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Egi¢e nf yangaqti wi ¢ié ti akamé yi &’di ahi-biama (ni akaé). Ky 
Atlength water very big one they would have to cross when there arrived, they say (man the). And 
nti aka ja” té dka®-bi, fyinaq¢di-biamé. Egi¢e nf tha ma¢i’-bi tédi 
man the wood the leaned against hehid himself, they say. At length water following he walked, they when 
(sub.) (ob.) they say, say 
tha” é¢a"ba fe na‘a™-biamé nti aké. Cin’gajin’ga téqi¢e améde hindd 
Child 
his her too speaking he heard, they say man the he loves if let me see 
mother (sub.). 
ni kédi @dkédi ati ta am¢, 4-biamé. Ga" iha™ é¢aba ni ¢é ag¢a- 
water atthe atthat place he will come, said she, they And his mother she too water crossing went 
say. . homeward 
biama iin’ge aka: q¢aje-hna”-bi, ci iha™ ama cti éga"-hna™-biamd. Ga™ 
they say her son the cried out regularly again his the too so regularly they say. And 
(sub.) : they say, mother (mv. sub.) 
mf uka™ska fdabe ahi-bi yi iha™ é¢a"ba, égi¢e nti akdé hitqpé ké 
water in a straight ebvenel the they arrived, when his she too, behold man the fine feather the 
line middle they say mother (sub.) (ob.) 
gfiza-biama. Ga” hi*qpé ke ni aka bihi¢a ¢é¢a-biamd. Eta™¢i" 
took his, they say. And fine feather the (ob.) man the (sub.) blew away suddenly, they say. He first 
masani ahf-biama. Bihi¢a ¢é¢ai té é ca™ea™ masdni ahi-biamd Hi"qpé 
the other reached, they say. He blew off sud- when that without the other he reached, they Fine feather 
side derly stopping side say. 
yiyixai, ci yidthi¢a ¢é¢ai ni aka. Ki q¢abé wit Ad¢askabaé-biamdé. Ga" 
hemade again blew himself off sud- man the And tree one he stuck to they say. And 
himself, denly (sub.). 
iha” é¢a"ba wada™be g¢i"-biamd. Masini ag¢{-biamd ijin’ge é¢atba. 
his mother her too seeing them he sat they say. Theother side they came back, + her son 6 too. 
they say 
Hi” ¢a™ bibiza-biama, uyidata"-biami dizi kédi. Cin’gajin’ga téqi¢e 
Child : 
Hair the they rubbed dry, they rolled themselves, sand on the. he loves 
they say, they say 
améde hindd ati ta amé, 4-biama p¢-wa‘ti aka. Ga" nan‘géqti ag¢d- 
if let me see he will come, said, they say Buffalo woman the And running fast they went 
(sub.). homeward 
biama uf¢a*be. Ga" wiuha-biama ni aki. Baxti ké é¢a™be ahi-bi xi 
they say up-hill. And followed they say man _ the Peak the in sight of hearrived, when 
them (sub.). they say 
égi¢e yi édedi-¢a" ama, hi¢uga jin’gaji ¢a” amd. Ga™ &'di a-ig¢i"- 
behold lodge there was the (circle), tribal circle not small the they say. And there approaching 
they say he sat 
. . . , . — . 
biama baxt ké‘di. Naha, imdddi ak& atf akdé ha, 4-biamd. E’di 
they say peak on the. O mother, my father the (sub.) has come 0 said (the Calf), There 
they say. 
ws 
wagima’¢i"’-a, a-biama. E’di ahi-biama yi wé¢ajf-biamd, hitqpé yixaxa-bi 
walk for them said (themother), There he arrived, they when hedid not they say, finefeather made himself 
they say. say find them they say 
ega”. Ci, Wihé, é’di wagima"¢i”-4, 4-biamé J.¢é-wa‘t aka. Ga wagiaht- 
having. Again, O sister, there walk for them, said, they say Buffalo- the (sub.). And she arrived 
woman for them 
biama yi wé¢aji amd. Jar¢éha, ¢ingat he, d-biamé Tena’! it‘agowdge 
they say when she didnot theysay. Older sister, there is - said she, they say. Why! hateful 
find them none 
inahi? é, 4-biamé. Weé¢ana‘iqtei-hna™i, 4-biamé jé-wa'i aké. Ga™ ci 
truly ! said she, they You vases close by only said, they say Buffalo woman the (sub.). And again 
say. them 
wi” aka @di a¢a-biamd. Ja™¢cha, weddatmaji, 4-biamé ci. CY wit’ 
one the (sub.) there went, they say. O elder sister. I do not find them. shesaid, theysay again. Again one 
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