HOW THE BIG TURTLE WENT ON THE WAR-PATH. 257 
indé ¢a" thiya-biama yyeyanga aki. Gan’ki jide¢é-hna’-biama. Gan’‘ki 
face the rubbed with, they Big turtle the And he reddened it they say. And 
say (sub.). 
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qide ¢agda-biamd.  Jaqpi ¢a®" hi’ qpe ska’ dji-biamé. gqéxeha ge¢fza-biamé, 
grass he wore on his head, Lopoft the fine fe: ape x white he put them on, Gourd he took his, they say, 
they say. head they say. (rattle) 
‘éoa™-biama. Gasda¢u-biama. Wat‘a”-biamda nuda“hanga wata™ eA té. 
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thus they say. He shook and rattled, He sang they say war-chief song his the. 
they say. 
Ké-ta" Qa”-ye wa-te ki-he cé-nan-ga hi-e teé-e 6, hi-e teé-e 6. 
(See note. 7 
Na*téqti ma"¢i"-biama. U¢ica" ma¢i’-biamd. A¢d-biamA yi a™ba ama. 
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Stepping lively he walked they say. Around he walked they say. They went, they when day they 
them say Bay. 
= . ee oan , . , 
Kgi¢e pe-niga jin’ga wi” ati-biamd. Nikawasa™! ginahébai-ga, 4-biama 
Atlength  Luffalo-bull small one came, they say. Warrior! wait ye for Me ae they say 
yeyanga aka. Ki, Wagaca™ ma"b¢i"-de awadnag¢i™ qti ma*b¢i”. we -gi, 
Big turtle the hea Traveling IT walk while Iam in a great hurry T walk. Speak rapidly, 
(sub.). 
a-biama. Hata" ma"hni™ dimte. A™ha", nida™hanga, éga", 4-biamaé. Waga- 
said he, they Why you walk may? Yes, O war ceuieh 80, said he, they actos 
say. say. 
ca" ma"hni’-de u¢i¢ai éga®, K’di ma"b¢i™ té, eb¢éga", uwinai hi, 4-biama 
ing you walk while hey told as, There I walk will, Ithought, Isoughtyou . said, they say 
of you 
(Le-niga jin’ga aké). Keégan-ga, a-biamda (yféjanga aké). Cka™ ¢ija té 
(Buffalo-bull small the). Gane. do 3. said, they say (Big fale the). Ways your the 
(mov ements) 
wija"be ka™b¢a, 4-biamaé. e-niga aka uyfdaja’’-biamaé. Giddha®-biamé. 
b] 
Lsee for you I wish, said he, they Butfalo- bull the rolled himself over, they He arose again, they say. 
say. (sub.). Say. 
Lan‘de ké jahe-hna”-biama. Hé té fjahe-hna’’-biama. an’de ké baqdpi-de 
Ground the hethrust regu- theysay. Horn the hethrust regu- they say. Ground the he gored while 
at larly at with laily 
hcbe a™¢a ¢é¢a-biamad. Sin’de ké ¢iqa™ téga" naji”-biamaé. aonan’ge 
piece he threw away suddenly, Tail the break off will, he stood they say. Ash-tree 
they say. like 
wi” édedi-te ama. Iénaxi¢a-biamd. Bastikiqti wéahide te ¢a- biama. Niida- 
one it stood there, they He attacked it, they say. Pushed (and far away e sent forcibly, O war- 
say, splintered?) they say. 
hanga, gama" téska"b¢éga" nada"xi¢a ‘i¢di yi, a-biama (ye-ntiga aka). 
chief, T do that will, I expect to scare, or vex i me if, said, they say (Butfalo-bull the). 
me threatens 
Nikaci"ga d‘iba wagaca" judwag¢e wada™ba-gi hi. Wahéhe ctéwa™ 
Person some traveling I with them see them ; Faint-hearted inthe least 
¢ingaf. Ewad¢dkiga’-ctéwa"ji. Uciar¢ade. Keé, man ¢in’ ga, a-biamé. Wa‘a” 
there are You are not in the least like them. You have disap- Cin walk, said he, they Song 
none. pointed me. say. 
ee e : 1 
té ci wa‘a"-biama. Ké-ta" Qa'’-ye wi-te ki-he ca-nan-ga, hi-e teé-e 6, 
the again hesang they say. Turtle Big (see note) 
hi-e teé-e ¢6, a-biama. Ci a¢a-biama. Nikawasa™! ti¢é-i-ga, 4-biamd. Ni 
: said he, they Again they went, they Warrior! pass yeon, said he, they Water 
say. say. say. 
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