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d-biama. piaja agi” aki biama. Wata™zi d‘iba ¢iz4-biamé. Uhe té 
said she, they Atthe having she reached home, Corn some she took, they say. Mortar the 
say. lodge it they say. 
wjf-biama’. Ha-biama. Waytba-biamé. Cinan’déqti dkiha" jdha-biama. 
she filled, they She pounded it, She beat it fine, they Right on the knee beyond “she stabbed, they 
siy- they say. say. bs say. 
Baona™ ¢é¢a-biama, ¢ga" cinande jdha-biamé. Hi"+! wéhe piiiji fnahit 
She missed and sent suddenly, so knee she stabbed, they Oh! pestle bad truly 
in pushing they say, say. 
eha™+! 4-biama. Aciaja a™¢a g¢é¢a-biamd. Weéhe ecé-hnai wad’ gti wit’ 
! said she, they Outside throwing she sent it homeward, Pestle you say regularly right at one 
say. it away they say. the lodge 
Jahe gi, wit vé¢é ha, 4-biama. yycyanga ¢inkéd o'di aki-biamd. Wi” t’éade, 
stabbed is one has “i said he, they Big turtle the (ob.) there he reached, they One Thave 
coming killed say. say. killed, 
back, 
nida*hanga! a-biama. Weéona*a"¢égi¢é, d-biamd yéyanga akdé. Hau! 
O war-chief! said he, they You make me thankful, said, they say Big turtle the Ho! 
say. (sub.). 
nikawasa™ Sin’ga, igaska™¢a-gi, d-biamé. Téni! ntidathangd, e‘a™” daxe 
O warrior Gray- make an attempt, said he, they Fie! O war-chief, how Ido 
squirrel, say. 
ta, d-biam’. i ama q¢ab wyi-biamda. Qé¢abé ké yihuya" pahaci ké f¢ahe 
can? said he,they Lodge the (pl.) tree camped in them, ‘Tree the smoke-hole above the you pass 
say. they say. (line of) by 
ma*hni” te. I¢i¢ai yi ¢ikide ta ama. Wackan’-gi, 4-biamd4, ndzande 
you walk will. They find if they will shoot at you. Do your best, said he, they _ to evade (the 
you a say, blows, &c.) 
wackan’-e%. Wi" gaqé ahi yi idnaxfi¢a-gi, 4-biamd4. Egi¢e nijinga wit’ 
do your best. One aside reaches if attack him, said he, they At length “boy one 
say. 
i¢a-biama. egir sin’ga wi" aha™, d-biama. Za‘é’qti a¢d-biamd. Walnita"¢i® 
found him, they ‘hisone gray one ! said he, they Inagreat they went, they Roaring weapon 
say. squirrel say. uproar say. 
fkidi-biama. Uti’ ctéa"-hna”-biamd. Nujinga wi™ gaqdya_naji’’-biama 
they shot at him They even hit regularly they say. Boy one atoneside stood they say. 
with, they say. him (?) 
Iénaxi¢a-biama. (aqta-biama. Iénaxi¢a-bi yi ¢i‘af a-i-biamdé. Wuhi! 
He attacked him, they say. e bit him, they say. Theyattacked him, when they they werecoming, Wonderful! 
they say 5 failed they say. 
singa umaka fnahi" ¢a™ cti a®¢i‘ai ha. Angut-hna” wi” wa¢aqtai ha, 4-biama. 
gray- easy indeed heretofore wehave . We only one has bit us 0 said they, 
squirrel failed E they say. 
Sin’ga hnade-hna™i gaza”adiqti wi” té¢é gi ha, 4-biamé. yycyanga uf¢a- 
Gray- you call regularly rightamong them one killed iscoming . said he, they Big turtle told to 
squirrel him back say. him 
biama. Hau! nikawasa’qti, 4-biama. Wagazuqti gdxa-gi, 4-biama. 
they say. . Hol real warrior, said he, they Very straight act, said he, they 
y say BS, Bes 
Nida*hanga, éga™qti, 4-biama. Wi” t’¢a¢é, d-biamé. Hau! nikawasa™, 
O war-chief, just so, said he, they One I have said he, they Ho! warrior, 
say. killed, say. 
wéonaa¢agi¢é Aga, 4-biama. 
you make me thankful indeed, said he, they 
say. 
Hau! nikawasa”, i¢agaska” b¢e té minke, wf, 4-biama. -yadci ag¢i-maji. 
Ho! warrior, I make a trial will Iwho, I, said he, they A long I come not back. 
say. time 
Egi¢e ¢ag¢é tai, 4-biamA ypGanga aka. Egi¢e a%iathna ¢ag¢é taf, A-biamd 
Beware yougo lest, said,they say Sig turtle the Beware you leave me you go lest, said, they say 
homeward (sub.). homeward 
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