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aka. Gan‘ki Haxige akA a¢d-biamd. Wakan’dagi ¢ankaéja a¢a-biama. 
the And Haxige the went, they say. Water-monster to them he went, they say. 
(sab.). (sub.) 
Eei¢e dahé ke fi ¢a" C¢a™be ahi-biama. Gan‘ki wa‘a” té é Héga 
At length hill the village the in sight of he arrived, they And song the that Buzzard 
(ob.) (ob.) say. | 
wa'a”i ey te ‘a"-biami Haxige aki Egi¢e, Huhi! ¢a aka Héga 
sung his the sang it, they say Haxige the At length, Ho! ho! thisone the Buzzard 
(sub.). (sub.) 
ami wazé¢e am didma, a-biamd, Haxige ¢¢a"be ahi-bi yi. Gan’ki 
the doctor the is coming, said they, they Haxige in sight arrived, when. And 
(sub.) (sub.) say, they say 
nikagahi aka o4-biamé: Céenujin’ga dtiba wahchaji’qti é’di ma¢i’-ba waii® 
chief the said as follows, Young man four very stout- hearted there walk ye. and robe 
they say: x x 
ug¢a”-bada” agi” efi-ga. Ki ¢ Héga e¢éga™ éga™ agfa¢al té. K’di  \ 
put himin and bring him back. And that 3uzzard thought as they went for him. There 
aht-biama cénujin’‘ga ama Haxige ¢inke’di. Waii ¢ib¢a-bi ega™”, Ké 
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they arrived, young man the Haxige by the (ob.). Robe spread out, having’ Come, 
they say (sub.) they say 
Peige, ug¢in’-ga. Angidigi-angitii ha. Gan‘ki ug¢i’-biama Haxige 
old man, sit in it. We have come for you e And nate in it, they say Haxige 
aka. Gan‘ki cénujin’ea wi jiji-hna® naxide té ukia-bi ega”, Héga é 
the And young man one whispering inner ear the he talked nae ing, Buzzard he 
(sub.). (ob.) with, they say 
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Aji eb¢céga”. Haxige eb¢éga", a-biama. Ibaha™i, ada™ égi¢a™i té. 1G 
ditfer- 1 thin: 0 Haxiges I think, said he, they Heknew therefore he said to him. And 
ent say. him, 
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gan’‘ki wi” akd ga-biamd: Héga éé@ ha. Hata" Haxige ¢é¢u ti tada®? 
~ then one the said as follows, Buzzard it is “ How Haxige here have could? 
(sub.) they say: he come 
d-biama. Jiji fe-lhna*-biama. Gan‘ki a¢i” ag¢a-biamd. Waii™ ug¢a” 
said Le, they Whis- they spoke regularly, And they took him homeward, Robe they put 
say. pering they say. they say. him in 
biamd. Ki é@’di aki-biama yitu ¢ankédi. Ki agi” aki-bi yi isan’ga 
they say. And there they reached were by the ones And theyreached home when his younger 
home, they say wounded who. with him, they say brother 
¢inké b¢tigaqti ¢ixdbai céga" yjébeg¢a" gaxe akama. Gan‘ki Haxige 
the (ob.) the whoh tayed as door-flap they had made they say. And Haxige 
naji’-bi yijcbeg¢a"  ¢ikidha’ té isan’ga ¢inké igidaha"i ha ha ¢a”. 
stood, they dloor- fl ap raised when his younger the (ob.) he knew his 4 skin the ~ 
say brother (ob.). 
Gan‘ki ¢ikidha"| yi ga-biama: Hé, wisa™jiqtei¢é! A-biama. Jijf i¢api¢i"’ qter 
And he raised when he said as fol- Alas, my dear httle younger — said he, they Whis- very easily 
lows, they say: brother! say. pering 
égi¢a™ i; ¢adin’di™-baji. Ki nikaci"ga égaxe naji” ama wi" gé-biami: 
e said me he did not speak loud. And people — around stood they who one said as follows, 
him ; they say: 
Kagcha, yijébeg¢a" ¢ikidha" yi, Hé, wisa’jimqtci¢é! af te. Haxige ¢ 
Friend, door-flap raised when, Alas, my dear little younger he said. een, he 
brother! 
ebééga", A-biama. Ki, Egi¢a’-bdji-ga. Hdéga améé ha, d-biamé. Gan‘ki 
I teh saic he, they asia men not say if toany one. 3uzzard it is he fs said (another), And 
say. they say. 
Yaya a¢a-biama Haxige ama. 
to the went, they say Haxige the 
lodge (sub.). 
