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10. Wa-fa-be, l)lack bear; ii-^a-ka, blemish in color: thi"-ge, having 



none; kshe, that lies outstretched; no°, the; a, they said. 

 18. Mi-xa-fka, white swan; to"-ga, the great; thi°-kshe, sitting; no", 



the; a, they said. 

 20. fi-ha, feet; u-sha-be, wherein it is dark in color; ga, this; thi"- 



kshe, sitting; shki, also; a, they said. 31, 45. 

 21'. Pa-zhu-zhe. nose; i-ta-xe. the tip of; sha-be, dark in color; ga, 



this; thi"-kshe, sitting; shki, also; a, they said. 34, 47. 



22. No°-xthe, charcoal; a-gi-the, I have made to be; a-thi" hi" da, in 



my life's journey. 32, 35, 46, 48. 



23. Zhi°-ga, the little ones; no°-xthe, charcoal; gi-the, make of these; 



mo°-thi", as they travel the path of life; bi, they; do", when; 

 a, they said. 36, 49. 



24. No^-xthe, charcoal; gi-fa-be, black indeed; ki-the, cause to be; 



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

 wi-90°-ga, my j-ounger brothers; e-ki-a, said to one another; 

 bi, thej^; a, they said. 27, 37, 40. 

 26. No°-xthe, charcoal; gi-tha, make of these; bi, they; do°, when; 

 shki, and; a, they said. 



29. Wa-zlu"-ga, bird; wa-tha-xthi, stains; tlii"-ge, having none; tlu°- 



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



30. E, that; shki do", also; a, they said. 43. 



33. I°-be, tail; i-ta-xe, the tip of; sha-be, dark in color; ga, tlus; 



tlii''-kshe, sitting; shki, also; a, they said. 

 42. Ta, deer; tse-he-xo-dse, gray horns, trope for young; do°, a; a, 



they said. 

 44. No°-xthe, charcoal; gi-the, make to be; mo^-thi", as they travel 



the path of life; ta i tsi" da, they shall. 



52. Tse-xi, dangers; a-shi-be, I escape; a-thi" he no° i° da, usually 



in my life's journej-. 55. 



53. Xthi bi, take flight: u-thi-fo^-ha, in the midst of pursuers; 



a-thi"-he, I am; shki, even; do", when; a, they said. 



54. Wa-pa-hi, weapons, arrows: a-bu-zha-zha-ta, fly about in forked 



lines; bi, they; a-thi"-he, I am; shki, even; do", when; a, they 

 said. 



56. Zhi°-ga, the little ones; zhu-i-ga, their bodies; tha, make of it, 



the deer; bi, they: do", when; a, they said. 



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



have the power to; mo°-thi", as they travel the path of life; 

 ta bi a, they shall: wi-9o''-ga, my younger brothers; e-ki-a, 

 they said to one another; bi, they; a, they said. 



