562 THE OSAGE TRIBE. Ieth. ANN. 39* 



55. Wa-thi^-e-cpka, without a purpose; btha-xia-tha, I cut do%vn 

 with my teeth; gthi i-he-a-tha, brought here and placed it 

 down; mo^-zhi i° da, I have not. 87. 



61. Wa-tlii"-e-9ka, without a purpose; she-mo°, I have done so; 



mo"-zhi i" da, I have not. 93. 



62. Tsi-zhu, the people of the Tsi-zhu great division ; a, they said. 94. 



63. Ho°-ga, the people of the Ho°-ga subdivision; e-tho"-ba, they 



also. 95. 



64. We-tha-wa, use it to count with; mo°-thi", as they travel the 



path of life; ta i tsi° da, they shall. 96. 

 68. Ni, river; u-ga-xthi, bend; wi°, one; a, they said. 

 74. Tsi-zhe-be, the door; tha-ta, at the left side; dsi, there; a, they 



said. 90. 

 82. Ni, river; u-ga-xthi, the bend of; we-sha-pe, the sixth; thi°- 



kshe, the sitting; dsi, there; a, they said. 



Wa-thu-9e Wi'-gi-e of the Black Bear Gens. 



By Wa-tce'-moN-iN. 

 ( Free translation, p. 154: Osage version, p. 426.) 



1. Da, what, said they; a bi" da, it has been saiil; tsi, house; ga, 



in this. 13, 27, 47, 68, 94, 116, 144, 181, 193, 200, 210, 220, 

 230, 237, 247, 253, 275, 280, 310, 327, 343, 359, 372, 384, 398, 

 411, 423, 439, 455, 468, 480, 494. 



2. Wa-fa-be, the black bear; u-pa-ka, blemish, in color; thi°-ge, 



that has none; kshe, that lies outstretched; a, they said. 



3. Wa-ki-gthi-gtho°, meditate upon himself; tsi-the proceeded to; 



to°, he stood; a, they said. 5, 7, 30. 



4. Ta, deer; ki-tlii-xa-bi, (the moon) in which they rut; u-zlii"-ga, 



while young; xtsi, verily; thi°-kshe, the sitting; a, they said. 

 6. Mo"-zho", earth or season; u-to°-ga, great, in the ripeness of hei 

 fruits; thi°-kshe, as she sat; a, they said. 



8. Ta-dse, the winds; ha-no°-ha, all the paths of the winds; te, the 



standing; a, they said. 



9. He-no" he, to each one; a, they said. 



10. A, arms; xa-ga, bristling, paws uplifted, claws outspread; hi 



no°-zhi°-zlii", he stood repeatedly; to", he stood; a, they said. 



11. Ni-dse, his haimches; ki i-no°-the, put down to rest; ta do°, 



intending to. 37, 54, 76, 81, 100, 105, 120, 130, 149. 



12. 0-k'o° wa-no°-tha zlii, perplexed, bewildered; to°, he stood; a, 



they said. 

 14. ri-thu-^e, took footsteps, to go forth; tsi-the, he proceeded to; 

 to", he standing; a, they said. 28, 48, 69, 95, 117, 145, 311, 

 314, 316. 



