THE ADVENTURES OF HAXIGE. Q47 
Ki a¢a-bi yi gan’ki, Ké, 4f gé b¢tgagti gaefbe oné te. dahé 
And he went, when then. Come, lodge She every one without you will go. Hill 
they say (pl. ob.) : (the village) 
fkisa”¢i" mat¢i“i-ga. Gan‘ki néxe yangdqti na”ba nf agima¢i”-ba 
out of sight walk ye. And kettle very big two water go ye for and 
win'gackai-ga.  Pé¢anka zéawd¢e b¢icta" yi hi¢dawaki¢e ti minke, 
hang them for me. te se I powwow I finishit when I cause them to will I who, 
over them bathe 
a-biama. Gan‘ki éga" gaxa-bi ega”’, aga- -biama b¢tga  Gan‘ki maze ké 
said he, they And so did, they say having, they went, they all. And iron the 
Say. say 
najide'qti gaxa-biama Haxige aka. Gaxé-bi ega™, ei-biama: (fiji ¢e étan¢i" 
very red hot made it, they say Haxige the Made it, they having, Sis said as fol- Yourelder he first 
(sub.). say lows, they say: brother 
zéa¢é ta minke. I’ta® cka” aji ae ga, a-biama. Ké, ‘i té bahd-ga 
T pow- will I who. Now motionless lie said he, they Come, wound the show it, 
wow over say. (ob.) 
him 
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i-biama. Maze ke najidé’qti gaxa-bi yi gan’ki ‘i té ubdéxa"-biamd 
said he, they Tron the very red hot ae made it, when and wound the he thrust into, they say 
say. (ob.) they say 
ma™ze ké, Gan‘ki ‘i té ubaxa™-bi yi, Ha"! ha™+! (hna®-bi yi, Ca™ g¢fiiji 
iron the And wound the he thrust into, when, Ha"+! has+! he saiditregu- when, Yet — speech- 
(ob.). they say larly, they say less 
O's nes 2; . , > = 1D , , ys 3 2 . 
jan’-ga. Qiuda" taté, 4-biamé. Gan‘ki t’é ama najide ubAéxati k@ ~— Gan’‘ki, 
Seine © Good for (it) said he, they And he they red hot thrust into the And, 
you shall (be), say. died say (ob.). 
Ké! ef-ga ha piji” ¢e giuda® éga™ jav’éqti i¢¢é, a-biamda. Gan‘ki ama 
Come! Rani Thon : Your elder a4 better a sound asleep he has — said he, they After a while, they 
brother gone, say. say 
yi ci éga"gi‘a™-biama. Gan‘ki jin’ga ke ci t’é ama, maze ndjide’qti 
when again he dide so to him, they say. And small the agaim he they iron very red hot 
; (ob.) died say 
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ubaxa"-bi ega™”. T’é yi gan’ki mahi" ¢izi-bi ega™ wadadda-biama 
thrust into, they having. Dead when then knife took, they he a ing he cut them up, they say 
say say 
Wakan‘dagi na“ ba. Gan‘ki akiwa wadade ¢icta”-bi yi akiasta it¢wa¢a- 
Water-monster two. And both he cut them he finished it, when ina pile he put them 
up they say 
biama u¢iza™ te’di. Gan‘ki ¢éxe akiwa ugipiqti ujf-biamd ts‘u waxai yi. 
they say middle in the. And kettle both very full he filled, they strips made them when. 
Say 
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Gan‘ki ga” tha" e¢i”-biama. Ki gan’‘ki gatéya niacitga amd eé-biamia: 
And so cooking he sat they say. And then in that place people the (sub.) said as follows, 
they say: 
Cénujin’ga na baqtiéga" &'di gig¢a-ba da™be gig¢ai-ga, d-biama. Ki, 
Young man | about two there goand and looking pass ye if, said they, And, 
7 pass it they say. 
Wazc¢e ¢inké yaci hégaji, 4-biama. Na! Haxige eb¢éga", ehé yi imédjai 
Doctor the one a long very, said they, they Why! Haxige I think, T said when you 
who time say. doubted me 
ett. Héga aké, ecai. Ii e’be g¢é etéda”, u¢ixide ga” o¢i”-biamad. Ki wit’ é 
too. Buzzard he is, you said. And who go shall? considering so they sat, they say, And one he 
homeward 
ga-biama: We's‘a-nideka, ¢i ¢ag¢é yi i¢i¢aji etéga", wa¢i¢iondji éga’, 
said as follows, Grass-snake, you you go if not to find apt, you invisible oe 
they say: homeward you 
5 , hep . 2 , Say . 
d-biama. Gan‘ki onipi te ha. E gi¢e i¢i¢eé te ha. Utide ji™Aqtci uddé-da™ 
said he, they And you shall do : 3eware he lest B Tlole very small enter and 
say. well detect you 
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