THE ADVENTURES OF HAXIGE. 235 
isan’ga aké. Isan‘ga ¢icta” yi ¢é yi ca"™ca” ma®cidha ¢é amd, wandxi 
his brother the His brother finished when he when without on high he they say, ghost 
(sub.). went stopping went as 
ama. (This was done four times.) Egi¢e g4-biama: Huhu‘d! kdge-san‘ga, 
they say. At length ‘5 said as follows, Really! friend younger 
they say: brother, 
u¢fhe cka”bna. (légat ag¢ag¢i" naji”’-biama, ugikie naji’-biamd. Hau! kage- 
you have you wish. Thus having his he stood they say, talking to he stood they say. Ho! friend 
ate his 
san’ga, u¢fhe taté. U¢the taté ¢a™ja, kiage-san’ga, akf¢aha afiga¢e tate 
younger you have — shall. Youhave shall though, frie ad younger apart we go shall 
‘brother, your way your way brother, 
4-biamé, Nikaci"ga jide ni-ti¢uan’da ¢é¢atska ¢a™ja ¢é oné téga™ ag¢i-baji 
said he, they ewan © island this size though this yougo will, so they not come 
say. back 
catca” taité, 4-biamd. A¢d-biamd Haxige ama. Tei¢e JAbe-wa‘ujin’ga 
continually shall, said he, they Went they say Haxige the(sub.). Atlength Beaver old woman 
say. 
mandé gdxe akima. Hu+! 4-biamé. Haxuya b¢a™qteia”, 4-biama. 
boat was making, they say. Hu+! said she, they say. Haxige it smells very said she, they 
much of, say. 
WAa‘ujin’ga u¢dide ¢ingé aha". Ga¢i" Haxige isan’ga Wakan‘dagi t’éki¢af 
Old woman cause for there is ! That one cia his br Shice Water-monster killed for 
complaint none him 
éga™ 4gudi cté xagé yiwi"xe mai” te yigd¢ait’e gi”, d-biamd. Wa‘ujin’ga 
a wherever athe wandering he walks as hekills himself the said he, they Old woman 
about by crying one who, say. 
mandé ckéxaji/qtei dha", 4-biamd Haxige aka. A, ceta™qti ¢and‘a%ji 
boat you dona make ! - said, they say He mice) the (sub.). Yes, so very far you have not 
at al heard 
¢i¢ircé A, A-bfama wa‘ujin’ga aki. Haxige ama isan’ga t’éki¢ai dite 
you who 7 said, they say old woman the (sub.). Haxige the (sub.) his brother killed for it may 
move him be 
Wakan’‘dagi tiju na™ba t’éwa¢a-bada® t’é¢é ¢ifaf éga" maja” b¢éiiga nf ujf 
Water esonstens Brack, two hekilledthem and ue kill failed a land all water filled 
pa him 
gixe ‘“i¢ai ga" mandéha ayidaxe dtahé, 4-biamd. Ga-biama: Wa‘ujin’ga, 
fa make spoke aa a dug-ont I stand making for mys self said she, they He said as follows, Old Say 
it of it say. they say: 
Haxige am wé¢ig¢a® t'a” ga’ ¢a-hna”i. Mandéha gixai édega™ mandé-da 
Haxige the mind to pos- ae sires invariably. A dug-out made but boat-head 
(sub.) sess 
té’ya ja” Akast ité¢ai yiji, ma™¢in’ka ujfi-de, déde naq¢irgti g¢i” dega™ 
atthe wood piled up places if, soil (earth) filled when, fire burning very sitting when, so 
with brightly 
wanfja ugdha-ma ¢izai-de, ga” wi¢ate g¢i” ta aka, 4-biama. EKga™ ¢i‘af 
animal those that float hetakes when, and eating them he will besitting, said he, they say. So they fail 
yi'eté maja” b¢liga west tia” wixe ‘¢ai é¢é, d-biama wa‘ujin’ga aka. 
even if land all snakes abound making spokeof indeed, said, they say old woman ene 
(sub.). 
yehdmajide uga”i édega" na"bé té cti éga™ u¢ici"-de wé's‘a-md wa¢aqta 
Red-breasted turtle put obs but hand the too = covered when the snakes to bite 
(shells) 
afi yi’ji hA ciga yiyAxai éga" wana” qiqfxe wa¢i® ma™¢i” t4 amd, wana” te 
ap- when skin thick made for Fe breaking in their having 6 will walk, stepping on 
proaching himself (heads) them hem 
wa¢i® mai” té ama, d-biamé Haxige aka. Mga" que af yieté maja” | bedga 
having he will walk, said, they say Haxige the So ey fail even if Janda 
them (sub.). 
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