140 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
go quickly, and kill the old woman,” he said. And he went thither and killed her. 
And when he wished to take the Buffalo-calf homeward, he was unable. ‘This one 
at a short distance is your mother. Let us go home,” said he. But the Buffalo-calf 
was unwilling. And he reached home, having failed again. “Leader, we have failed 
again,” he said. And the leader said, ‘ Let four go thither quickly and leave no trace 
of the Female-buffalo.” And having gone thither quickly, they tore the Female-buftalo 
into small pieces, leaving no trace of her. And they took the White-butfalo-calf home- 
ward. And they took him home to his mother. And when they reached home with 
him, they made him sit with his mother. And they were sitting around her, a great 
many Buffaloes. At length the Orphan came in sight on the bluff, having been hunt- 
ing for his wife up to that time. And the leader said, “Though your husband has 
come in sight, you shall sit with a Female-buffalo just like you. If he recognizes you, 
you shall go home with him; if he does not recognize you, we will kill him.” And his 
wife told him by stealth, ‘‘A Female-buffalo just like me will they make sit with me. 
And when they say, ‘Where is your wife?’ do you say, ‘That one is she.’ I will 
move my right ear. And though they will do likewise with the child he, too will move 
his right ear, and you shall take him.” And they made her sit with a Female-buffalo 
just like her. ‘Come,” said the leader, “take whichever one is your wife.” And as 
he stood looking at them, behold, the woman moved her other ear. Having said, 
“That one,” he took hold of her. And having done so with the child, it was so again. 
“This is my child,” said he. And he took him. And the leader said, ‘Come, that will 
do. Go with him.” 
WAHA*¢ICIGE AND THE BUFFALO-WOMAN. 
MIMASI-NAZI’S VERSION. 
(SSS Sa a aS 
Hi"’=yu-no+! hiv’-yu-no+! wi-ta"-ha™ ta qa"-yé  e¢é-wa-hd-nyi ki+ 
My ede sister ! my elder sister! my sister’shusband, deer big is bringing it home 
eicleee 
hi’-yu-no+! Hu-hu-hi! Wajin’ga wa¢ate fi-ga. Ue ¢éké ondhni® taf ha. 
my sh sister! Hu! hu! hu! Bird toeat beyecoming. Field this one you devour shall 
A*™wa™ qpani tedbe ha. Wajin’ga-macé bé¢tiga fi-gi. Wanfya dida*-macé’ 
Me poor very . Bird ye who all beye coming. Animal what ye who 
cti égaxe fi-gi, 4-biam4. Maja” dhe b¢é ta minke, 4-biama. * * * (éama 
too senna it beye said, they say. Land topass Igo will Iwho, said he, they hese ones 
in a circle coming, over the surface say. 
wateigaxe jui¢ig¢ ‘i¢ai, A-biamd (wa‘i aké).*** é ama g¢i"-bi yi 
to ances they with they speak said, they say (woman the). Buffalo the sitting, they when 
you of it, (sub.) © say 
