LAFLESCHE] KITE OF VIGIL LITERAL TRANSLATION. 523 



52. Wa-gthu-shka, insects; zhi"-ga, small. 



53. I, mouth; u-tha-btho"-xe, crunched within; tsi-the, quickly; to", 



as he stood; a, they said. 



54. I-the-dse, corner of his mouth; i-sdu-ge, the right side: tse, the; 



a, they said. 



55. Wa-bi°, blood; a-ba-sho°-tha, trickled down; tsi-the, quickly; to°, 



as he stood; a, they said. 

 61. U-ba-xo", a cut to be followed; do-ba, four; ga-xe, made; no"- 



zlii", as he stood; a, they said. 

 63. Wa-dsu-ta to°-ga, the great animal, the bull; to" no°, that stands; 



a, they said. 



67. Mo°-ha, a bank or cliff; pa-^i, the top; ho°-pka do°, of no par- 



ticular size; a, they said. '■""' 



68. Tlii-pi-tha, tore down; ga-xe, made it to fall; to", as he stood. 

 74. Wa-dsu-ta stse-dse, tall animal, the elk; to° no", that stands; 



a, they said. 



76. Tse-xe, open prairie; xtsi, verily; ge dsi, there, in such a place; 



a, they said. 



77. Mi-ta o-ga-xthe, a sun gazer plant; hi, the stalks; to" no", that 



stand; a, they said. 



78. Thi-bthi"-bthi"-tha, in a twisted shape; i-no°-the, he placed; 



to", as he stood; a, they said. ' • ' ' 



84. Wa-dsu-ta zhi"-ga, the small animal, the deer; kshe no", that lies 



outstretched ; a, they said. 



85. Wi-tsi-go, my grandfather; pi-fi, gall; thi"-ge, has none; tho"- 



zha, nevertheless; a, they said. 



87. To°-wo"-gtho", villages; do-ba, four; e-dsi a-ka, there were. 



88. To°-wo", villages; ko"-ha, along the borders of; no"-ge kshe, he 



ran; a, they said. 



89. To°-wo", villages; ko"-ha, the borders of; i-thi-sho"-ha, ran 



around; shki do", even then; a, they said. 



90. Wa-pa-lii, deadly weapons; a-bu-zha-zha-ta, fly over him in 



forked lines; hi, they said; shki do", even then; a, they said. 



91. Tse-xi, danger; ga-shi-be, escape; no", always; a, they said. 



92. Zhi"-ga, the little ones; wa-zhi°, courage; o"-gi-tha, make of me; 



bi, they; tho", when; shki, and; a, they said. 



93. Tse-xi, dangers; ga-shi-be, escape; ki-the, cause themselves to; 



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

 da, they shall. 



94. Zhi°-ga, the little ones; wo", one; shki do", even; a, they said. 



