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a¢ai-bi yi égi¢e wai wit Akipd-biama. Wait wi" tidarqti Akipa-bi 
he went, when atlength woman one he met they say. Woman one very beautiful met her, 
they say they say 
ega™, gi-biama Hitqpd-Ag¢e akd: Evita" ma®oni™ a. A*¢a™¢aka™ona™i 
having, _ said as follows, Hingpe-ag¢e the Why you walk q You contended habit- 
they say (sub.): with me ually 
éde iwika"i yi'ji edta" ¢aa%he, d-biamé. Ki wai aka, Ena+! ébe 
but  LIcontend with when why you flee, said he, they say. And woman the (sub.), Fie! who 
you 
i¢ika®™ i"te i¢dpaha™-maji qti-ma™ he. Hirqpé-Ag¢e ab¢ixe b¢é, 4-biama. 
contended it may I know IT not indeed I do 4 Hinqpe-ag¢e I marry Igo, said she, they 
with you be say. 
An‘kaji hi, a¢a™¢aka"-hna”i ega” fwika™i ha, 4-biam4  Haéta™- ¢aa™he 
Not so ; you contended habitually having IT contend 6 said he, they Why you tlee 
with me with you say. 
éPte, 4-biamd. Na! an‘kaji’qtia" éde ecéce hé. Hirqpé-ag¢e ab¢ixe b¢eé, 
itmay said he, they Fie! not so at all but yousayit . Hitqpe-ag¢e I marry Igo 
be? say. often 
i-biama. Téna! Hitqpé-Ag¢e wieb¢i" ha. Ena+! ¢é ta? éde tiwagi¢éga" 
said she, they Why! Hitqpe-ag¢e Tam he < Fie! he the but he told somewhat 
say. (it is) (std. one) 
etéde, 4-biamd. Ang¢i” te hé, 4-biamé wa‘t aka G¢i" jug¢a-biama. 
should have, said she, they Let us sit : said, they say woman the (sub.). Sat he with her, they say. 
say. 
Gan‘ki wai aké, Hé uwine te he’. Gatédi ja”-a, d-biama (Pédehi 
And woman the Lice Ihuntfor will ° In that place sit thou, said she, they say. Lap 
(sub.), you 
djanki¢d-biamé. Egi¢e hé ufma-biama. Ki Himqpé-ag¢e ja™t’e ama, 
she caused him to lie on, Atlength lice shehunted for him, And Hitqpe-ag¢e sound asleep was, 
they say. they say. they say, 
¢ija”-biama. Ja”t’e yi nija u¢a”’-bi ega™ ¢izizi-hna™-biama. Ga” 
she put him tosleep, Sound asleep when ear shetook hold having she pulled and stretched And 
they say. of, they say repeatedly, they say. 
cinuda® tig¢e gaxd-biamd. Hirgpdé-dg¢e cinuda™ ama. Ga™ Hinqpé-ag¢e 
dog to become she made him, Hitqpe-ag¢e dog they say. And Hingpe-ag¢e 
suddenly they say. 
dixéqtia” ama, jiiga ke’ cti b¢iga. Ga” jig¢e a¢a-biama cinuda™  ¢i*. 
very scabby they say, body the too all.” And with him he went, they say dog the 
(my. ob.). 
Ga” hitgpé ké € nfacitga pfiiji ¢i" é Ag¢a-biama. Ga™ ta™wang¢a” 
And fine feather the that man — bad the that stuck in, they say. And village 
(ob.) (my. sub.) 
jangaqti wi’ é/di ahi-biam’i. Wuhti! Himqpé-ag¢e ti ha, 4-biama. Nfaci"ga 
very large one there they arrived, Wonderful! Hi'qpe-ag¢e has. said they, they Man 
they say. come say. 
u¢d-hnai ¢a”eti ti Aha’, A-biami. Egi¢e ntkagahi tju aka na‘a™-biama. 
told about inva- heretofore has ! said they, they At length chief principal the heardit, they say. 
riably come say. (su 
Wijan’de i¢i’¢i gfi-ga, 4-biamé nikagahi wju aka. Ga” @'di aht- 
My daughter's bring ye him back to me, said, they say chief principal the And there he 
husband (sub.). arrived 
biama nfkagahi 4fi té/di. Nikagahi ijan’ge aka na™bai akama Ga” 
they say chief lodge at the. ' Chief his daughter the(sub.) two were, they say. And 
na” ¢inké A¢ixeki¢i-biamé. Ki Hitqp¢é-ag¢e wakide-pi na‘a” améga” 
grown theone who he ceueet her tomarry, And Hitqpe-ag¢e good marksman heard as they had 
they say. 
éskana e¢éga™-bi ega™” ‘Abae dgaji-biami. Ki ‘ibae ¢é yi ¢i‘a  ki-hna® 
it might be they thought, having to hunt theycommanded him, And tohunt he when fail- he reached 
they say they say. went ing home invariably 
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