRIBE [eth. ann. 30 



95. No°-bthe, their food; the, make it to be; mo°-tiu", as they travel 

 the path of life; bi, they; do°, when; a, they said. 



07. We-tha-bthi"-o°, at the third time; xtsi, verily; ino"-ki-9i"-dse. 

 he threw himself upon the ground; tsi-the, quickly; do", when; 

 a, they said. 



98. Ha-ba, ear of corn; fka, white; kshc, the long; no", the; a, they 



said. 



99. Wa-to", squash; fka, white; thi"-kshe, the sitting; e-ki-tho°-ba, 



together; xtsi, verily; ga-pi-ge, he tossed into the air; tsi-the, 

 with a quick motion; to", as he stood; a, they said. 



100. Zhi"-ga, the little ones; no^-bthe, their food; the, make it to be; 



mo"-thi", as they travel the ])ath of life; ta i tsi° da, they 

 shall, 109. 



101. Ts'e, to die; wa-tse-xi, difficult; ki-the, cause themselves to be; 



mo^-thi", as they travel the path of life; ta i tsi" da, they 

 shall, 143, 153, 159, 180, 215. 



103. We-do-bi-o", at the fourth time; xtsi, verily; mo°-ki-fi°-dse, 



threw himself upon the ground; tsi-the, quickly; do", when; 

 a, they said. 



104. Ha-ba, ear of corn; gthe-zhe, speckled; kshe, the long; a, they 



said. 



105. Wa-to", squash; gthe-zhe, speckled; thi°-kshe, the sitting; e-ki- 



tho^-ba, together; xtsi, verily; a, they said. 

 107. Be, who, what; wa-dsu-ta, do", being a living animal; mi-ga, 



female; thi°-ge, be without; tse, would; a, hi" a, interrogative 



particles. 

 lOS. Wa-dsu-ta, thus, as a living creature; mi-ga, a female; zhu-gthc, 



for a companion; kshi-the, he gave to him; to°, as he stood; 



a, they said. 



110. No°-bthe, make, of it their food; ki, when; i-ts'a, causes of death; 



thi^-ge, to have none; ki-the, cause themselves to be; mo°- 

 thi", as they travel the path of life; ta i tsi" da, they shall. 



111. Wi-po"-ga, my younger brothers; u-to°-be, a search; tha-the, you 



cause to be made; ta bi a-tha, you shall. 

 113. Pi-fi-hi, red oak tree; to°, standing; no", the; a, they said. 



116. Zho-i-ga, our bodies; o°-tha, we make of it; ba, we; tho"-tsei" da; 



we shall. 



117. Pi-fi, acorns; u-no"-bu-dse, shook down in profusion with their 



feet; xtsi, verily; a-ka, they. 

 119. Zhi"-ga, the little ones; zho-i-ga, their bodies; the, make of it, 



ta i tsi" da, they shall, 169, 178, 192, 199, 213, 223, 243. 

 121. Xo"-dse hi, red cedar tree; to", the standing; no", the; a, they 



said. 

 123. Wi-no", I alone; wa-ko"-da, of the gods; ts'e, to die; wa-tse-xi, 



difficult; a-to" he i" da, I stand. 



