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2. 



Mo" the he, an arrow; ha-we, it is well; mo" the he, an arrow. (Lines 

 3 and 4.) 



3. 



Tho the he, the deer appears; ha-we, it is well; tho the he, the deer 

 appears. (Lines 3 and 4.) 



4. 



Mi the he, I go forth; ha-we, it is well; mi the he, I go forth. (Lines 

 3 and 4.) 



Song 3. 



(Free translation, p. 324; Osage version, p. 501.) 

 1. 



Kia, obscure as to meaning; ha-we, it is well ; mi°-dse he tha, the bow. 



(Lines 1 and 5.) 

 Ha-we, it is well; mi^-dse he, the bow; a ha, an exclamation; mi°- 



dse he tha, the bow. (Lines 2 and 4.) 

 Ha-we, it is well; mi°-dse he tha, the bow. (Line 3.) 



2. 

 . . . ha-we, it is well; mo" the he tha, the arrow. (Lines 1 and 5.) 



3. 



ha-we, it is well; tho the he tha, the deer appears. (Lines 1 

 and 5.) 



4. 



ha-we, it is well; mi the he tha, I go forth. (Lines 1 and 5.) 

 Song 4. 

 The words of songs 4, 5, 6, and 7 are obscure in meaning. 



WA-THO'^ SHA-PE TSE. 



Songs the Seven. 



No^-XTHE I-KI^-DSE Wa-THO". 



Charcoal the fight for songs. 



Wl'-GI-E. 



(Free translation, p. 328; Osage version, p. 502.) 



1. Ha, ho; 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. 29. 



