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biama ci. Hau! Ictinike, Agudi ¢ijicpa gida"bd-gi, 4-biamé. V'di 
they say again. Ho! Ictinike, where your grandchild look at for him said they, they There 
‘ say. 
ahi-bi ega” égi¢e nikaci"ga akama. Nikaci"ga wé¢é té win’ké-qti-a™ te, 
arrived, having it came men they were, Men found the he told the truth indeed, 
they say to pass it 1s said. them 
d-biama. Ci wédaji wi" wé¢a-biamd. Hau! ¢iyicpa ci gida*ba-ga, 
Ao theysay. And _ elsewhere one foundthem theysay Ho! your grandchild again look at for him, 
C) 
4-biamé. E’di a¢é-biama. Ci nikaci"ga akéma, wag¢dde-hna” ama 
said they,they There went they say. Again men they were, crawling up on them they 
say. itis said say 
A”pa™-ma. Ci win’ké-qti-a”, 4-biamd4. Hau! Ictinike, cin gajinga uhé 
Elk theones Again he told the truth said they say. Ho! Ictinike, children path 
who. indeed he 
tiwagi¢ixida-ga, 4-biama. Ahati! 4-biamé. Pahan’ga b¢i” ¢a”ja cgi¢e 
look out for them, said they, they Oho! ae they say. Before Tam thongh beware 
say. e < 
u‘é¢a hni™ tai. ‘A ma*b¢i" té a™¢a”wa™ahé mat™hni™ tai, 4-biama. Agim 
scatter. you will. How I wal the you follow me you walk shall psa theysay. Ridge 
ing C) 
ké Ada¢age ga” uhd-biama. Nikaci"ga akiciga ga” wéna‘dxe ga™ fhe 
the headland 80 he went they say. Men standing thick so passing closeto so passed 
along along 
a¢a-biama Wieb¢i", wieb¢i", ¢ ma¢i’-biama Ictinike aka. Bé¢uga-qti 
went, they say. It is 1, it is I, said walked they say Ictinike the (sub.). All 
t‘éwa¢a-biama. A™'pa"™ ¢ab¢i" umucta-bi yi Iectinike ini¢a-hna"-biama. 
they killed they say. Elk three remained from when Ictinike took refuge only they say. 
them shooting, they say with him 
Ca”-qti hé ¢a" ¢iontide ¢é¢a-bi ega” wéti" ¢é¢a-biamd. A™pa™ e¢ige 
Allatonce horn the pulled off sud- they having hitthem sending them off, Elk they call 
denly say with them they say. you 
tai. Gudiha man¢i"i-ga, 4-biamaé 
will. Further off walk ye, a they say. 
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NOTES. 
Some say that it was the Orphan or Si¢emaka® who caught the turkeys with the 
assistance of his grandmother, and that Ictinike killed a bear and roasted it, not the 
turkeys. The yehuqeabe shows this, as turkeys have none.—(L. Sanssouci.) The fol- 
lowing version of Si¢emaka" and the Turkeys is probably of Oto origin. The Dakota 
version of this myth makes Unktomi, the mythical Spider, play the part of Ictinike 
(see Iapi Oaye for December, 1880). 
SIGEMAKA*® AND THE TURKEYS. 
[Told by Susanne LaF léche. ] 
Once there was a young man, named Si¢emaka*, who lived with his grandmother. 
And she told him to get something to eat. ‘‘ Well, I will get some food, grandmother,” 
said he, “if you will have the fire ready.” So he took his bow and arrows, and also 
a bag filled with grass. By and by he saw some Turkeys. ‘Ho! Si¢emaka™, what 
have you in your bag?” said they. “IT havesongs.” ‘Sing us some,” said the Turkeys. 
“Come and dance for me, and I will sing for you,” said he. ‘“ But, while dancing, it 
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