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biama (Wasabe aka). Wagdca™ ma*hni”-bi af u¢f¢a-hna™i, ki &/di ma™b¢i” 
they say (Black bear the). Trav Saunt you walked, it they wastold  regu- and there I walk 
was said said of you larly, 
ka”b¢a ga” uwinéqti A¢a, a-biamé. Hau! kégaii- ga, a-biama (yéyanga 
I wish and Ihave sought indeed, said he, they Ho! Sab 80, said, they say (Big turtle 
you diligently say. 
aka). Aja" ga” cécei"te. Cka™ ¢i¢ija qa“ be ka™b¢a, &-biamé (ypératiga 
the). How so you may have Ways yourown Isce I wish, said, they say (Big aan 
you do thought that. 
aka). Wasabe aka jan‘de ké ¢iqdpi-bi ga” ma-3Ace a” ¢a-hna® ¢é¢a-biama. 
the). Black bear the ground the pierced with pan round lumps threw  regu- he sent forcibly, 
(sub.) his claws, of earth away larly they say. 
they say 
Gan‘ki yackahi nasabe wi” édedi-te am& I¢naxi¢a-biamaé. Ana-bi eva” 
And oak blackened by one stood there, they say. He attacked it, they say. Huggedit, having 
re they say, 
’¢aqti ¢é¢a-biama Ndda*hangd! edida™ nda™xi¢a ‘i¢ai yi gima®™ téska”- 
he threw it sent suddenly, they O war-chief ! what to scare or vex he if Ido that will, I 
far say. me threatens 
b¢éga", 4-biama (Wasdbe aka). Gan’‘ki gai té yeyanga ta”: Hau! nika- 
expect, said, they say (Black-bear the). And said as Big turtle the Ho! war- 
follows (std. ob.): 
wasa™, ucia’¢a¢é. Nikacitga diiba ¢é¢anka judwag¢d-de wada™ba-gi, 
rior, you have disap- Person some these who “TIwiththem but see them, 
pointed me. 
d-biamé. Wahéhe ctéwa™ ¢ingaf. Uciagagé. Ké, mat¢in’ga. Jvibaji-ma 
said he, they Faint-hearted in the there is You have disap- Come, walk. The inferior ones 
say. least none. pointed me. 
éga"-hna" ¢éawaki¢ée ha, 4-biama. 
so regu- I send them off . said he, they say. 
larly 
Utefjéqti edi a¢d-biamd. Egi¢e e-ndéxe ¢inkdé ¢ibédza-biamd, 
Dense under- there they went, they Atlength Buffalo-bladder the (ob.) was torn open, they 
growth say. say, 
¢iquiega™-ma. Qe-i! ¢é¢uqtci cubd¢d-maji, 4-biama. Hau! nikawasa™’! 
sound of tearing like it, Alas! just here I go not to you, said he, they Ho! warrior! 
they say. say. 
ug¢é'qtci ag¢i ta minke. Ca” g¢in’-gi, a-biamé (ydjanga aka). Ci 
very s00n Icome will I who. For a sit, said, they say (Big turtlo the). 
back while i 
a¢a-biama. A¢a-biama yi uhé piaji é’di ahi-biama. Ja™¢a™ qa ma” ciiidy’qti 
they went, they They went, they when path bad there they reached, Log very high 
say. say they say. 
g¢adi” ja” ke ama. vyehamajide aké dgajade ¢i‘A4 amd. Hau!-niida”- 
Across were lying, they say. -Red-breasted turtle ae, to step over failed they say. Ho! O war- 
(su 
hanga, ¢é¢uqtci cub¢a-maji, A-biama. Hau! nikawasa™, uq¢é’qtei ag¢f ta 
chief, just here I go not to you, said he, they Ho! warrior, very soon I come will 
say. back 
minke. "efit. -ga, a-biamé (yéjanga aka). Ci aga-biamd. A¢a-biama 
I who. os a t, said, they say (Big turtle the). Again they went, they They went, they 
while say. say 
yi, égi¢e Ca™janga wi™ ati-biama. Nida™hangd, ci ati wit, 4-biama. 
when, behold Big wolf one came, they say. O war-chief, again has one, said they, 
come they say. 
K‘a™ téga® ca™ ite, nikawasa™! Ginathébai-gi. Egazdéze naji”i-git, 4-biama 
(See note.) warrior! Wait for him. a a row st: te ye, said, they say 
(y4anga aka). Hau! ké, ¢akti¢a-gi. E‘a” mathni” dite. Wagdca™ 
(Big turtle the). Ho! come, speak quickly. What is your business? Traveling 
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