THE CHIEIWS SON, THE SNAKE-WOMAN, AND THUNDERS. 195 
biamd. Ki égi¢e, angi éga™ nikaci"ga wa¢ate akama Ing¢a™ aka. Ca™ 
they say. And behold, us liko man were eating them, theysay Thunder the (sub.). Yet 
weta- baji e¢i’-bi x, Piaji nahi" gaxai dha", e¢éga™ g¢i"’-biama niyjinga aka. 
found him not wey sat, when, Bad truly Thee do ! thinking sat they say boy the 
they say (sub.). 
Wisiga™ udwakie tai-ma ¢é wawake te-Ana e¢éga™-biama. Ga™ nini uji-bi 
My gri eral Italk with will they this he meant them ! thought he, they say. And tobacco they put 
father them who (in thought) in, they 
say 
yi wa¢iona yiyixa-biama, wa¢age g¢ionudd-bi ega”. Nintba ké wénaca- 
when visible he made himself, they hat pulled off his, they cn Pipe the he snatched 
say, say from them 
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biama. Niniba nakade yi ibista-biamé Ingca” Pc‘dge Ama ¢inké. I'teitef! 
they say. Pipe hot when he held against, Thunder old man the the (ob.). I burn! 
they say other 
d-biama i"c‘Age aké. Gan’ki wa¢ige ugidada”-bi yi ¢inga-biama. Qa-i, 
said, they say old man the And eae ne pulled on his, when he was missing, Whit! 
(sub.). they say they say. 
niaci"ga tmaka inahi” ayig¢agi® ti ¢a’cti Hata" cénaji Gitte, a-biama. 
man easy truly having himself had heretofore. Why notdestroyed may? said (one), 
come they say. 
Ama ga-biama: (hi éwidacibe, ehé té edta™ cénaji, A-biamé. Géagiama 
The said as follows, Thee I left him for thee, Isaid when why not destroyed, said he, they Those returning 
other they say: say. 
4 ‘ 4 4 Ni ky: A] Dn aty Akin 1 hit 
weama ta ama. faci™ ga tmaka teabe ti ¢a* cti akiag¢al, wéahusa ta 
they will the (sub.) Man easy very had come hither went back again, they will 
blame us scold us 
ami. Kgi¢e niacitga té¢e 4” ag¢i-biamda. Gaké ¢izdi-ga, 4-biama. 
the (sub.). At length man killed carrying one came home, That (ob.) take ye, said he, they 
they say. say. 
(hizd-bi ega™ nan‘day ihé¢a-biama. Hau! ha+! wéa¢ama taité, a-biama. 
Took it, having by the wall they placed it, they (See note) you will surely blame us, said they, 
they say say. they say. 
Niacitga timaka ayfg¢a¢i® ti ¢a™cti dkidg¢ai, 4-biama. Tena’! edta™ aja” 
Man easy having himself had come he went back said they, they Fie! why youdid 
hither again, say. 
yi t’é¢a¢a-baji g¢é¢aki¢af a, d-biamd. Weéahidéqti angi-hna" angahii, 
when you did not kill you sent him q said he, they At a very great we only we arrived, 
him homeward say. distance 
4-biama. Umakagtei ti yi té¢a¢a-baji g¢éwa¢adai piiji ckaxai. wit’: ab¢ai, 
said he, they Very easily came when you did not kill you sent them bad you did. I hate you, 
him homeward 
4-biama. K¢é, nini ujfi-gi, adida! 4-biama  Gan’ki nini uji-bi ega™, vege 
said he, they Gone tobacco put ye in, simpletons! said he, they And tobacco putin, having, killed 
Bay. - say. they say 
eqi ¢inké ‘“-biamd. Niniba ké ¢ana-bi ega” niyjinga aka wénaca- 
earry- came theone they gave him, Pipe the took a whiff, -having boy the snatched it 
ing home who they say. they say (sub.) from them 
biamd, fbista-biama. I'tcitei! 4-biamd Wieb¢i"-maji, 4-biama. Ama, 
they say, pressed it against him, Lam burnt! said he, the) It was not I, said (one), they The other, 
they say. say. say. 
Wieb¢it-maji, 4-biama. Nijinga aka wag¢dge g¢ion uda-biama, (iéma 
It was not I, said he, they say. Boy the (sub.) hat. pulled off his, they say. These 
jawag¢e’qti i¢a”-biamd. Edada™ edécai a, 4- biama Edada™ eda™ ¢a?-baji, 
right with them he sat suddenly, What what said ?% said he, they What what we said not, 
they say. ye say. 
d-biama. [¢ae-hna™i, 4-biamd miijinga aki. Ke, efa” ckaxe ceka™ hnai 
said they, they You were speaking, said, they say boy the (sub.). Come, how you do you wish 
say. 
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