92 THE ¢EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
87, 14. nu hni", wacka"™i-gi. Ictinike is asking a favor of the two young chiefs. 
87, 17. wab¢ate tega™ a™¢a‘i ¢a™ teqi hi. This is a puzzling sentence to F. La 
Pléche, as well as to the collector. Iectinike asked a favor. They offered him a horse, 
which he refused, saying that he cared for nothing but a quiver and arrows. Perhaps 
he then reconsidered his decision, saying, ‘What you have offered me (a horse), in 
order that I might get my food, is precious,” or “ difficult to obtain.” They assented 
to this. Then he made each of them a present of a hundred arrows in return for the 
horse. (2) 
88, 3-6. Ki e gaxe ai . . e ga"ze ake-biama ai. A parenthetical explanation of 
the origin of the war-custom of blackening the face. 
88, 7. hegactéwa*ji, pronounced he+gactéwa*ji by Nuda®axa. 
89, 7. wa‘u wi" ga™¢inke. Ictinike described the difference of features, hair, etc., 
as he did not know the names of the children. 
89, 9. gaq¢a® ¢ikui. Ictinike pretended that the deserted children had sent an 
invitation to their parents. 
89, 14. nikaci"ga wi* begi¢eqti ¢iike, 4-biama. The “a-biama” should be omitted 
in translating, as ‘“nikaci"ga” is the object of the following verb, éna‘a®, 
90, 6. kiugpag¢e ma*¢i", equivalent to ubésnesne, refers to members of two parties 
meeting and intermingling, when distant from the spectator or speaker. 
TRANSLATION. 
A Grizzly-bear was the ruler of a tribe that was very populous. He pitched his 
tent in the very center of the tribal circle. The Grizzly-bear took an old man home, 
and said as follows: ‘Tell them to send all the children to play.” And he sent them. 
“He says that you are to send the children to play!” said the crier. And all went 
to play. Having gone to play, the Grizzly-bear called the old man. ‘The children are 
troublesome to us. We sent them away in order to abandon them. Let them remove 
the camp,” said he. He commanded them to remove. ‘He says that you are to 
remove!” said the old man. And they struck all their tents suddenly, and they made 
the horses carry them. All rode horses. They made no trail. Scattering, they fled; 
they fled from the children. As they were apprehensive that the children would 
follow in case the trail was plain, they scattered very much when they fled from them. 
They were caused to assemble when they reached a place far away. Therefore when they 
arrived where there was a road that went along plainly, (there) they pitehed the tents. 
When it was very late in the afternoon (or, quite dusk), the players, having stopped, 
came in sight of the former camping-place. Behold, no one was there. The children 
made a great noise crying. All arrived at the old tent-sites. And the girls who were 
somewhat grown, went abont finding awls that had been dropped, and deer-sinew also. 
And the boys that were related to each went together in their respective companies. 
Having placed the scattered bark around in a circle, they put grass on it, forming a 
lodge. They made the lodges large, and in five places. They were very full. At 
length it was winter. Two boys were grown. “Friend, let us two be together, and let 
us make arrows for ourselves,” said one. They made bows first; each one finished a 
bow for himself. They made arrow-heads, a hundred in a lot. They made for them- 
selves a sufficient quantity for each one to have. They made arrow-shafts. At length 
they were dry. They glued them on (they glued feathers on so as to stick). And 
