15 
18 
228 THE (PEGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
Mi" xa-jin’ga dahf ké ti¢a"-biamd. Nikaci"ga na™ba, edéce ¢a¢iree a, A-biama 
Duck neck the he held them, they Person two, what are you saying ? said, they say 
Bay. as you move 
Haxige aka. A™ha", jit¢cha, éga®, A-biamd Ji"¢cha, fub¢a te, ehé a¢imhé 
Haxige the Yes, elder brother, so, said he, they Elder brother, I tell the will, Ihave been say- 
(sub.). say. news ing 
rue aren Te , Pees . . 
Aga, d-biamd. Ji%¢cha, awa" ¢iq¢aq¢égan-ga. Ud¢iwib¢a te, ehé ag¢imheé aga, 
indeed, saidhe,they Elder brother, do loosen your hold on me. I tell youof will, Ihave been indeed, 
say. your saying 
° , Bes rls : , , Sete ee Cet jae Sas 
4-biamd. Ji"¢cha, maja” gdi¢uha ma’ ma ciadi‘qti ¢a*¢an‘di ¢isan’ga é'di 
said he,they Elder brother, land in that diree- cliff very high by asucces- your younger there 
say. tion sion of - brother 
c aes . : mes a . , ° 1 
adi” aki, d-biamd. Mi" xa-jin’ga ama ¢inkd ¢ib¢abgazd-bi ega™ aga ¢éga- 
having reached said he, they Duck the other (ob.) pulled and tore to having threw away sud- 
him home, say. pieces, they say denly 
biamd. Imaxd-biamd: ‘AY yi C¢a™bat a, d-biamaé. Mi"’¢uma*’ci cidemaha? 
they say. Heasked theysay: How when theyemerge ? said he, they Noon fog 
say. 
ugdtitze macté’qti yi yehiiq¢abe nidindingi¢e ja"-hna%, 4-biamaé. A™ba 
blows thick very warm when tripe to stiffen theirown they regularly, said he, they Day 
(see note) by heat lie say. 
té éga®, 4-biama. 
the 80, said he, they 
say. 
= . . , , . tesa = a / : . 
Gan‘ki qi¢a gixe adi-biama. Egi¢e yehtiq¢abe ma™a¢a ja’-biama. 
And eagle made he went, they say. At length tripe on the back lay they say. 
Kydta® wénaxf¢a agi-biamé. Haxige ama ca-t, 4-biama. Wag¢i‘a. imate 
Thence to attack them he was returning, Haxige the is com- was said, they He failed Within the 
they say. (sub.) ing to say. with them. lodge 
you, 
, . . , , . , ~ , © < s » / y 
‘ikidg¢a-biamd. Ag¢d-biama ci Haxige ama. Aki-bi ega™, Eaéta® dma” yi 
they had gone again, Went homeward, again Haxige the Reached home, having, How Ido if 
they say. they say (sub.) they say 
doa"-ewé'a® etéda"? e¢éga"-biama. Hau, ci a¢a-biamd a™ba téga" ga”. 
so I do to them apt? thought he, they say. Well, again he went,theysay day the, likeit so. 
Ma ciahdqti abf-bi yi, ei ja’ ‘abe gaxa-biamd. Eyata® ja*‘abe gixe té ci 
Very faron high  hearrived, when, again leat made they say. Thence leaf made the again 
they say 
weénaxi¢a agi-biamé. Hixige ama ea-f, d-biama. Ci wénaxi¢a wag¢i‘a, ci 
to attack them he was returning, Haxige the is com- was said, they Again to attack them he failed, again 
they say. (sub.) ing to say. 
you, 
A a . , ~ sys L , Bese iv / 
lima” te Akidg¢a-biamd. Ci wa¢i‘a g¢é amd Haxige ama. Ci a™ba téga* 
within the they had gone back, Again failed went they Haxige the Again day like the 
lodge they say. homeward say (sub.). 
ama. Gan‘ki wajin’ga-wa¢ize nan’ka ya-ma ¢a” é wi gaxd-biama. Eyata” 
thoy And chicken-hawk back the blue the that one hemade they say. Thence 
say. ones (class) 
wajin’ga-wa¢ize nan’ka yi-ma éga" gixe ci. wénaxi¢a agi-biama. Haxige 
chicken-hawk back the blue so made again to attack them he was returning, Haxige 
ones they say. 
, : , =e , , £ us. S . 7 ray ee Nat = / a 
ama ca-f, 4-biama. Ci wénaxi¢a wa¢i‘a. Ci gima™te Akiag¢a-biama. Ci 
the is coming was said, they Again to attack them he failed. Again within the they had gone back, Again 
(sub.) to you, say. lodge they say. 
wi¢ita @¢é ami Haxige ami. Egi¢e wéduba ja” édihi yi we’s‘a-nideka 
failed went they Haxige the Atlength thefourth sleep reached when grass-snike 
homeward say (sub.). there 
