550 THE OSAGE TRIBE. [trn. ANN. 39 



Wa-i'' Xa-ge Wa-tho''. 



Placing upon crying songs. 



a-ho^-btha bi wi'-gi-e. 



Tilings to be dreamed about ritual. 

 (Free translation, p. 139; Osage version, p. 415.') 



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. 49. 



2. Ka-ge. younger brother; wa-ha-ge, the las^ born; do", a; a, they 



sai<l. 



3. Wa-ki-gthi-gtho", to contemplate, meditate: tsi-the, he began; 



to°, he stood; a, they said. 5. 



4. Mo°-zho", earth, season; u-to°-ga, when great in its fruitfulness; 



xtsi, verily; thi°-kshe, sat; dsi, at a time; a, they said. 



6. U-pa-^e, in the evening of the day; tho° dsi, then and there; a, 



they said. 16, 29, 42, 56. 



7. Tsi-xi"-dse, the space at either end of the house; dsi, there; 



xtsi, verily; a, they said. 



8. I-sdu-ge, toward the right; pa-gthe, head inclined; xtsi, verily; 



a, they said. 20, 33, 46, 110. 



9. Ba-mo"-xe, bent low; hi the, fallen; kshe, he lay; a, they said. 



21, 34, 47, 111. 



10. Wa-ko"-da, god of tlay; u-ga-9o"-ho'', struck the heavens with a 



pale light; do°, at the time; a, they said. 23, 36. 



11. Ho°-ga, sacred ; wa-ga-xa, that which was made ; bi, by the peo- 



ple; a, they said. 17, 24, 37, .51. 



12. I°-dse-ha, upon the skin of his face; ga-xe, he placed it; to", as 



he stood: a, they said. 25, 38, 52. 



13. Wa-ko"-ila, god of day, the sun; ga-ho", rose to a point midway 



between the eastern horizon anil the zenith; a-thi", brought it 

 to, followed it to; lii, arrived there; to", stood; a, they 

 said. 39. 



14. Wa-]\0"-da, god of day; tho-to", straight, to the zenith; a-thi", 



following him to; hi, arriving there; tlii", as he moved about; 

 a, they said. 27, 40, 54. 



15. Wa-ko"-da, god of day; a-po-ga, to a point between the zenith 



and the western horizon; a-thi", followed him: thi", as he 

 moved about; a, they said. 28, 41, 55. 



18. I"-shta-bthi, tears; a-ga-xto", shed upon it; thi", as he moved 



about : a, they said. 



19. Tsi, village; u-ho"-ge, the borders of; dsi, there; a, they said. 



102. 

 22. Wa-ko"-da, god; i"-shta, eyes; a-ga-pta, closing of the lids; 

 ga-xe, made; kshe, as the young man lay; a, they saiil. 35, 48. 



