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IOTINIKH, THE BROTHERS, AND SISTER. 79 
ICTINIKE, THE BROTHERS, AND SISTER. 
RELATED BY FRANK LA FLECHE. 
Ukfkiji dub4-biama, ijan’ge aké wésata™-biam’. Wakide-pi-qti- 
Brethren four they say, sister the (sub.) the fifth they say. Very good marksmen 
biam& ukfkiji dba amé. Ki ian’ge akd 4¢tiwAxe-hna”-biama. Ki 
they say brethren four the (sub.). And sister the (sub.) used to make theani- they say. And 
mals come by calling 
téqiwdgi¢d-biam4 wat aké. Ké, yinuhd, in’gahaf-a hé. Ga” gidha- 
she prized them they say woman the(sub.). Come, elder brother, comb for me é And ner combed 
or her 
biamé, gidonapa-qtci-biamé. Sadég¢e gidxa-biama, ki gaha _ i¢a™¢a- 
they say, combed very smooth they say. Scaffold Sines made for her, and on it they placed her 
for her they say, 
biamé. Ki wan'gi¢é-qti hAhayf¢é naji-biamd, man’dé ¢kina agi" 
they say. And every one making bimself stood they sae bows sufficient they had 
realy 
biam’. Ki watt akA ba®’-biamé, ki ci ba™-biam&é Weédab¢i’a® tédihi 
they say. And woman the (sub.) called they say, and again called they say. The third time occurred 
yi mana” cude wa¢iona-biama. pinuha, wacka™ ega™-i, ca-fi hé, 
when dust from treading visible they say. Elder anes make an effort do they arecom- . 
the ground ing to you 
4-biama. Wéduba”™ tédfhi yi é¢a"be ati-biamé Ki Ictinike aka édi 
she said, they The fourth time occurred when insight they had come, And Ictinike the(sub.) there 
say. they say. 
naji”-biama. Egi¢e ati-biam4 wanfja amd ca” b¢iiga-qti, ¢ améga”, 
stood they say. At length had come, pak say animal the (sub.) indeed all Buffalo the Gen: 
A™pa™ amé, Laqti amd, ca™ b¢iga- biama. Ca”’-qti-ga™ t’éwa¢é naji™ 
Elk the (gabe ) Deer the (aab: ) indeed they say. All at once killing them they stood 
biamé. Ki can’gaxd-biama. Ga™ wacé’-qti g¢i”-biama. Kgi¢e umat’e 
they say. And they made anend they say. And tich very they sat they say. Atlength provisions 
té ¢asni” a¢a-biama. Ki iginu aké ‘Abae a¢é S¢a-biama wan sige. Ki 
the swallowed went theysay. And herelder the hunting togo spoke of, they say all And 
(ob.) brother (sub.) 
iinu na” aké: Nikaci"ga wi" ti taté ¢a™ja dada™-qti edé ctéctewa" 
herelder grown the one Person one come shall though what indeed he notwithstanding 
brother who: hither says that 
égi¢éga" ¢éckaxe te ha, d-biama. yinuha, an ‘ka-maji t& minke, 
beware you do it for him lest é he said, they say. 0 elder brother, I not so will I who, 
d-biama. Jyan’ge ¢inké uma™e giydxa-bi ega™ gia” at a¢a-biama. 
she said, they His sister he (ob.) provisions made forhisown, having leaving they went, they 
say. they say (their own) say. 
A¢d-biamé yi Ictinike aka ati-biama, tixesigi man’dé kéde a¢i™-bi, 
They went,they when Ictinike the (sub.) came they say, rd willow bow the (ob.) he had, ee 
say say, 
iq¢e-ma ma™jiha ké ugipi-g pi-qti a¢i”-bi. Wihé, indada™-qti edéhe 
is the (ob.) quiver the (ob.) very hehad, they Seconddaughter, what indeed Isay that 
say. 
ctéctewa® éga" im¢éckaxe te hia. Gia‘ean’gi¢a-gi, yucpdha.  An‘kaji, 
notwithstanding 80 you do forme — will A Pity me, your relation, my grandchild. Not so 
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