THE CHIEI’S SON, THE SNAKE-WOMAN, AND THUNDERS. Lom 
am& watcigaxai waja”be ka”b¢a, A-biamd. Ki i¢ddi aki gA-biama: 
the they dance I see them I wish, said he, they say. And his father the said as follows, 
(sub. pl.) (sub.) thoy say: 
Hau! cin’gajin’ga wiwfja wa‘ti watefgaxe wegar¢a hai; éga™ gdxe tal, 
so 
Ho! child my woman to dance wishes for them do will 
(they), 
d-biama i¢idi aka. Ki imc‘age wi" twagi¢a ad¢d-biamd. Gé-biama: 
said, they  hisfather the And old man one to tell them went, they say. He said as follows, 
say (sub.). hey say: 
Wa‘t-macé nikagahi ijin’ge akdé wad¢atcigaxe ta-bi af ada+! A-biamdé 
f=) J fo) 
Ye women chief hisson the (sub.) you dance will hesays indeed! said, they say 
ie‘age aka. Ci wa‘t-ma wateigaxe-ma wada™ba-bi yi Wé’s‘a-wa't ¢inkd 
old man the(sub.). Again the women the ones dancing he saw, they say when Snake-woman the (ob.) 
i¢a-baji-biama. Can’gaxewaki¢a-biama. Catckdxe taf A-biamdA ad¢a+! wa- 
fo) 
he did not find, they say. He caused them to stop, they say. You will stop said he, they say indeed! — dane- 
tcigaxe té, a-biama. Ga” can’gaxd-biamd. yi téya aki-biamd. Ké, 
ing the, said he,theysay. And they stopped they say. Lodge tothe he reached home, Come, 
they say. 
dadiha, i”na®ha tiha® te. Na®™pa™hi", é-biamdé. Ki tha™biamd. Dida 
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O father, my mother cook will. T hungry, said he, theysay. And she covked, they say. This way 
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aoni™ cf taf. Nin’de ké ahigi agi” gfi-ga, a-biamé. Ga” nin‘de¢é-bi 
you willcome with it. Cooked the much bring ye hither, said he, they say. And they cause it to 
be cooked, they say 
yi edi é¢i" ahi-biama. E¢i" ahi-bi ega” na*bu¢iq¢a ¢iontida-biama., 
when there having they arrived,they Having they arrived, having ring he pulled off they say. 
for him say for him they say 
° ° 1 . ° , . 1 ° ; r 
(fiontida-bi ega™ ecaadi ¢iontid ia” ga-biama. Ké, a™wam date tatd, 
Pulled off, theysay having near by pulled off, he putit they say. Come, Wo eat shall, 
° . , elpinite: es Ooyi rd Ce 
a-bi ega” égi¢e watt aka jigig¢éqti g¢i”-biamd, Wée's‘ai-watt aka. 
said, having behold woman the (sub.) right with him sat they say, Snake-woman the 
they say (sub.). 
Ga” wa¢ate jugig¢a-biama. Ci kikickade-ctéa"-hna™-biamd, ni ¢inké 
And eating she with him they say. Again they even played regularly with they say, man the (ob.) 
} each other 
a¢ixa-bi ega™. 
shemarried, having. 
they say : 
Ci Wée's‘i-wa‘t ama ¢ingd-biamé. Ci na™bi¢iq¢d gia™-biamd ni 
Again Snake-woman the (sub.) was none, they say. Again ring wore his, theysay man 
¢inké. Ci, Dadiha, wat cémi*jin’ga jingdqtei watcigaxe waja™be ka™b¢a, 
eiecne Agair, O father, woman young woman very small to dance T see them I wish, 
who. 
d-biama. Ky i¢adi aka ga-biamd: Hau! cin’gajin’ga wiwfja wa‘t ¢émi®- 
said he, they And hisfather the said as follows, Well! child my woman 
young 
Bay. (sub.) they say: 
jin’ga jingdqtci watcigaxe wegarta ha; éga" gaxe taf, 4-biamad i¢ddi aka. 
woman very small todance wishes forthem ; 80 do will said, they hisfather the 
(they), say (sub.). 
Ki itc‘age wi ci tiwagi¢a a¢d-biamé. Ga-biam4: Wa‘ti-mécé cémi?- 
And old man one again totellthem went they say. He said as follows, Ye women young 
they say: 
jin’ga jinigaqtci-macé edibe wa¢atcigdxe ¢ida”be ga™¢ai. Wag¢atcigdxe 
woman very small ye who also you dance to see you he wishes. You dance 
taf, ai a¢a+! d-biama. Ga” watcigaxd-biam& Nijinga aké u¢fxida-biama 
will, he indeed! said he, they And they danced they say. Boy the looked around, they say 
says say. (sub.) 
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