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(Osage version, p. 444; literal translation, p. 576.) 



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Ka-xea-tsi"da ha sho"nida-we, ^i'^hiwa ta ha sho" ni da we, 



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FREE TRANSLATION. 

 1. 



I have come, O, ye crows, it is well. 

 Upon my feet I have come, it is well. 



I have come, O, ye crows, it is well. 

 Upon my legs I have come, it is well. 



I have come, O, ye crows, it is well. 

 In mj- body I have come, it is well. 



4. 



I have come, O, ye crows, it is well. 

 With my arms I have come, it is well. 



5. 



I have come, O, ye crows, it is well. 

 With my head I have come, it is well. 



6. 



I have come, O, ye crows, it is well. 

 With my month I have come, it is well. 



Black Bear Songs. 



The next group of four songs is called Wa-^a'-be Wa-tho", Black 

 Bear vSongs. The songs relate to the soil of the earth given by the 

 black bear to the people to be used by them as a sign of vigil when they 



