82 THE PEGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
méga" mi™ga niga eddbe-¢a"-¢a® tigactai-gi. Ga’ wakide naji’-biama. 
likewise female male also ofeach kind leave a remainder And shooting at stood they say. 
after hitting. them 
Ga™ wimuctai-ma ga™ ijdje wa'i naji'’-biama. Kgi¢e car qt © gan 
a 
And those who remained so name giving to they stood, they say. At length 
from shooting them 
, : : =i} Sata Va s : t 1 
eénaki¢a-biama. Iyan’ge ¢inké ga”. g¢iza-biama. Ceta™, 
thoy exterminated them, His sister the (ob.) so he took his own, thoy So far. 
they say. say. 
NOTES. 
82, 2.3. ca"qti ga" cenaki¢a-biama, Of course, this is not to be understood literally, 
as a male and a female of each kind had been spared. 
TRANSLATION. 
There were four brothers. Their sister was the fifth (child). The four brothers 
were very good marksmen. And their sister used to make the animals come by call- 
ing. And the woman prized her brothers. ‘Come, elder brother, comb my hair 
for me.” And he combed it for her; he combed it very smooth for her. He made a 
scaffold for her, and he put her on it. And all of them stood in readiness, having 
bows sufficient for (every one). And the woman called, and called again. When the 
third time came, a dust from trampling the ground was visible. ‘‘ Elder brother, exert 
yourself. They are coming,” said she. At the fourth time they had come in sight. 
And Ictinike stood there. And the animals came—all of them, the Buffalo, the Elk, 
the Deer—in short, they were all there. And just so they stood killing them. And 
they made an end of it. And they dwelt with plenty to eat. At length the provisions 
were decreasing. And all her brothers spoke of going hunting. And her eldest 
brother said, ‘‘Though a person shall come hither, no matter what he says, beware lest 
you do it for him.” ‘Elder brother, I will not be so,” said she. Having prepared 
some provisions for their sister, they departed and left her. When they had gone, 
Ictinike came, having a bow of hard willow, and a quiver full of reeds. ‘‘Second- 
daughter, you will please do for me whatsoever I say. Pity me, your relation, my 
grandchild.” ‘No, grandfather, I am unwilling,” said the woman. ‘No, my grand- 
child, pity me. I have finished these new arrows for myself, and I wish to try them. 
You are used to calling the animals, they say. So do.” The woman was unwilling, 
but still he did not stop talking. At length the woman let him have his way. ‘Let 
us see! Comb my hair for me,” said the woman. Ictinike combed it for her. Having 
even painted her (face and head) he finished it for her. He made her sit on the 
scaffold which had been made for her. And the woman said, “They generally come 
when I have called the fourth time.” ‘Let us see! Call,” said Ictinike. And the 
woman called. When she had called the third time, a dust from trampling the ground 
was visible. “Oh! they are coming, grandfather. Make an effort.” At the fourth 
time they came in sight. Atlength they came. Ictinike shot at them. He shot at 
them with arrows made of rushes that went wabbling. ‘ Why!” said Ictinike. And 
so he shot at them, missing them continually. At length he shot all out of the quiver. 
It happened at the very last that a very large Male-elk came. He pushed over the 
scaffold. He went homeward carrying the woman in the space between his horns. 
And at length her brothers reached home. They reached home when their sister was 
