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150 THE ¢EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
Wag¢ate jin’ga fnahi, 4-biamé wa‘tt aka Gat 44 ¢a™ wa‘ aka na™ba¢a® 
Food small truly said, they say woman the And jerked the woman the in two parts 
(sub.). meat (ob.) (sub.) 
gaxa-bi ega™ g¢dsni® i¢é¢a-biamd. Ga™ ha™ éga" ga" ja™-biama wan’ gi¢e. 
Soa, they ieee swallowed suddenly, they say. And night feo as me slept, they say all. 
say her own were 
Umi" je tida"qti gaxa-bi ega™ ja“-biamé. A™ba ega™ ja” yxidata"-bi ega™ 
Bed very good Eaadtes they era they slept, they say. Day being lying turned himself, having 
say they say 
u¢ixida-biama. Kgi¢e yi ¢ingé ja” akéma, uta” nadiqti. Ga™ wiuha-biama 
he looked around, they Behold tent he was ~ he was lying, in a very lone place. And he followed them, 
say. without one they say they say 
iodé agai t8 Ed. hi bi Ci wateicka wit 
ete a¢al te Azéqtel nf yi dégi¢e Uiq¢a-biama ci. 1 watcicka wi 
trai went. a that evening ar- when atlength he overtook them, again. Again creek one 
rived they say 
édedi-ké ama; ci vf wi” édedi-té ama. Ga™ ci édi a-ig¢i-biama yf ya™ha 
there it was, they say; again tent one it was there, they say. And again there Spprosenune. he sat, tent border 
they say 
ke‘di. FE ntyinga aka ci é¢a™be ahi-biamé. Na! imdadi aka atf aka ha, 
at the. ‘That boy the again insight arrived, they say. Why! my father the has come 
one (sub.) (sub.) 
i-biama I¢addi cat‘a” edécté a ba¢é'qti ma¢i” ¢axage ma*hni”, 4-biama 
said he, they His father you had even if this very day walking youcried you walked, said, they say 
say. 
p¢-wa‘t aké. Weéba™ ¢é¢a-& hé, 4-biamd. Dadiha, f-ga hau, 4-biama 
Buffalo- the (sub.) Tocallthem send : said she, they O father becoming ! said, they say 
woman (the voice) say. 
niyjinga aka. Gat &'di ahi-biama. Ki ja”-uqpé jinigdqtci ‘-biamad, ¢éde 
boy the (sub.). And there he arrived, they And wooden bowl very small she gave, they bottom 
say. say 
d¢ib¢d-biama. Ki ni aké ticka™ té ibaha™-bi ega™, ¢aqiba-baji-biama 
spread on they say. And man the (sub.) deed the(ob.) knew, they say eeeees did not Se they say. 
(lata"-biama; ¢a‘d-biamé ni té Ugqpé té ci ‘i-biama. Ki 44 hébe 
Hedrank they say; he failed in drink- water the Bowl the again she gave, they And jerked piece 
ing, they say (ob.). (ob.) say. meat 
¢é¢a"ska {-biamé. Ki ni aké icka" té ibaha"-bi ega”, ¢aqttba-baji-biama 
this size she gave,they And man _ the deed the knew,they say because, did not wonder they say. 
say, (sub.) (ob.) 
Ki 34 ¢a™ ci ¢a‘d-biamé. Ki hébe ugacte gii-biama. I wagate jin’ga 
And jerked the again he failed in eating, And piece he left he gave back, they That food small 
meat (ob.) they say. say- 
inahi®, 4-biama y¢-wa‘t aké. pA ¢a™ ¢icpa-bi ega™” g¢asni" ¢é¢a-biama. 
truly, said, they say Buffalo- the Dried the pulledapiece having swallowed suddenly, they say. 
woman (sub.). meat (ob.) off, they say hers 
Ga” ha™ éga® ja” biamé. Nu aka hdjinga wi” a¢i’-bi édde wat ké sihi té 
And night as they slept, they Man the cord one had,they but woman the feet the 
say. (sub.) say lying 
wanda? ikika™ta’-biamé. Ha™ ja™ té ¢iqfi-baji éga", ¢iqti ga™ ‘fai éga", 
together he tied with it they say. Night slept when he was not tobe he wished as, 
roused roused 
Cka™i tédfhi a™¢iqi etéga™ dha”, e¢éga"-biama ni aka. Ga’ ja’’-biama. 
Moving when to wake me apt thought they say man the (sub.). And eas slept, they 
say. 
19 gi¢e a”ba ama. Egi¢e icté ¢ib¢d-bi ega™ uta”nadiqti ja™akama. 
At eh day they say. At length eye opened, they eee in a very lone place he was lying, 
say they say. 
Ga” sig¢é ci wiuhd-biamé. Baxti yangdqti ke'di é¢atbe ahi-biama. 
And trail again he followed them, they Peak very big at the in sight of he arrived, they 
say. say. 
