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936 THE ¢EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
ugdhanadaze gaxe ‘i¢ai é¢é. piqinde uyfa¢é 1 gat’é te af &¢é, A-biamaé 
darkness making spoke indeed. Gorge ate reac ee from will one indeed, said, they 
of he fall said (in say 
my hearing) 
wA‘ujin’ga aki. Wa‘ujin’ga, gdamé Haxige ama wé¢ig¢a® t'a” ga” ¢a-hna™ i. 
old woman the Old woman, thatone Haxige the mind topos- wishes  contin- 
(sub.). (sub.) é sess ually. 
Liqinde wi” ug¢i’-de ja” ujfi-de déde tda*qti g¢i” t& ama. Wanfja dada" 
Gorge one sitin when dies filled when fire very good he will sit. Animal what 
with 
e¢i” akdja ua”’si hi ¢i" gat’é ké ¢izai-de ga” ¢até g¢i™ t& ama, 4- -biama. 
to the one sitting leaping reaches the fies from which takes when so eating he will sit, said he, they 
onethat falling say. 
Kga” i‘af yi’cté maja” ¢a” Pee ede m4 cktibe gixe ‘i¢ai é¢é. Ma 
So they fail if even land the snow deep making it speakof indeed. Snow 
dgaspe te te af é¢é, 4-biamé. Gdama, wa‘ujin’ga, Haxige ama wé¢ig¢a® 
pressing die will they inc Hesal said she, they That one, old woman, Haxig = the mind 
down on him saic say. (sub.) 
tia” ga ¢a-hna™i. Qdde yi yangaqti yixAxai-de ja” te’ cti Akastaqti itéyi¢af- 
to pos- wishes contin- Grass lodge very big makes for when wood the too inagreat heap piles for 
sess ually. himself himself 
de schi"be yiydxe té ama. Wanfja dada" m4 ckttbe gaq¢ad i¢é-ma iqta 
when snow-shoes he will make for himself. Animal what snow deep those that get burried at will 
suddenly in it 
t’éwa¢ai-de ga” wag¢ate naji” ta ama, 4-biama Haxige aké. ‘AY-macé’ 
he kills them when ad eating them he will stand, said, theysay Haxige the (sub.). What sort of a 
ctéwa™ HaAxige hndjinga-hna™i 4ha®, 4-bi ega” ma™zepe fgaqiqixa-bi ega’ 
person are you ace youdespise habitually  ! said, havi ing ax erushed in many nf wing 
they say times with, they say 
té¢a-biama. Gan’ki Haxige amd a¢a-biama. “Akf-bi ega™ i™ide-3i pi 
he killed her, they And Haxige the(sub.) went they say. Hereached having sweat-lodge again 
say. home, they say 
gaxd-biama. Azcki¢e taité, pi zean'yzi¢e taté a. Pi anyig¢ita™ taté, kagd, 
he made, they say. (See note), again wetreatour- shall 4% Again we work onour- shall younger 
selves selves brother, 
4-biamd. Ugfkie-hna™-biamd. A™ha®, ji"¢éha, e-hna’, é ama isan’ga ama. 
saidhe,they Hetalked regu- they say. Yes, elder brothe vr, that alone said, they his brother the 
say. with his larly say (sub.). 
Ga” imide-si pi gaxd-biam éga" g¢fta"-biama e¢ipiqti. Jtiga ké égiga™ 
And sweat-lodge again we made, they say a he worked on his, worked very Body the Roe as 
they say well on his. before 
giyixe ctéwa™ g¢icta™ ¢é¢ai tédihi yan’de ké ata*ji ca hébe ma’ ciadi 
hemadehis notwith- he let his gosuddenly when ground the he trod yet part high from the 
standing not on ground 
a¢é-hna™-biama. isan’ga ama. Kgi¢e Haxige ama isan’ga dgimakaji-biama. 
went regu- they say his edition the At length eve the his peainen ioe ‘got out of patience with 
larly (sub.). (sub.) his, they say. 
Can’gaxe ga™fd-biama. Hau! kage- -san’ea, u¢ihe taté, 4-biama. Ni-ti¢uan’da 
To stop he wished, they say. Ho! friend Caen you have shall, said he, they Island 
rother, your way say. 
res ska ¢a™ja ¢é ¢Atareé égija” éga® taité, 4-biama. Aji anyfyaxe afigd¢e 
is size though this you who you do = shall said he, they  JDiffer- we make our- we go 
stand that (they be), say. ent selves 
taité. Ca™janga niga jin’ga Abayu hi” sndédéqti yiqti-ma ¢a™ éga® nfka- 
shall. Big wolf” male young manele hair very long those who are blue 80 per- 
nec 
ci"ga hné te Ata. Maja” b¢tigagti hi ¢aytiwi"xe ma"hni” te A¢a, 4-biama. 
son you go will indeed. Land allover voice crying around you walk will indeed, said he, they 
say. 
