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wi” aka wasibe wi” a¢i” aki-biama. Nack{ ¢a” jin’gactéwa”ji akdma, 
one the black bear one he brought home, they say. Head the by no means small he had, 
(sub.) (ob.) they say, 
ki najiha jidéqti akdma. Ki yi isan’ga fu¢d-biama imc‘ige aka. 
and hair very red had,they Reached when his younger told the news to, old man the 
say. home brother they say (sub.). 
I¢isabéqti u¢digaca™ ¢a™cti. Diba wpiidiqti ayig¢a¢i® ti. T’éawage ta 
You suffered you traveled in the past. Some right to the have brought themselves. I kill them will 
exceedingly lodge 
minke, 4-biamdé. Ci wi” aka ye-nuga éde a¢i” aki-biamd Najiha ¢a” 
I who, said he, they Again one the buffalo-bull but brought it home, they say. Hair the 
say. (sub.) 
ziqteci akima. Hau. Gan’ki wan’gi¢e aki-bi yi ci wi" najiha ¢a" 
very he had, they Well. And all reached home, when again one hair the 
yellow say, they say 
qiqti akima. Nidcitga dde a¢i” aki-biaméa. Ga™ pahan’ga aki aka, 
very he had, they Man but brought it home, they say. And before he reached he 
green say. home who, 
Tc‘ige-a, wa¢atai 4 niaci"ga ¢ankd. Aha", wa¢ata-baji, dwagiha™i-ga ha, 
Oldman O! didthey eat ? man — they who. Yes, they did not eat, cook ye for them 
d-biamé. Ga™, Wat‘a’-bacpi uwagiha’i-gi ha, a-biamé. Ki égi¢e, 
said he, they And, Squash sliced, cook for them 6 said he, they say. And behold, 
say. 
nikaci?ga nija tiwagiha™ akima. Ega® a¢dta-baéji ha, 4-biamé. EKga® 
to) to) J ? fo) 
man ear he had cooked for them, they say. Such we eat not . saidthey, theysay. Such 
onadta-baji yi eddda®™ ondtai dite, 4-biamd i’ec‘age aka, wand‘a®-baji-bi 
you eat not if what you eat may? said he,theysay oldman the (sub.), they not hearing 
pos , Ae,  % ° eiere: . % : 
e¢éga" éga". Wata™zi-ski¢e b¢a” zéqtci twagiha™i-ga, 4-biama. Ki égi¢e, 
he thought as. Corn sweet very fine cook for them, said he, they say. And behold, 
hé é waké akama. Ga™, Ega® a™wa™ ¢ata-baji, 4-biamé. Egi¢e wit’ aka 
lice that he meant, they say. And, Such we eat them not, said they, they Atlength one the 
say. (sub.) 
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gi-biamai: Wasabe je-niga edabe é’qti uyfha™ taf, a-biama. Ga™ 
said as follows, Black-bear buffalo. bull also themselves let them cook for said he, theysay. And 
they say: themselves, 
gi¢éqtia”-biama. Uyiha"-bi ega™ wjawaqti wa¢ata-biama. Hau, égi¢e 
they were very glad, they Cooked for them- having in good spirits they ate, they say. Well, at length 
say. selves 
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ha” amd. Ha™ yi Pe‘ige aka gé-biama: Jucpaha, niaci"ga ugdca™ 
night they say. Night when oldman _ the (sub.) at as follows, Grandchild, man travels 
they say: 
i décteda edwaga® taf ha. Ueetai-ea, A-biami Aha", giga™ha, ¢f 
feo} to) to} coo} 
when talking inces- let us be so - Vell about said he, they Yes, grandfather, you 
santly yourselves, say. 
¢ana™ éga" ie‘age hni® éga” edada” ahigiqti iepaha" ha Qita"¢i" ug¢a-ga ha, 
you as oldman youare as what a great many you know A You first tell about 
grown yourselves 
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i-biamé. Hau, yucpdha, i"c‘ige b¢i™ ¢a”ja uig¢a a™¢in’ge Aga. Hidga® 
said he, they Well, grandchild, old man lam though totellabout Ihave indeed. Itella 
say. his relations nothing myth 
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te A¢a, 4-biamé. Ga higa’-biamd ic‘ige aka. Egi¢e, yuepaha, i"e‘ige 
will indeed, said he, they And told a myth, they say old man the It happened, grandchild, old man 
say. (sub.). 
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wi’ édiaké. Ki isan’ga ¢ab¢i" yig¢e jJigig¢e akama d¢a, 4-biama. 
one there wasone. And his younger three dwelt in a they were they say indeed, said he, they 
brother lodge with him, say. 
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