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234 THE ¢EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
Peldge, wazéa ads téga", awidi-atf, d-biamé. Ci waii” ug¢a™-biama. Ci 
old man, you powwowover inorder Ihavecomefor saidhe,they Again robe heputin they say. Again 
me that, you, Bay. 
wi" ¢izd-biama yi, Hau! edge, nikaci"ga higd¢aki¢é téga®, awidi-ati ha, 
one he took, they say when, Ho! old man, person youmake him inorder Ihave come 
bathe that, for you 
4-biama. Wéduba”™ tédihi, Hau! ie‘age, nikacitga wi” b¢tigaqti f¢ihi¢a 
said he, they The fourth time arrived Ho! old man, person one all over to bathe by 
say. at it, means of you 
téga™ awidi-ati ha, 4-biama. Hau! i'c‘ige, {wihib¢a téga? awidi-ati a¢a! 
inorder IThavecomefor . said he, they Ho! old man, Ibathe by in order Ihavecome indeed! 
that you say. meansofyou that for you 
Wacige pfiiji b¢vigaqti gacibe i"¢éa"hna téga™ awidi-atf a¢a! A™b Aji¢a- 
ad all 
Affection bi outof youthrowaway inorder Thavecome indeed! Day about 
(disease ?) for me that for you 
¢a’’qtiéga" éd¢a"be pi te dda! Baxi dtiba, etige, é¢a*be pf te Ada! 
different ones insight Tar- may indeed! Peak four, old man, in sight Tar- may indeed! 
rive rive 
jingd judwagie¢e. Wakan’da yan’ga ag¢an’ka*ha” hninkéce, wib¢aha”. 
young I with them my own. Deity great on each side you who are, I pray to you. 
A”ba Aji¢at¢a’ gti jingd judwagie¢e é¢a*be pi te ada! d-biama. ‘I™ 
') J to) (ole o) 
Day different ones young I with them, my insight Lar- may indeed! saidhe,they Carry- 
own rive say. ing 
aki-biamé. géde t& ujf-biam4. ici udne b¢é te, 4-biama. A¢i” 
he reached home, Fire the he filled, they Tent-pole Iseekit Igo will, said he, they Having 
they say. say. say. it 
ak{-biamé. I*’-bast daxe te, 4-biama. Und¢e ya™ha ké’di ihé¢a-biama. 
he reached home, Stone-pushers JImake will, said he, they Fire-place border by the he laid them, they 
they say. say. say. 
(Ni té cti agfadd-biama.) Hau! nf hninkéce, waqibe widaxe téga™ 
(Water the too he went for, they say.) Ho! water you who are, sacred thing I make of in order 
you that 
awidi-at{ hi, 4-biamé. Ni té’ cti ité¢a-biamd yijébe. IY té cug¢éagé 
I have come for : said he,they Water the too he put it down, they door. Stone the Isend toyou 
you say. say (ob.) 
ti minke, kagé, 4-biama, isan’ga ha q¢i‘a jima™te g¢in’ki¢a-bi ¢inké é 
will Iwho, younger said he,they his brother skin hollow in the lodge caused to sit the one that 
brother, say, who 
wakdé-bi ega™. I" t& bagtita® ¢é¢a-biama. U¢éwirgti ga” ité¢a-biama. 
meant, they having. Stone the hepushed sent suddenly, they Collectedalto- so he placed them, they 
say straight say. gether say. 
Najidéqtia’-biama Ni té ¢iza-bi ega” yima™te nf té i¢é¢a-biama. Gaté 
Very red-hot they say. Water the hetook, having inthe lodge water the he sent suddenly, That 
they say they say. 
ni té cugé ha, A-biamé. Hau! cub¢é té minke, 4-biamé Haxige aka. 
waterthe goesto  . said he, they Ho! Igotoyou will I who, said, they say Haxige the 
you say. (sub.). 
pima™te ahf-biamé. I néjide g¢i’-biama. Hau! i'c‘ige, fwihtb¢a 
In the lodge _he arrived, they Stone red-hot they sat, they say. Ho! old man, I bathe by 
say. means of you 
téga" awidi-atf, 4-biam4. Maka” A¢ii-biamd. Nadaddze ¢éga™ ama. 
inorder Ihave come for said he, they Medicine e dropped on, Fire sent out thus they say. 
that you, say. they say. sparks 
= Sak ° . . . Opn ko . . 
Isan’ga ¢inké e¢izi-bi ega” ni Agig¢aqta™ hi¢aki¢a-biama. Kgiga" giyAxa- 
His brother the one took his, they having water he poured on he caused him to bathe, As before he made his 
who say is they say. 
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biamé. Ca” ha, kagéha, 4-biamdé. A™ha®, ji"¢éha, ca” ha, 4-biama 
they say. Enough younger said he, they Yes, elder brother, enough 5 said, they say 
brother, say. 
