232 = THE @EGINA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
fickaha u¢dgas%”’s‘® tai ha. Egi¢e ¢ia”¢a ¢é tai, 4-biam4. Baxti diiba 
close at hand you peep in lest 3 Beware leaving you go lest, said he, they Peak four 
repeatedly say. 
é¢a™be ati-hna*-ma” yiha gua¢ica™ya madi i-ga b¢iiga, 4-biamd. yi ujf 
in sight I come regularly downward to the other walk ye all, said he, they House- 
side of say. hold 
¢anké wan ‘gigeqti a¢a-biama, I¢a-bi ega™ ¢i‘ida-biama. Ni té Abixéqti 
the ones went, they say. Had gone, since they left him solitary, Water the boiling hard 
who they say they say. 
naji” ama. Hau! sakiba ga qti ja“i-gi. Maze ndjidéqti i té u¢iwidaxa” 
stood they Ho! side by just so lie ae Tron very red hot wound the I push into you 
say. side (ob.) with 
yi ¢ani™ya taté. Egi¢e ¢acka™ te ha. (id gaziqti ja” i-ga, 4-biamd. Ega™ 
when you alive shall Beware you stir lest. Side stretched lie ye, said he, they So 
surely (be). very stiff say. 
6 ja’-bi ega” ag¢an’katha™ ‘i té ubdxa”™ ¢é¢a-biama, Teu+! Ckaaji jan’-git. 
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lain, they haying on both sides wound the pushed e sent suddenly, (sonnd of the Still lie. 
say into they say, hot irons.) 
Ha™+! 4-bi ega™, aki¢a ndt’a-biama. Mahi" ké ¢izd-bi ega™ tis‘u waxa- 
Ah! said, they ia Lv cee both the heat killed, they Knife the took,they having strips he made 
say say. say them 
° re o ° Ren, 2 
biamé. Mawaqa’-bi ega™ nf té abixe naji” té ujf naji’-biama. Nin‘de 
they say. Cut them apart, they having water the boiling stood the aing he stood, they say Cooked 
say 
te’ cti gacibe ité¢é naji"’-biama. 
the too outof pilingit he stood, they say. 
Gaéama, Hau! ime‘ige wazé¢é gata™aji-hna™ ¢a™cti.  yyaci_ hégaji, 
Those not Ho! old man doctor ae solong regularly heretofore. A great very, 
seen, while ago 
d-biama. We's‘a-nideka, edécega™ 4 amd ¢a’cti. A™ha™, égipe hia. 
said they, they Grass-snake, what were you he was saying heretofore. Yes, I said it 
say. saying 
Liébe ubaha™ a¢at té yijébeg¢a™ u¢a™i té’di, Hé, wisa™jiqtci¢é! € éga™i ha, 
Door side of went when door-flap took Sune when, Alas, my dear little younger said ike it 
; brother! 
4-biamé Wé’s‘i-nideka. Wé’s‘i- ates di ¢ag¢é te. Da™bé-ek, 4-biama. 
said, they say Grass-snake. Grass-snake, there you go will. Look at him, said they, 
homeward they say. 
Nada®™ icti da té jiig¢e gdxa-ga. (libgacka qtei-gai di ¢a™, A-biama. 
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Extra (?) eye nose. the with it Tee atten and make very 3S al head the said they, 
(ob.) (ob.), ates say. 
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Qade ma™tihé ga” man¢i”-biamé Wé’s‘i-nideka. E’di ahf-bi ega™ af té 
Grass passing under so walked they say Grass-snake. There arrived, Hea ing lodge the 
they say (ob.) 
ukiba wi” di ugdsi®-biama. I¢a-biamé Haxige aka. Gi-ga! of-gi! of-oa! 
“ge g1-g 
erack one there a peeped, they say. Detected him, Teel the Come! conte! come! 
they say (sub.) 
4-biamé.  Giba"-bi ega™ é’di agi-biamé. Wénandeyi¢é-gi, 4-biamaé 
said he, they Called to him, having there he was coming Make yourself full of food, said, they say 
say. they say back, they say. 
Haxige aké. Gan‘ki us‘u ¢étatqti nide ké uki¢atagti ufga™hd-biamda. 
Haxige the And strip just thislong throat the sticking in very he put in for him, they 
(sub.). (ob.) tight say. F 
Haxige € akédega™ yacigti Wakan’dagi ndéyubewa¢é, ecé ci te, udd 
Haxige that the one, but very long Water-monster cooked them to you say you will, to tell 
ago pieces, arrived 
mang¢in'-gi, i-biama. We's‘a-nideka aka u¢a ¢é ama. Haxuya! Haxuya! 
begone, 2 said he, they Grass-snake the totell went they Haxige! Haxige! 
fay. (sub.) say. 
