60 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
the side of the lodge; she put it away and hid it. And the three women returned 
“Why! old woman, your grandchild was coming back hither carrying away from us all 
the beans that we had been hoeing for ourselves,” they said. “Oh! first daughter, it is 
not so at all. This one lying sick continues just as you saw him,” said she. When they 
saw him they said, ““Oh! brother’s wife, she told the exact truth. He lies very nearly 
dead.” The women went homeward. ‘Grandmother, come, cook them,” said he. He 
ate them with her. ‘Grandmother, I will go traveling,” said he. Having taken his 
bow he departed. All at once he arrived at the very good and deep siduhi (deep grass). 
He became round, lying curled up in the grass. All at once he went homeward. Having 
reached home, he sat pretending to be crying. ‘Why do you ery?” said his grand- 
mother. ‘Yes, grandmother, I am selected for a deed, but it is very difficult,” said 
he. “If anything is difficult, still you will tell it,” said she. ‘Grandmother, I am 
selected for a dance. But, grandmother, I must take you with me to sing the chorus,” 
said he. “Let us go where the difficult thing is,” said the old woman. When they 
arrived there he said, ‘‘Grandmother, this is it, but they have finished dancing and 
gone homeward.” All at once he took his little bow and danced. His grandmother 
(sitting) sang the chorus. He made sport of (deceived) his grandmother. ....... 
ICTINIKE, THE TURKEYS, TURTLE, AND ELK. 
TOLD BY QA¢I™-Na™PAJI. 
» 
Zizika d‘iba édi amama hégactéwa™ji. Ma” yedé ma” ciadi-qti ma™sa- 
Turkey some there were, they by no means a few. Ground edge very high arrow- 
say 
; 5 71 , 5 Ses a 
qti ma’ tadi-qti wabahi amama. Ictinike ama é’di ¢é ama. Weé¢a-bi ega™ 
weed altogether within they were feeding, they Ictinike the there went they Found them, having 
say. (sub.) say. they say 
3 ca™-qti bamimaxe qa¢a agi-biamé. EHata™ dma” ma b¢at etéda®, e¢éga?-bi 
at once bending his head _ bac ny was coming, How Ido T eat apt? thought, they 
repeatedly again they say. say 
ega™ wé¢ig¢a™ gaxa-biama. Ca™-qti miya-ha waii™ beta™ta"-bi ega™ 4" 
haying decision he made they say. At once raccoon-skin robe rolled up several having some- 
times, they say thing 
for carrying 
eaxd-biama. ‘I’-bi ega” ca™-qti ja™¢i’-biamé. Zizika wabdhi-ma 
he made, they say. Carried, having at once heran they say. Turkey feeding the 
they say ones 
~ , . reais : . oh eee rh 
6 wéna‘u-qtci ya"¢i’-biama. Wuhu+! itc‘age ‘a” ega". Da*bdi-ga, 4-biamd 
passing close by heran they say. Wuhu+! oldman something is See him, said, they say 
them the matter. 
Zizika ama. Nia! i*c‘age ‘a” éimte, 4-biama. A™ha™, éga"-qti-a™, 4-biama 
Turkey the Why! nent something may said they, they Yes, e is just so, said, they say 
(sub.). man be the matter say. 
Ictinike aka. Ta” wang¢a™ d‘iba ewéquya te af éga", an’gi-ah{ éga™ 
Ictinike the (sub.). Viilage some Ising forthem will said having, come forme having 
9 wa‘a” té agfi" a¢imhé ‘ita, d-biama. Uhu! ie“ge, angt cti a "nat éga" 
song the I i ive been carrying indeed, said they say. Oho! venerable we too wedance  some- 
(ob.) mine he man. what 
