524 THE OSAGE TRIBE. [bth. ann. 89 



II. 



(Free translation, p. 59; Osage version, p. 382.) 



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



it has been said; tsi, house; ga, in this. 8, 15, 22, 24, 27, 32, 34, ■ 

 42, 49, 58, 63, 72, 77. 



2. Da-do", what; wa-zhi", courage; gi-the, make to be their; mo"- 



thi", as they travel the path of life; ta, shall; ba, they; do", 

 interrogative particle; a, they said. 



3. No''-ni-o°-ba, pipe; zlu°-ga, little; do°, a; a, they said. 



4. Wa-zhi°, courage, anger; gi-tha, make to be their; bi, thesy; a, 



they said. 62. 



5. Wa-zhi", courage; gi-tiia, make to be their; bi, they; do", when; 



a, they said. 



6. Mi, Sim; hi-e ge, the setting of; ta, there, in that direction. 13, 



20, 40, 56, 75. 



7. We ki i-he-the, use as a means by which to make fall the enemy; 



gi-wa-ts'e-ga, make easy; ki-the, for themselves; mo^-thi", as 

 they travel the path of life; ta, shall; bi° da, they shall. 

 9. Wa-zhi°, courage; gi-tha, make to be their; ga, this; no°-zhi" i" 

 da, shall stand. 16, 23, 43, 59, 78. 



10. Tsiu-ge, mussel; thi°-kshe, the sitting; no", the; a, they said. 



11. Wa-zhi", courage; o"-gi-the, make to be our; ta, shall; bi, we; 



a-bha, we shall. 11, 18, 26, 61. 



12. Wa-zhi", courage; o"-gi-tha, we make to be our; bi, we; do", 



when; a, they said. 12. 



14. Wa-zhi", courage; gi-tha, make to be their; bi, they; gi-wa- 

 ts'e-ga, make easy; o"-ki-the, make for ourselves; o°-mo°-thi°, 

 as we travel the path of life; ta bi" da, we shall. 21. 



17. Tse-hi", buffalo hair, a narrow woven band; ga, this; tlii"-kshe, 

 the sitting; no", the; a, they said. 



25. Wa-zhi"-ga, bird, the eagle; wa-tha-xthi, evil, cruel disposition; 

 thi°-ge, that has none; thi"-kshe no", that sitteth; a, they 

 said. 



28. Ho"-ba, day; i-ta-xe, beginning of; tho" dsi, at the; a, they said. 



45, 64. 



29. Thu-e, suddenly; xtsi, verily; wa-ko°-tha, attack; the, went forth; 



do", when; a, they said. 46, 65. 



30. O-pu, lowland forest; u-gtho", within the bend of a river; xtsi, 



verily; ge dsi, there, in such a place; a, they said. 47. 



31. fiu-ka to"-ga, the great turkey; thi°-kshe no", that sitteth; a, 



they said. 

 33. Hi", feathers; ga-mo"-thi", afloat in the air; kshe, lay; ga-xe, 

 made it to; a, they said. 



