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a-biamé. Mi”jinga wi” da”be ad¢a-biama. Ki gé-biama: Dadiha, wijinu 
said he, they Girl one to see went they say. And _ she said as fol- O father, my elder 
say. lows, they say: brother 
, , . oH 0 ben : Ns . ape a 
aka wa‘ti uda™-qti wi” jug¢e g¢i” hé, é-biam& mi™jinga aké. Ga™ 
the woman very beautiful one he with sits fe said he, they say girl the And 
(sub.) her (sub.). 
Wée's‘a-wa‘tt A¢ixe wa¢iona-biama. 3 
Snake-woman married him visible they say. 
We's‘a-wa'tt awa" waja a¢a-baji-biama. Egi¢e ni aka ada-biama. 
Snake-woman which way went not they say. Atlength man the (sub.) went, they say. 
A¢aé-biama yi égi¢e watt uda"-qti wi" i¢a-biama. Ga-biama: Wig¢a" 
He went, they say when at length woman very beautiful one he found, they say. He said as follows, IT marry 
yn/ 
they say: you 
ti minke. (iddi ¢iha™” twagi¢d-ga, a-biamé. Gan’ki wai akd uf¢a 6 
will I who. Your father your tell them, said he, they And woman the totellit 
mother say. eee ) 
aki-biama. Gd-biamd: Dadihdé, i”na™ha méga", nuikagahi ijin’ge akaé 
reached home, She said as follows, O father, my mother likewise, chief his Sa the 
they say. they say: (sub) 
ang¢a™ ‘i¢ai, A-biamd. Ki i¢adi aka ga-biama : (hi¢ahidai te ha, a-biaméa. 
tomarry promised, said she, And her father the said as follows, He mocked you . said he, they 
me they say. (sub.) they say: say. 
Ki Wé's‘i-wait akdé wayji’cte ¢ingd-bitéama, watt Aji waga'’¢a té’di. 9 
And Snake-woman the inabad humor disappeared, they say, woman a differ- he desired when. 
(sub.) ent 
Ga™ ¢ingaf té yi ga-biama: Wab¢ate ka™b¢a ha I”na™ha tha? te, 
And she disappeared when he saidas follows, T eat Iwish 5 My mother let her cook, 
they say: si 
4-biamé. Ki ttha’-biamé. Dtida aoni™ ci tai. Nin‘de ké ahigi a¢i” efi 2a, 
said he, they And she cooked, theysay. This way you will come Cooked the much bring ye hither, 
say. with it 
A biamaé. Ga™ nin’de¢é-bi yi é’di é¢i" ahi-biama. [H¢i" ahi-bi ega™ 12 
said he, they And they caused it to be when there they brought it thither to Brought it thither to having 
say. cooked, they say him, they say. him, they say 
na"bu¢iq¢a g¢fonuda-bi ega”, Ké, a"wa™ ¢ate taté, A-biama. EKei¢e, an’ kaji- 
ring = led off his, they ine ing, moms we eat shall, _ said he, they Behold, not so 
say say. 
biamé. An’‘kaji ega” ¢atd-baji-biama, gi¢a-baji-biama, Wé’s‘a-wa‘t igi¢a- 
they say, Not so being he ate not they say, displeased they say, Snake-woman found not 
his 
baji-bi ega”. Qiza-gi. I" ¢a-maji. Wa¢adte ka™¢a-maji, 4-biamé. Ké, 15 
they say having. Take it. Tam sad. Food I want not, said he, they say. Come, 
dadfha, ‘A4bae b¢é ta minke, 4-biama. Can’ge ta" na™qa canakag¢e 
father, hunting Igo will I who, said he, they say. Horse the (ob.) vertebra saddle 
in’ g¢ari-gi, 4-biamé. Wad¢aha uda*qti a¢aha-biama. Can‘ge ta™ cti udarqti, 
put ye on for me, said he, they Clothing very good he put on, they say. Horse the too very good, 
say. 
canakég¢e cti uda’qti. A¢a-biamd. A¢d-biamé yi ¢gi¢e Weé's‘a-wa't 18 
saddle too very good. He went, they say. Hewent,they say when behold Snake-woman 
sig¢é té fgi¢a-biama Nihan’ga té ag¢a-bitéama. Sig¢u¢tigiha-biama. 
trail the he found his, they say. Spring the (ob.) she went back, He tollowed the they say. 
they say. tra‘] of his 
Sig¢ugtigiha- -bi yi, égi¢e nihan’ga té akusande aya a¢a-bitéama sig¢é té. 
He followed the trailof when, behold spring the through beyond went, they say trail the. 
his, they say 
Sig¢u¢igihe a¢d-bi* ega™, ¢4-bi ga”, ¢a-bi ga”, égi¢e yf té pfijiqti édedi 21 
Following the trail he went, haying, he went, having, he went, having, at length lodge the very bad there it 
of his own they say they say they say 
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