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dha®, e¢éga"-biama. Ci égi¢e yaxe wi’ da"b4-biama. ypaxe da*ba-bi ega” 
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he thought they say. Again it hap- Crow one he saw they say. Crow he saw, they say havin 
pened 
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ci Wajfbe-snéde wi” da"bi-biama. I gi¢e ¢aha”-biama. Kag¢ha, ¢a‘ean’- 
again Magpie one he saw they say. Tt ha he prayed to, they say. Friend, pity ye 
pened 
gi¢di-ga, Pwin’ka"i-ga, 4-biama. At’é dixe ta minke; @win’ka®-ba a™ ¢a- 
me, 
help ye me, Fr said he, they say. I die Imake will I who; help me and eat 
tdi-gi, 4-biamd. Wajin’ga b¢tiga-qti wéba®-bi ega™ di ahi-biama. Gan‘ki 
yeme, he said, they say. Bird all very called them, nae there arrived, they say. And 
they say 
Qi¢A ama cti &di ahi-biamaé. yaxe aké égi¢a"-biamad, Qi¢d ¢inké € wa- 
Eagle the too there arrived, they say. Crow the al to him, they say, Eagle the (ob.) that he 
(sub.) (sub.) 
kA-bi ega™: Kagcéha, mahi" pai aoni”, Weémab¢dzai-ga, a-biama. Gan‘ki 
meant, having: Friend, knife sharp you have. Rend it for us, said they say. And 
they say he 
nin’de ¢a"a a aka hé ¢a™ u¢d‘uda-biama. Sin‘de-q¢ti‘a ma*taja waci™ 
rump i the the skin the bitaholein they say. Tail | hollow within fat 
(sub.) (ob.) 
¢a” wa¢iona g¢i”-biama. A™pa*, ¢ i hégaji ama, 4-biama. Gantki Héga 
the (ob.) visible sat they say. Elk, ni not a little, it arab, said he, they Buzzard 
say. 
ama-ona ceta™-hna® ahi-baji-biama. Kgi¢e Héga ama @'di ahi-biama. 
the only so far only ar- not they say. At length Basser the there arrived, they say. 
(sub.) rived (sub. 
Ci+ete! Ietinike, 4-biama Héga amaé. An‘kaji, kag¢ha, ¢ikii¢a-g ga, mab¢aza- 
Fie on you! Ictinike, said, they say Buzzard the (sub.). Not so, friend, hurry, rend 
gi. Mahi pai aoni” ha, 4-biama yaxe aka. An’kaji, Ictinike ¢@ ha, 
it. Knife sharp you have - said, they say Crow the (sub.). Not so, Ictinike itis 
d-biamé Héga amd Héga ¢ataji té’di Wajibe-snéde ma*téja-qtei upé ahi-bi 
said, they say, Buzzard the nied he ate when Magpie within very entered reached, 
(sub.). not they say 
ega™” waci™ ¢atd-biamd. Héga amd daja a¢a-bi ega™ igaska™¢a-biama. 
haying fat ate _ they say. eal the tothe went, they havints tried him they say. 
(sub.) head say 
[gaska™¢d-bi ega™ paq¢ige ¢agta- -biama, eé¢ectéwa™ ji ja”-biama Ictinike 
Tried him, they say having nostr: ls” they say, not heeding at all lay they say Ictinike 
aki. Kgi¢e icti-ha ké ¢aqté-biama, ci cé¢ectéwa™ji ja-biamad Ictinike 
ane Atlength eye-skin ene he bit they say again notheedingatall lay they say Tetinike 
(sub.). (0 
aka. Nin‘dayi¢ica™ a¢d-bi yi waci™ hebé édf ¢a® ké ¢ata-biama Héga 
e Towards the rump went, they iy fat piece there thatwhich heate they say Buzzard 
(sub.). say was 
aki. Egi¢e u‘tide ya”ha ké‘di waci” hébe édi ¢a™ ¢acpa-biama Héga aka. 
the At length hole border by the fat piece there the ‘bitotfa they say Buzzard the 
(sub.). (ob.) piece (sub ) 
Kgi¢e, Win’ka-bi té, A™ pa” kéde, 4- biama. Egi¢e ma taj4-qtei upé ahf-bi 
It hap- They told the tie Ea it is, but, ae they say. At length within very entered reached, 
pened, they ay 
ega™ waci™ hébe ¢acpa-biama. “Teatba” upé ¢é yi a¢isandd-bi ega™ 
having fat piece bit offa they say. The second enter- went when squeezed with his having 
piece time ing hands, they say 
mang¢e naji-biama Ictinike aké A” onijuaji ega” éga*wi‘a" ta minke, 
erect stood they say Ietinike the You treated me ill having soIdoto you will I who, 
(sub.) 
