9 
102. THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
horse, he pulled on the bridle very hard to make him jump, and the horse jumped as 
he went along. All the people stood at a distance, looking at him. “The man in 
motion is indeed well-dressed! Whatever sort of man he may be, he is truly well- 
dressed!” said they. Well, at length they reached home with him, at the house of the 
head-chief. “Ho! come, bring your sister’s husband to me. Fasten his horse by 
those things. Give him hay,” said the chief. ‘My wife’s brothers, and also my wife’s 
father, the horse does not eat hay,” said the Coyote. “He eats nothing but fresh 
meat.” And they went into the lodge. And he approached the woman whom they 
caused to marry him, and sat by her. And it was night. Said the chief, ““O first- 
born daughter of the household, make a couch for your husband.” Coitw completo, the 
Coyote said to her, ‘“Mictum eo.” And the Coyote went out of doors. He reached the 
Puma: “Amice, complevi; si cupias, coi,” ait. Dt alternatim faciebant, aiunt. Valde et 
usque a vespera ad mane coibant, aiunt. The chief assembled all his relations at daybreak. 
They collected all kinds whatsoever of goods, and took them to the lodge. They were 
firing guns, “Ku+! ku+!” The Coyote heard it and was afraid. “Ku+! ku+!” He 
leaped out of the door and had gone. ‘Why! It is the Coyote. Hit him! hit him! 
Kill him!” The Coyote valde et frequenter cacavit. The Puma stole off and went home. 
They killed the Coyote. They burnt him. He did wrong! 
THE COYOTE AND THE BUFFALOES. 
Totp By FRANK LA FLECHE. 
Egi¢e Miyasi amd ¢é amdma. Ki ye-niga diba wabahi mar¢i” 
At length Coyote the was going, they say. And Tuer four grazing were walk 
(my. sub.) 
amima. Ki édiahi-biamé. Ki wa¢aha”-biamé. iga”ha wijiga®" méea", 
ing, they say. And there he arrived, they And heprayedto they say. O grandfather my een likewise, 
say. - them fathers 
cA‘ean’gi¢éga. Maoni"-macé’di ¢éga"qti ma"b¢i” ka"b¢éga®. — A¢haqti 
pity me. You walk by you who just so IT walk I desire. For the very 
last time 
fa-gi, A-biamé pe-niga aka An’kaji, yiga™ ha, ca” ca‘ean ‘gi¢d-oa. Wadate 
SAPs said, they say Buffalo-bull ihe Not so, nats uther, still pity me. Food 
(sub.). 
ké fkiaé’qti ondte ma™oni” ite éga"qti ma*b¢i” ka*b¢ega™ ha Wi" ¢ak 
the spreading very you eat you walk it may just so I wal I desire You tell the 
thick and far be truth 
dqt ija” tada”, 4-biama hci pe-niga ic‘age aka. Ca™- = acta’ - 
how youdoit shall?  said,theysay behind Buffalo- bull old man the ne did not 
possible with (sub.). 
baji-biamé Miyasi aké. Aha! Hé-batcage-ha, ¢ie-ga, 4-biama. Ahai! 
to} ? b 
stop talking, they Coyote the (sub.). Oho! Blunt-horns oO! you try it, said he, Oho! 
say they say. 
4-biama Hé-batcige akéa. Ké, gidugaq¢e neji -gi, egi-biamd. Egi¢e 
said, they say Blunt- ae te (sub.). Gone facing the other he sald that to him, Beware 
way they say. 
na” ji" ¢aa™ he ¢i*he au, 4-biamé. H4 jiga", ha jiga", wiga” ha, dqta™ 
a little you flee (sign of Bone said he, they Oh! gra wt ste Oh! om uther, grandfather Ob! how 
prohibition) say. possible 
