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96 THE ¢EGIUNA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
ICTINIKE, THE COYOTE, AND THE COLT. 
FRANK LA FLECHE’S VERSION. 
Egi¢e Can’ge jingd¢iq¢ige wi’ jat'éké amd ké Miyasi aké‘da™be 
It happened Horse small, two yearsold one was lying asleep, itis when (?) Coyote the looking 
said (sub.) at it 
naji” akAma. Ictinike aké ké’di ahi-biam4. Hau! kagéha, ¢¢éké Can’ge 
was standing, they Ictinike the (sub.) to it came they say. Ho! friend, this Horse 
say. (lg. ob.) 
wi" t’éde-ga" gaqé a™¢isnu anga¢ai-de a™¢ate anga™ ¢ai éde at¢ii"-baji-hna” i. 
one dead, but Ste we drag it wego when we eat it we wished but we have not succeeded in 
moving it. 
Udwagika™i-ga, 4-biama Mfyasi aka. Kagéha, sin’de ké na™bé  té 
Help us said, they say Coyote the (sub.). Friend, tail the (ob.) hand the (ob.) 
fwika"ta” te ha, gan’ki onfda™ yi sihi angti¢ai éde a™¢isnu angd¢e 
I tie you with will 5 and you pullon when legs wetakeholdof but we drag it we go 
taf, 4-biamé Mfyasi aka. A™ha*, d-biamaé Ictinike aka. Gan‘ki, Ke’, 
will, said, they say Coyote the (sub.). Yes, said, they say Ictinike the (sub.). And, Come, 
im¢in’ka'tai-ga, a-biama. Ga Mfyasi aka Ictinike ta" na™bé té 
tie mine for me, he said, they say. And Coyote the (sub.) Ictinike the (ob.) hand the 
(ob.) 
fka™ta®-biamd Can’ge sin’de ké, sagi-qti gax4-bi ega’. Qicta”-bi yi, 
ticd with it they say Horse tail the (ob.) tight very madeit, they having. He finished, they when, 
say say 
Ké, kagéha, ¢idan’-gi ha, a-biama. Ki Ictinike aka ¢ida”’-biama. 
Come, friend, pull on it és he said, they say. And Ictinike the (sub.) pulled on it, they say. 
*n/ ° t s . . 
Can’ge aka figs biama, naji” atid¢a-biamd, ¢isnti a¢a-biama. Ictinike 
Horse the(sub.) aw they say, hestood suddenly theysay, 4 ragging he went they say. Ictinike 
im. 
na"téctéa”-biama, na™xdge a¢i”-biama Ictinike aké. Miyasi aka iqa 
he even kicked they say, makin, ite ery hehad they say Ictinike the Coyote the laugh- 
him from kicking him (one who.) (sub.) ing 
yy: Pile . . . 
gaski wakan’di¢e-hna™-biama. Kgi¢e Ictinike na*staki ¢é¢a-biama, 
panted excessively they say. At length Ictinike he kicked, and sent flying ‘inert 
the air, they say, 
na"cpdcpaqtcia™-biama. Hata™ yi éga®é‘a" etéda™, é-hna"-biama Ictinike 
he kicked off very deep pieces of flesh, Why if Ido so to him apt ? said regu- they say Ictinike 
they say. larly 
aké. Egi¢e égas4ni yi Ictinike aka huht wi" ¢até akdma. Ki Miyasi 
the It happened the ellos when Ictinike the(sub.) fish one waseating,itissaid. And Coyote’ 
(sub.). ing day 
aka @'di ahi-biamé. Wuht! kagéha, tjawa fnahi" 4, 4-biama Mifyasi 
the there arrived, they say. Wuhu:+! friend, a pleasure truly ! said, they say Coyote 
(sub.) 
aka. A™ha", kagéha, éga", 4-biamd Ictinike aka. Kagéha, edta™ dja” 
the (sub.). Yes, friend, 80, said, they say Ictinike the (sub.). Friend, how youdid 
yi onize 4, huhti ké. Kagéha, niixe ké udga‘ide yi sin’'de ké udg¢e 
when youtook ? fish the (ob.). Friend, ae Ibrokeahole when tail the (ob.) I putin 
it (ob. in 
agi” ni ké. Sabdéji-qti huhtii wi™ a™¢ahai sin’de ké, ki b¢ize ha. 
I sat water the (ob.). Very suddenly fish one bit me tail the (ob.) and I took it 
