Wa'-xpe-gthe A-do^-be Wi'-gi-e. 



Penalty guardian ol ritual. 



* (Free translation, p. 44; Osage version, p. 375.) 



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



it has been said; tsi, house: ga, in this. 37. 



2. Ho"-ga, the Ho^-ga subdivision; u-dse-the, fireplaces; Pe-tho^-ba, 



seven; ni-ka-shi-ga, people; ba do", there were. 



3. Xtha-xtha, timid, craven; thi^-ge, none; xtsi, verily; ni-ka-shi-ga, 



people; bi, they were; a, they said. 



4. No°, look you; wi-po^-ga, my younger brothers; e-ki-a, said to 



one another; bi, they; a, they said. 



5. Zhi"-ga, the little ones; wa-zhi°, courage, anger; gi-the, make to 



be; ta, shall; bi, they; a-tha, let them. 



6. Wa-dsu-ta, animal; wi°, a; a, they said. 



7. Wa-zhi°, courage, anger; gi-tha, made to be; bi, they; a, they 



said. 9, 19. 



8. I°-gtho° gthe-zhe, mottled cat; zhi°-ga, little; e-de, one that is; 



a, they said. 



10. Wa-zhi°, courage, anger; gi-the, make to be their; bi, they; do°, 



when; a, they said. 20. 



11. Zhi"-ga, the little ones. 



12. Wa-xpe-gthe, penalty suspended in the air ready to drop; 



a-do"-be, guartUan of; a-ki-gtha-thi", keep for themselves; 

 mo"-thi", as they travel the path of life; ta, shall; bi a, they; 

 wi-fo°-ga, my younger brothers. 21, 31, 43. 



13. Tsi-zhe-be, door; the, this; tse, standing; a, they said. 22, 32, 44. 



14. Tsi-zhe-be, door; a-do°-be, guardian of; a-ki-gtha-thi°, keep for 



themselves; mo°-tlii°, as they travel the path of life; ta, shall; 

 bi" da, they. 



15. U-zlie-tsi, fireplace; the, this: tse, standing; a, they said. 15, 



34, 46. 



16. U-zhe-tsi, fireplace; a-do°-be, guardian of; a-ki-gtha-thi°, keep 



for themselves; mo^-thi", as they travel the path of life; ta, 

 shall; bi a, they; wi-9o"-ga, my younger brothers; e-ki-a, said 

 to one another; bi, they: a, they said. 25, 35, 47. 



17. Wa-zhi", courage, anger; gi-tha bi, make to be their; ga, this; 



no^-zhi" in da, stands, shall stand. 26, 36, 48. 



18. I°-gtho"-ga, puma; do-ga, male; kshe no", that lies outstretched; 



a, they said. 



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