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266 THE ¢(EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
fha-biamé. gad ¢a™ dgajade-hna”-biamd. I[¢a™ba” etéga” yi Nuona™ iziqti 
they passed, they Head the theystepped regu- they say. A second time apt when Otter the very 
say. over larly abdomen 
¢an‘di ¢aqta-biamé Hau! ji*¢éha, nié a"ckaxe, 4-biama. Ki, Hata a"wa™’- 
inthe he bit him, they say. Ho! elder brother, pain you make me, said he, they And, Why you seek 
gay. 
¢ané? 4-biamé yéyanga ak4. Uwina-mdji ha, 4-biama. Wab¢ate ka™b¢a 
me? said, they say Big turtle the I did not seek you : said he, they I eat I want 
(sub.). say. 
an’gakikipai, 4-biamdé. An’kaji, t’ea $8 ga™ ¢a-ma &'di u¢¢éhe cka™hna ga™ 
we have peek each said he, they Not so, tokillme they who wish there youjoin youwished so 
other, say. 
atwar’¢and, A-biama. Ha jim¢é! ha jim¢é! jimgcha! wib¢aha”. Uwina-maji, 
you sought me, said he, they 0) elder 0) elder elder brother O! I pray to you. I have not sought 
say. brother! brother! you, 
5 , ne 5 *. 1 = ri 
d-biama. Wib¢acta™ téga?-maji, 4-biama. Hau! ji"¢cha, ata™ yi a™¢acta™ 
said he, they I will by no means let you go said he, they Ho! elder brother, how when you (open 
say. (from my mouth), say. ong your mouth 
and) let me go 
taté, d-biama. Ing¢a” o¢f yi wib¢acta® ta minke, 4-biama. Hu"+! Ing¢a” 
shall, said he, they Thunder- has when Ilet you go will Iwho, said he, they Halloo! Thunder- 
say. god vane say. god 
ac 
{ yi a’ é¢acta® A¢a. H+! Hi-titatna a’ ¢aqtai Ada. Hut+! Niaciea 
sel yf q g 
has when he lets me go indeed. Halloo! Between thelegs he bites me indeed. Halloo! People 
come 
back 
. Om oufs . aie y . . 
wéya ¢é¢a-biamd. Qaqta-bi ¢, a4-biama. Hi-ita™na ¢aqta-bi ¢, 4-biama. 
asking a he sent suddenly, eis bitten, he said they, itis Betweenthelegs heis bitten, he said they, itis 
aver of they say. that says, said. that says, said, 
them 
ytha uftin-ga, 4-biam4. ypiha gaptki-biama. Hau! jin¢éha, ng¢a” ama 
Tent-skin hit for him, said they,they Tent-skin they made sound by Ho! elder brother, Thunder- the 
say. hitting, they say. god (sub.) 
5 et) 2 Ee , ks - 
g¢i, d-biamé. Géama ha uti”, d-biama yeyanga aka. Ci ja” gaqiad¢a 
has said he, they Those tent-skin hit, said,theysay Big turtle the Again wood to fell it 
come, say. (sub.). 
ida", A-biama. Ja™ gé gaqfa¢a-hna™-biama. Ja™ gé, Qwi+, qwi+, 4-biama. 
good, said they,they Wood rece ) they were felling they say. Wood the, (sound of trees fall- said, they say. 
Bay. (pL ob. ing), 
Hau! ji*¢cha, Ing¢a™” ama g¢i, d-biama. Gaamaé cti ja” gaqia¢ai, 4-biama 
Ho! elder brother, Thunder- the has said he, they Those too wood they fell, said, they say 
god (sub.) come, say. 
Ganga aké. Wahita¢i" ¢icfbe ida", 4-biamd. Jit¢cha, e¢f, 4-biamd. 
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Big turtle the Gun to fire good, saidthey,they Elder brother, it has said he, they 
(sub.). say. come, say. 
Géamaé cti wahiita™¢i® ¢icfbai, 4-biama yéjanga aké. Egi¢e Ing¢a” hita?- 
Those too gun they fire, said,they say Big turtle ( the At length EB roared 
‘sub.). g 
biama wéahidé’qti. Hau! jimécha, g¢i, 4-biama. Qacta’’-biama. Nuona™ 
they say very far away. Ho! elder brother, ithas said he, they e let him go, they say. Otter 
come, say. 
aka q¢Aqtci-biama. G¢é ama. Q¢aqti ki ama. 
the very thin they say. He went they say. Very lean he reached home, 
(sab.) homeward they say. 
- Wajin’ga na™ba-ma ¢a™ ni ¢a™ ¢aqt tai, d-biama. B¢éxe wa¢i” gfi-ga, 
Bird the two the water the let them drink said they,they Pelican having be ye re- 
(ob.) it dry, say. them turning, 
