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182 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
Ki isan’ga ¢anké wéahidéqti ‘Abae i¢af-de, ha” yi eti aki-hna™-biama 
And his younger they who very far away hunting had w “hats night when too reached home they say 
brother gone invariably 
. , aes 1 z ree 
d¢a, d-biamé. Ki cgi¢e Me‘ige aka endqtci yf dkida aka yi, égi¢e 
indeed, said he, And ithappened oldman the (sub.) healone lodge was watching when, atlength 
thay say. 
niaci"ga hégactéwa™ji yi té udd-biam d¢a. Ki ive‘ige aka gé¢ega” 
people a great many lodge the entered, they say, indeed. And old man ae thinking thus 
(sub.) 
edi -biam Aga: I¢i’sabéqti wéahidéqti ugaca™ i¢é-hna’i ¢a”cti. Niaci"ga 
sat theysay indeed: Myrelations suffering very far away aS aveling have gone _ heretofore. Man 
very much habitually 
d‘iba Ahigiqti yfidigti t’¢awa¢é ti minke-dna, e¢éga™  g¢i’-biama. 
some a great right inthe TL kill them will I who ! thinking he sat they say. 
many lodge (in thought) 
Gan‘ki, Ké, yuepdha, ¢f cti higan-gi, d-biamé. A™ha”*, yiga™ha, hidga” 
And, Come, erandchild, you too erientiyii said he, they sa:,. Yes, grandfather, Itella 
myth 
te d¢a, dbiama. Egi¢e nikagahi wi” ta™wang¢a" d‘iba jawag¢e am 
will indeed, said he, It hap- chiof one tribe some he with them they 
they say. pened say 
‘ia. Ki cin’gajin’ga wi" t'a” ama. Ki cin’gajin’ga nijinga aka téga 
indeed. And child one he had they say. And child boy the (sub.) lazy 
hégabaji-biam Ada. I¢ddi ¢inké ugdca™ wagaji’ ctéwa™ ugaca™-baji-biam 
very they say indeed. His father theone totravel commanded notwith- he did not travel, they say 
who standing 
‘ga. Edadda® ctéwa™ gdxe ga™¢ajiqti am d¢a. Egi¢e ntyinga aka najija™ 
indeed. What soever todo hedidnot wish they indeed. At length boy the to fast 
at all say (sub.) 
‘¢a-bi ega™ iha™ aka yi uya”ha wégaxe am A¢a, A-biama. Hgi¢e 
spoke of, having hismother the lodge apart made for him they indeed, said he, At length 
they say (sub.) say they say. 
nijinga akdé eé¢ega™-biam A¢a, ndjije”-bi té’di: Hida! nfka-najfha wai"mi” 
boy the thought thus, indeed, he fasted, they when: Let mesee! human hair I wear as a 
(sub.) they say, say robe 
au, e¢éga™-bi ja”™-biam A¢a. Ki nuda” miyinga aka a¢d-biamaé. Niacitga 
will, thinking, they he lay, they indeed. And on the war- boy the went they say. Man 
say say path (sub.) 
dhigiqti jiwag¢e ag¢d-biama. Egige niaci*ga diba yig¢e ¢anké, ki &'di 
avery great he with the “m went they say. At length necaony four dwelt in they who, and there 
number a lodge 
ahf-biam ‘fa. Edi ahf-bi yi nujinga aka, Nika-najiha waimi” té minke, 
they arrived, indeed. There  theyar- when boy the Human hair Iwearasa will I who, 
they say rived, they say (sub.), robe 
ehé ¢a™cti. Waii” dda" inahi" Aha", atta” ti minke, e¢éga" g¢i"-biam 
Isaid in the past. Robe good truly ! Tpossess it will I who, eee he sat, they say 
d¢a Wit ¢inké najfha ska’qti, ga” wi” ¢inké jidéqti, wi" ¢inké ziqti, 
indeed. One the one hair very white, and one the one very red, one the one very 
who who who yellow, 
wi’ ¢inké yigqti am d¢a. Gan’ki Meige aka kiqa-biama: Ha! ha! ha+! 
one the one very they indeed. And old man the langhed withhim, Ha! ha! ha! 
who green say (sub.) they say: 
Wijytcpa gé¢eqti éska", A-biamé. Ga’ ha™ am& yi waii” u‘tide ¢a” 
My grandchild soueby juat if seems, said he, they And night it was when robe hole the 
thus say. 
ict’ ug¢a™ ja™-biamd, Me‘ige ¢ankA wada™be ja™ ga™¢a-bi ega”. Ki 
eye in it he lay, they say, old man the (pl.ob.) — to see them lying he wished, having. And 
they say 
