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kte do, eva. Tuka Hoka ig heya: Holo, mis hayntuke de wahdohdi kte 
will, a bee Bat Badger he this‘said : No, no; I indeed this T-earry-home will 
do, eya. Mato ake eya, tka Hoka wiéada sni. Unkay Mato hiyu, ka 
: he‘said. Gray-Bear again said-it, but Badger would not. Then Gray-Bear came, and 
Hoka we kin ehna paha elipeyapi. 
Badger blood the in pushed was-thrown. 
Unkay wotanicGe way aputag iipaya, uykay we kin he onSpa napohmus 
Then blood-clot one kissing he-felldown, = and blood the that  a-piece in-shut-hand 
iéu, ka yuha Geya hda, ka pezi onge yusda ka we kin opemni ahde éa 
he aR and ‘having crying went- ine and grass some — pulled and blood the wrapped-in  carried- and 
home 
éatku kin en akihnaka; ka hehan inyay ka initosu ka pezihota ko huwe i 
back-of- the in placed-at-home; and then stones and sweat poles and Artemisia also to-get went 
tent ‘ 
ka ini kaga. Ka initipi éatku kin en pezihota kin hena owinze ¢éa akan 
and sweating made. And sweat lodge back-part the in Artemisia the them made-bed-of and upon 
we kin he ehnaka, ka hehan initi kin he akantayhay kin he tayyeh nataka. 
blood the that placed, and then areal. the that the-outside the that very-well fastened. 
odge 
Hehan mini iéu ka timahen ehde, ka inyay kadye éa wanna kate éehan 
Then water he-took and within-house placed, and stones heated and now hot when 
initi kin mahen ewiéahnaka, hehan tivopa kin eéen nataka Hehan isto 
ree the within them-he-placed then ‘door the so he-fastened. Then arm 
oage 
eGeedai) timahen iyeye éa mini kiy oy inyay kin akastay yanka. 
alone house-within he-thrust and water the with stones the pouring-on was. 
Uykay ihnuhayna tuwe mahen Gomnihdazi niva Hoka nahoy. Ake 
And suddenly some-one within sighing breathe Badger heard. Again 
eéoy, mini oy yay kin akastay yvayka. Uykay tuwe timahen heya niva: 
he-did, water with stones the pouring-on “ was. And some-one within-house this-said breathing : 
De tuwe akSa pidamayaye Ga wanna makiyulidoka wo, eya. Heéen tiyopa 
This who again glad-you-me- -make and now open for'me (male Sp.), he‘said. So “door 
yulidoka, ujkay koska war wiéasta waste héa hinaypa: heéen Hoka 
” he-opened, and young-man a man beautiful very came out: so Badger 
Wotani¢e Hoksiday eya caze vata, ka he Hoka éinksiya. 
Blood-clot-Boy saying name called, and that Badger son-had. 
Unkay hehan Wotaniée Hoksiday heya: Ito, ate, heya wo, Ito, miéinksi 
And then Blood-clot Boy this-said: Now father  this-say; Now my-son 
heyake waste hée Ges, eya wo, eya. Unkay eya, uykayn eéetu. Unkan 
clothes good very oh-that, Say thou, he'said. And he said, and it-was-so. And 
ake heya: Ito, miéinksi ptayha wayzu way wayhinkpe oZzudanh yuhe ées, 
again this- say: Now mny-son otter-skin quiver a arrows full-very have oli: that 
eya wo, eya. Uykay eya, ujnkay ake eéetu. Unkay hehan Wotaniée 
‘say thou, he said. And he-said, and again  it-was-so. And then Blood-clot 
Hoksiday pa hin kin wayzi hduzwy iu, ka tiyopa kiy en ehde ka wanhinkpe 
Boy head hair the one pulling took, and door the in placed and arrow 
oy kute, ujkay kasden iheya. Hehan Wotaniée Hoksidan heya: Ate togéa 
with shot, and sic hit-it. Tken Blood-clot Boy this said: Father why 
wo mayakupi sni he. Unkay Hoka heya: Hehehe, ins, taku yaka hwo: 
food me-you-give not And Badger this said Alas! son what you-mean 2 
wanna akihay uytapi kte do, wamaseéa héa, upkay Mato den hi ka owasin 
now starving we-die will , L-was-rich very, and Gray-bear here came and all 
maki ka tankay hiyu maye ¢a owasin iéu, ka wanna akihay uytapi kte do, 
took- and outdoors come made-me and all took, and now starving we-die will 
from-me 
eya. 
he said. 
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