THE CHIEIRS SON AND THE THUNDERS. 179 
wada™ be a¢a-biama. Wada™be a¢a-biama yi gd-biamé nuda™hanga aka: 
scouting they went, they Scouting they went, they when said as follows, leader : the 
say. say they say (sub.): 
Nikawasa™, égi¢e ¢ijiga" wi" édedi¢i" yi égi¢e t’é¢adé tai ha. T’é¢a-bajii-ga, 
Warrior, beware your grand- one the one if beware lest youkillhim . Do not kill him, 
father moving there 
a-biama. Egi¢e wada™be a¢a-biama Mat"tci wi” i¢a-biamd. Egi¢e 38 
said he, they At length scouting they went, they Grizzly bear one they found him, At length 
say. say. they say. 
ma"teu ¢i" t’é¢ ‘i¢d-biamda. Kagéha, matci ¢i" tea’ ¢é tai, A-biama. 
grizzly the to kill they spoke of, My friend, grizzly the let us kill, said (one), 
bear (mv.ob.) him they say. bear (mv. ob.) they say. 
Tena’! kagéha, nuda”hanga aka t’ea™¢a-baji ai ¢a” cti, 4-biamé. An‘kaji, 
Fie! my friend, leader the we killhim not said in the said (a second), Not so, 
(sub.) past, they say. 
nuda™hanga aki é waka-baji eb¢éga™, a-biama. An‘kaji ha, nuda™hanga 6 
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leader the that he meant not I think, said (the first), Not so j leader 7 
(sub.) they say. 
aka é wakai eb¢éga", 4-biama. An’‘kaji ha, aqta" ma"teti é wake taba, 
the that he meant I think, said (the second), Not so F how grizzly that he mean should ? 
(sub.) : they say. possible —_ bear 
a-biamé, Ca™ té¢a-bi ga ¢d-biama yi mattei aka niaci"ga ¢ankda wi” 
said (the first), And to kill it, they wished, they when — grizzly the man the (pl. ob.) one 
they say. they say say. bear (sub.) 
té¢a-biam’. Ga™ ¢ab¢i" ag¢a-biamda. Ga™ aki-bi ega™, Nuda*hanga, 9 
killed him, they And three went homeward, And reached home. having, Leader, — 
say. they say. they say 
mate wi™ édi amddega" wi” t’éawa¢ai, a-biama Hau! nikawasa', ¢ijiga™ 
grizzly bear one there he was moving one killed (of) us, said they, they Ho! warrior, your grand- 
but say. father 
té¢ag¢a-baji ta-bi, ehé ¢a”cti, 4-biama. H’di ahi-biama yi (’é¢a-bikéama). 
you shall not kill, Isaid inthe past, said he, they There saey arrived, when (killed, he lay, they say). 
say. they say 
Hau! nikawasa™, wjan’ge ¢uta” ihé¢a-gi. Ga” nikawasa” ¢é¢u ja™ 12 
Ho! warrior, road straight place it. By all warrior here to lie 
means 
ga"¢ ega™ ga” ¢é¢u ja™ te aga, a-biama. Hgi¢e ma”xe uhan’ge keé'di 
wished since atany here  lethimlie indeed, said he, they At length sky end at the 
rate say. 
ahi-biama. Ki ma™xe uhan’ge aka yan’de ké mat"tdha did¢e akama. 
they arrived, And sky end the (sub.) ground the (ob.) into was going thither, 
they say. they say. 
Ga”, Egi¢e, nikawasa™, na” ¢ape tai ha. Na*pa-bajfi-ga. Masaniaja 15 
And, Beware, warrior, lest ye fear what you. Fear not what you see. To the other side 
see 
anga¢e tai, 4-biam4 nuda”hanga aka. An’gaa”si taf hi. Kgi¢e na” ¢ape 
let us go, said, they say leader ; Lk Let us leap over z Beware ye fear 
sub.). 
taf ha. Ga™ nuda™hanga a¢a-bi ega™ masdni ahi-biama. Ga” wan’gi¢e 
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lest . And leader went,they having theother he reached, they And all 
Bay side say. 
da"si-biama ucté amd. Wirdaqtci da*si ¢iti ama; da’si ga” ¢a yi gi ama 18 
jumped over, they the rest. One only tojump failed they tojump wished when tailed they 
say over say ; over say 
nuinga aka. Egi¢e ma™xe uhan’ge ak’ ma’taha a¢i” did¢a-biama.  Ké, 
boy the At length sky end the inward having had gone, they say. Come, 
(sub.). (sub.) him 
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nikawasa™, anga¢e taf ha. Nikawasa” ¢ga" anga™¢ai, éga" a¢a, a-biama. 
walrior, let us go A Warrior so we wish, so indeed, said he, they 
say. 
