THE CORN-WOMAN AND THE BUFFALO-WOMAN. 149 
Ki Ama aké, gé-biamé: Kagé aké, nathd, jé-wa‘i hni’, af, and‘a?, 
And the the said as follows, My younger’ the O mother, Buffalo-woman youare, hesaid I heard 
other (sub.), they say: brother (sub.), him 
d-biama. Ga™ ha” te akfwa waji™cta-biama wa‘t aka, ni ¢inké ukia-bajt- 
said (the other), And night when both inabad humor, they say woman the man the (ob.) they did not 
they say. (sub.), talk with 
biama. Ca” ¢é Lé-wa't ¢inké ja ‘a"hd-biama. 
they say. Yet this Butfalo-woman theone ecumeacoiit they say. 
who 
Ga™ aba ama. Egi¢e nti aka endqtci ja” akaéma; wa‘ amd akiwa 
And day they say. Behold man _ the alone was lying, they say; woman the both 
(sub.) (pl. sub.) 
dkidg¢a-bitéama. Ga™ e¢i"-biamad. Egi¢e gA-biama: Wihé, A-biamié, ¢ijticka 
had gone again, they say. Forsome he they say. At length She said as fol- Osister said he, they. your 
time sat lows, they say: say, brother's son 
udgine b¢é ta minke, 4-biama. Ga™ a™ba té’di a¢a-biamd. Ca™ ga” yan‘de 
Iseekmy Igo will I who said he, they And day when he went, they say. Right along (?) ground 
own say. 
d¢ita ma*¢i”-biama. Egice dazéqtci hi yi ag¢a-bikéama, sig¢é wé¢a- 
crossing he walked,-they say. Atlength late evening arrived when had zone homeward, trail he found 
they say 
biamé. Ga™ sig¢é ké wiuha-biamaé. Tha” ama cti ga” [i té, gan’ki ci 
they say. And trail the(ob.) he followed them, His the too was a Buffalo and again 
c they say. mother (mv. sub.) 
ijin’ge ama cti jpe-jin’ga-bitéama, nafi’géqtci ag¢a-bikéama iha™ é¢a™ba. 
her son the too was a Buffalo-calf, they say running fast had gone homeward, his mother she too. 
(mv. sub.) they say 
Kgi¢e watcicka wi ctigaqti naji” te amd yi, i wi’ wa¢fona amédde, (ete é 
At length creek one very thick stood they say when, tent one plain ney, say, This it 
when, 
te-ana, e¢éga"-biama ni aké. Ga™ é'di a-ig¢i"-biama, é¢a"ba-baji-biama. 
must be ! thought theysay man the sub.). And there approaching he sat, not in sight they say. 
they say 
Egi¢e ijin’ge é¢a"be ahi-biama.  ye-jin’ga aké aké (A-biamad). I™dédi aka 
Atlength his son in sight arrived, they say. Buffalo-calf a itis (said he, they say). My father the 
(sub.) (sub.) 
att aka ha, 4-biamaé (ye-jin’ga aka). I¢adi ¢at‘a” edécté a” ba¢e’qti ma™¢i” 
has come , suid, they say (Buffalo- cal? the). His father you had even if. this very day walking 
¢axdge ma"hni’, 4-biama. Edida! wagima™¢i"’-a hé, 4-biamdé jpé-wa't 
you cried you walked said she, they Simpleton! go after him f said, they say Buttalo-woman 
say. 
aké. Ga 6di ahi-biamaé. Ki ja®-uqpé jingdqtei ‘-biama, ¢éde A¢ib¢a- 
the (sub.). And there he arrived, they And wooden bowl very small she gave, they bottom spread on 
say. say 
biama. Ni b¢ata*-maji eee am¢a™ bize ¢a™cti, djib imahi" ha, e¢éga™ 
they say. Water Idrink I not I was thirsty heretofore a little truly é thinking 
g¢i’-biamé ni aka. (ita -biama; ¢a‘d-biama ni ke. Djtbaqtei 
sat they say man the (sub.). edrank they say; he left (some) water the. A very little 
an¢a™ wathébe ¢a™cti, cgi¢e ni té b¢d‘a dha", e¢éga"-biami. Ugpé té ci 
insuflicient for me heretofore, atlength water the I inal to ! thought he, they say. Bowl the again 
drin 
4-biama. Ki 34 hébe ¢é¢a®ska ‘i-biamdé. Na®™pa™hi® ¢a?cti, jyangéea™ 
] gee 
she gave, they And jerked piece this size she gave, they T hungry heretofore somewhat large 
say. meat say. 
L , = , ¥ EA ‘| \ tL 44° s , 
a"{ etéde, e¢éga"-biamé. Ci ¢a‘d-biamé. Ki hébe u¢acte gf‘i-biama. 
she should have he thought, they say. Again he failed in eating, And piece left from he gave it back, 
given me they say. eating they say. 
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