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THE PUMA AND THE COYOTE. 99 
THE PUMA AND THE COYOTE. 
ToLp BY MAwapa" I", OR MANDAN, AN OMAHA. 
Ing¢a’’-si"-snéde céna"ba-biama Mfyasi e¢a™ba.  Akikip-biama. 
ong-tailed cat, only those two, they say Coyote he too. They mee each they say. 
other 
Kag éha, ticka™ wi” eb¢éga™ éde ug¢tiwikie ti minke, 4-biam& Mfyasi 
iend, deed one I think but Ispeak to you will I who, said, they say Coyote 
about it 
aka. Ta™wang¢a" hégactewa™ ji édi¢a® amd. Kagéha, icka" u¢twikie ta 3 
the Tribe a great many (=popu- there was the, they My friend, deed I talk to you will 
(sub.). lous) say. about it 
minke éga"qti ckaxe te ha, 4-biamé. A™ha", 4-biamé. Nikagahi  ijan’ge 
I who just so youdo please . hesaid, they say. Yes, he said, they say. Chief his daughter 
wi" ga“ ¢a-hna™i éde ¢i’-hna’i, éde ka™b¢a ta minke ha. Kagé, can’ge 
one they desire invariably but they fail avariahly, but Idesire her will I who 2 Friend, horse 
ckaxe te, 4-biamé. Gan‘ki Awig¢i? ti minke. Gan‘ki Ing¢a”’-s -si"-snéde 6 
you make please, he said, they say. And Tsit on you will I who. And ong- ae cat 
ma” ze-¢ahe ké ¢ahéki¢a-biama. Gan’ki dg¢i" té ha Mfyasi aké. Kagéha, 
bridle the he made him put it in And satonhim . Coyote the My friend, 
(ob.) his mouth, they say. (sub.). 
nada" hnipi cka“hna te. Can’ge cka", sig¢dhaha, ua™si, pamakide, 
to show what you do you desire please. Hors action prancing, enna: arching the neck, 
you are well (ways) 
ia¢ixaxa, ma™¢i™, ua™siqti té cti d4-id¢e-hnai ma™¢in’-g4 ha. Gan’ki uta” 9 
chau ane ie walking, jumping high the too they usually go walk thou . And leggings 
it, (act) 
yan’ga uadta® ta minke ha. Gan‘ki hi"bé ndcabe¢é ugk" tA minke ha. 
large Iputon will I who 5 And moccasins _ blackened Iputon will Iwho 
leggings moccasins 
Gan’‘ki mé¢-ha ahi" cf¢é mi” ta minké ha. Za®z{-man’dé ab¢i” t& minke 
And spring robe with Kae pees will I who Osage-orange bow Ihave will Iwho 
outside robe 
ha. Man‘dé-da té maca™ skaqti udgacke ab¢i” tA minke, 4-biamé. Gan‘ki 12 
5 Bow head op) feather very white Ifastenon Ihave will Iwho, said he, they say. And 
ob. 
yi ¢a® ya™haqtci u¢ica™ Awig¢i" ta mitike ha. qa¢itjahe a” aka &di 
village Be atthe very border aroundit Isiton you will Iwh : Playing ga¢i"jahe the (sub.) there 
(ob.) 
a-fnaji” aki ha. Can’ge ua™si pamdkide a- ld¢a¢a Agd¢i" ma*¢i"’-biama. 
approaching the : Horse jumping arching its neck had gone satonit it walked they say. 
he stood (sub.) repeated]} y 
Hau! kagcha, cutf nfaci"ga wi’. Qa-i! nidcitga a"da™ba-baji’qtia™i, Ajiqti 15 
See! my friend, _ yonder person one. Whew! person we have not seen at all, very dif- 
has come ferent 
aha", u¢uka"pi fnahi" 4, 4-biamd4. Cange ta™ cti tida® fnahi" ag¢i” ti 
! 
well dressed truly ! said they, they Horse the too good truly _sittingon has 
say. (std. ob.) come 
aha" 4-biami. Hindé! fbaha™i-gi, 4-biamé. Mfyasi aké yig¢faji’qtia®’- 
! said they, they Stop! know ye him, said they say. Coyote the(sub.) made himself alto- 
Bay. gether different 
biama. Miyasi é ¢inké éska” e¢éga"-baji-biamé. Egaé-biama ha, Hau! e‘a” 18 
they say. Coyote he theone who they did not think that they say. They said theysay , Ho! how 
that to him 
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