LAFLESCHEJ KITE OF VIGIL LITERAL TKANSLATION. 527 



24. Wa-ba-to-be, upon him they cut in parts the skin; mo"-thi'', 



as they travel the path of Hfe; bi, they; do°, when; shki, and; 

 a, they said. 50. 



25. Wa-ba-to-be, the act of cutting in parts the skin; gi-o-ts'e-ga, 



shall be easy for them; ki-the, cause to be for themselves; 



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



wi-9o°-ga, my younger brothers; e-ki-a, said to one another; 



bi, they; a, they said. 51. 

 27. Ke, turtle; 9i°-dse, tail; ga-tse, serratures; sha-^e, six; thi^-kshe, 



having as he sits upon the earth; a, they said. 

 48. Wa-k'o, a woman; wo°, who for the first time; we-da-the, has 



given birth; do°, a; a, they said. 70. 

 52. Da-do°, what; wa-ba-xtho-ge, upon shall they perforate the skin; 



mo°-thi°, as they travel the path of life; ta, shall; ba, they; 



do°, interrogative particle; a, they said. 58, 64, 69. 



54. Slii^-to, abbreviation of the word shi°-to-zlii°-ga, youth; ho, 



voice; btho^-xe, cracked, referring to the changing of the voice 

 of a youth approaching manhood; do", a; a, they said. 



55. Ga, him: wa-ba-xtho-ge, upon they shall perforate the skin; mo°- 



thi", as they travel the path of life; bi, they; a, they said. 

 60, 66, 71. 



50. Wa-ba-xtho-ge, upon him they perforate the skin; mo^-thi", as 

 they travel the path of life; bi, they; do", when; shki, and; a, 

 they said. 61, 67, 72. 



57. Wa-ba-xtho-ge, the act of perforating; gi-o-ts'e-ga, easy for our- 

 selves; o"-ki-the, we cause to be; o^-mo^-thi", as we travel the 

 path of life; ta bi a, we shall; wi-^o^-ga, my younger brothers; 

 e-ki-a, said to one another; bi, they; a, they said. 62, 68, 73. 



59. Slii-mi, abbreviation of the word shi-mi-zhi°-ga, maiden; ho, 

 voice; btho°-xe, cracked, referring to the changing of the voice 

 of a maiden approaching womanhood; do", a; a, they said. 



Kl'-NO" Wa-tho''. 



Painting song. 



(Free translation, p. 70; Osage version, p. 387.) 

 1. 



Mo^-thi^-ka, earth; gi, appear; a bi the, they said. 



Mo^-thi-'-ka, earth; gi, appear; a bi tha, they said; he the, he the, 



vocables. 

 Tse-xo-bee-go", spider-like; e-wo° thi",hewho caused; a do°, andso. 

 Wi-tsi-go, my grandfather; gi, appears; a bi the, they said; he the, 



vocables. 

 Moo-thi^-ka, earth; gi, appears; a bi the, they said; he the, vocables. 



