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ha! ina, is he taku sni do eva. Hehan wanna hanhayna wiyotanhay ujykay 
ha! mother, this that ining not . hesaid. Then now morning “noon and 
thing 
wi¢astayatapi kin hi eéa akiyahda. Hehan wanna ki¢i ki, hehan akiéita 
chief the come when took-him home. Then now with went then soldiers 
home, 
wozuha wanyzi mahen ohnag wiéasi, ka minin elipeya wiéasi: ka wanna 
bag one within place them com- and water-in  throw-him themcom- and now 
manded, manded : 
CiZay woéuha en ohnaka ka ay api ka ikiveday aipi, hehan wiéastayatapi 
Cheezhon bag in placed and ‘took and near-to carried him, then chief 
kiy, Ito wiéakiGo ka akiyahda. Hehan tuwe tahinéa ska iyasasa 
the, Hold, them call and take him home. Then some one deer white shouting «to 
nahoy. Hehan Cizay heya hinhda: W iéastayatapi éuywintku kigi wypi 
he heard. Then Cheezhon _ said this suddenly : Chief daughter-his with being 
wadéiy Sni! Wiéastayatapi éujwintku kiGi uypi wacin sni! eya yanka. 
T-want not! Chief daughter-his with being I-want not! he- saying “(sat) was. 
Hehan tahinéa ska awanyake Gin en hi ka heya: De taku yaka he. 
Then deer white watched-over the there came and this said: This what you mean ? 
Unkay heya: He de wiéastayatapi Guywintku way kici wauy kta keyapi, 
And this-he said: That this chief daughter-his one with [be shall they say, 
ka wiéawada sni tuka ekta amayanpi ée, eya. Unkan heéehnana wiéasta 
and T-willing not but there —me-they-take .  he'said. And immediately man 
kiy heya: Howo, miye e mde kta ée, eva. Hehan, Koyahanna wo eéa, ey: 
the eae: Well, 1 that I-go will ,  hesaid. Then, “ Hurry tho: - now, hesaid. 
Hehan wiéasta kin wozuha kohayna yuska iyeya, ka Cizay naziy 
Then men the bag quickly “untied tore ‘it,| and Cheezhon standing 
hiyaya; ka wiéasta kin isto ohna palita elipeya, eéa taliinéa ska wanuyyanpi 
went; and man the him-now in tied they puthim, then deer white tame animals 
owasiy Ganmahen kaham ewiéayaya, ka heGiya un yayka. 
all wood into driving them took. and there was wy continued. 
Hehan wanna kitayna tehay hehan tahinéa wanuyyaypi optaye kin 
Then now little long then deer tame animals tlock the 
owasi) wi¢astayatapi ti kin en awidahdi, ka heya: Ho, éannanwapa 
all chief house the to them-brought-home, and this Said: Yes, far-out-in-the-water 
elipemayayapi uykays he¢iya sugtajka totopi ka tatayka kin is he kiy 
you-me-had-throwa if there horse blne-ones and oxen the they horns the 
mazaskazizipi tuka Ge, eya. Hehan widéastayatapi kin heya: Ci izaay, heéeya 
golden-ones but he'said. Then chief the this said: Cheezhon, so 
wi¢ayaka he, eya. Hehan Cizay; Ho, heéeva wiéawaka ée, eva. Hehan 
are you true 2 he said. Then Cheezhon, Yes, 80 - I-am-true he said. Then 
aki¢ita tuwe token okihi minin elipei¢ivapi wayka. Hehan eéen wiéastaya- 
soldiers whoever so was-able into-water threw themselves — (1: Ly) were. Then so chiet 
tapi is eya minin ehpei¢iya ka minin ta, keyapi. Heéen Cizay ive ni 
he also inthe water threw himself and in water die d,  they-say. So Cheezhon hiniself lived 
ry 
Naceca. 
probably. 
-TRANSLATION. 
There was once a widow who had a son. When the boy was well grown his 
mother inquired what trade or business would suit him. The boy replied that he 
would like to be a robber. The mother said she very much disliked that business. 
But the boy repeated that he would have that, and then proposed to his mother to go 
‘Tyeya does not mean ‘to tear,” but conveys the idea of forcible or sudden action.—J. 0, D, 
