THE CHIEWS SON, THE SNAKE-WOMAN, AND THUNDERS. 
THE CHIEF’S SON, THE SNAKE-WOMAN, AND THE TH 
DERS. 
TOLD BY CANGE-sKA. 
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I¢idi aké nikagahi-biama. Ga-biamé: Nisfha, ugdcan-ga. ‘Abad- 
His father the chief they say. He said as follows, My child. travel. Hunt 
(sub.) they say: 
da” wa¢ita"-da"ctéan’-ga. Nika™hi ha, wa¢in’ge ag¢i” yi nika™hi-maji. 
I sit if 
and work or else (impera- Ta chief : for nothing Ta chief 
tive sign). 
Wab¢fita"; awdcka™ ma"b¢i” éga" ‘Aadae. U‘ar¢in’ge a” qtian’ga"-maji. 3 
I worked; I made an effort I walked as T hunted. For nothing Ta great man 
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Kga" wika™b¢a.- ga" ckaxe yi a” qtié¢iga". Us‘an¢in’ge ¢ag¢i” 
So I wish for you. So you do if you a great man. For nothing you sit 
I not. 
T not. 
yi 
if 
nika¢idhia'ji te, 4-biamé. Ntyinga, Ké, dadiha, ‘Abae b¢é te. Can‘ge 
youachief not will, said he, they say. Boy, Come, O father, hunting Igo will. Horse 
aka na”qa ing¢an’-gi, 4-biama. Ga™ ‘“Abae a¢’-biamd. Egi¢e a™pa™ 6 
the vertebra put on it forme, said he, they say. And hunting he went, they say. At length 
one who 
. , =y; Day, s : / . s / 
d‘iba wé¢a-biamd. Can’ge ta" sihi baqtega"™ i¢a’¢a-biama. Ga" 
some he found them, they say. Horse the (ob.) foot tied, having he placed it, they say. And 
elk 
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ju- 
body 
hna™ 6'di a¢d-biam4; mi'déga® a™pa™ wag¢dide a¢i-biamd  A™pa"-ma 
only there went they say; crawled, having elk creeping up on he went, they say. Blk 
&di ahi-biamé. Ackdqtci wakida-biamé. Ki wi ‘ii té, miuzibe i¢cqa- 9 
the 
there _ he arrived, they Very near he shot at them, they And one wounded he shot and wounded it 
say. say. it, slightly 
biamé. Gan’‘ki ¢iqd-biamd. (iqé adi” ag¢d-bi ega™” wéahide agi” ahi- 
they say. And he chased if, they Chasing it having it went, haying far having arrived 
Say. him they say him 
biama, can’ge ta” cti wéahide naji’-biamé. Ki ewéahidéqti agi” ahi- 
they say, horse the too far stood they say. And atavery greatdis- having arrived 
(ob.) tance from him 
bi ega™ fbize wakan‘di¢ega” can’ge ta” Agikibana™ agi-biamaé. Ni 
they having thirsty impatient from as horse the (ob.) running bark to he was coming Water 
say his own back, they say. 
b¢ata™maji yi fhize at’é taté Aha", e¢éga’-biama. Wakan/di¢éqtia’-biama 
Idrink Inot if thirsty Idie — shall ! thought he, they say. Very impatient from they say 
yi égi¢e nihan’ga édedite ama. Ki Wakan’da ¢inké ¢aha”-biamd. Hau! 
when behold a spring it was there, they And Deity the (ob.) he prayed to, they 
say. Say. 
Wakan'da, ca™ ha. Aniya, 4-biama. Wakan‘da, at’é tatéska"b¢éga™ ¢at cti. 15 
Ho! 
O Deity, it willdo . Tlive, said he, they say. O Deity, I die would, I thought heretofore. 
(iéwarja”. Nia té i@ééckaxe éga® anfja t4 minke, Wakan‘da, 4-biama. 
You are the Life the youmadeforme as T live will I who, O Deity, said he, they 
cause. say. 
Hau! ¢ata” ga”¢a ¢é yi wé's&% wit é¢a™bdé-biama. Badazd-biama. 
Well! to drink wishing he went when snake one emerged they say. Scared him off. they say. 
A™ha-biama. Ahat! Wakan‘da, anija éska"b¢éga" ¢a™cti, ci até ta 
He fled they say. Oho! O Deity, I live I thought heretofore, again Idie will 
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