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d-biamé. Wa¢i" agi-bi ega”, Ni ¢a™ ¢aqui-gi ha, 4-biama. Niaci®ga wi” 
said they, they faving they were nen Water the drink ye dry - said they, they Person one 
say. them coming back, say. 
they say 
/ eNO arn fo 
nuda” ati éde téawa™¢at éde nija. Wedqaqdqtia™i, tea” $s anga™ ¢ai 
to war came but we killed them but alive. He laughs heartily at us, we kill him a desire 
ar¢izai yi. Paqu-biamd wajin’ga aké. Djiibaqtei yejatiga g¢i™ ¢a® endqtci 
we take when. Drank it dry, they bird the A very little Big turtle sat the only 
him Bay (sub.). 
ugacta-biama. yi yeqanga aké gd-biamd: Hau! nikawasa®™ Sin’ga, 6'di 
wasleft they say. And Big turtle the Sait as follows, Ho! warrior Gray-squirrel, there 
(sub.) they say: 
gi-gi, dgudi ¢a¢i™cdi"te, 4-biama. Na¢uhaqti Péargai, a-biama. Sin’ga 
becoming where you may be mov- said he, they Almost Tam killed, saidhe,they Gray-squir- 
back, ing, say. say. rel 
ama hiita"qti agi-biama. Wawénaxi¢a agi-biamaé. Ni-uji ¢a" wd¢ab¢azd= 
the erying loud was coming back, To attack them iN was coming Water- See the he tore them by 
(sub.) they say. back, they say. biting 
biama aki¢a. U¢d‘u'udd-biama. Egi¢e ni ké bgugaqti é4a ak{-biama. 
they say both. He bit holes in (them), they say. Atlength water the there Teaches home, 
they say. 
Watcicka niti¢ica” ¢a 44 égiga”-biamdé; ni ugfji-biamé. Weébatdi-ga, 
Creek lake to the it was as before, they water filled with its, they Sew ye for them, 
Bay; ay. 
d-biama. Mixa ama B¢éxe-ma nide gé wébatd-biamd4. Weébaté ¢icta’’- 
said they, they Swan the Pelican the throat the sewed for them, they Sewing for they fin- 
say. (pl. sub.) (ob.) say. them ished 
biamé. Ké, ci ¢aqtti-ga. Wacka™i-ga, d-biamda. Egi¢e at¢i‘a taf, 4-biama. 
they say. Come, again drink it dry. Do your best, said they, they Beware we fail lest, said they, they 
say. say. 
Ci ¢aqt-biama. Ci ni ¢a™ djibaqtei ucté ama. Ha! nikawasa®™ Sin’ga, 
Again they drankit dry, Again water the avery little wasleft they Ho! warrior Gray- ae 
they say. (ob.) Say. rel, 
doudi ¢a¢ircdi*te, ¢a¢uhaqtci téa™¢ai. E’di gf-ga, a-biama yéjanga aka. 
ean you may be mov- nearly Tam killed. There te conte said, they say Big turtle a 
ing, ack, (su 
B’di agi-bi ega™ ci niide wa¢ab¢ab¢aza-biama. Ci ni ké bpugadti &ya 
There hewascom- when again throat he bit and tore themin many Again water the there 
ing back, they say places, they say. 
aki-biama. Nude gé pfijiqti waxa-biama. Baté ctéwa™ pfijiqti waxa- 
reached home, Throat the very bad _ he made them, they Tosew intheleast very bad he made 
they say. (ob.) say. them 
. ye =) Ce) . 
biama, baté u¢ici éga.. Ca™ a®wa™¢ic‘a tan’gata™. Sin’ga amd ¢iqd- 
they say, to sew difficult. Yet we fail we who will. Gray-squirrel the chased 
(mv.ob.) him 
biama yi ¢icti-biamad. Sin’ga ftag¢éwa¢ée Mahi” a, 4-biama. Sin’ga e-hna” 
they say when they failed, they say. Gray- yin abominable very ! said they, they Gry fits: alone 
say. 
yanga jug¢ai eb¢éga”. K-hna” u¢tiki eb¢éga™, A-biamé. Ada® a®wa" ¢i‘ai, 
“Big turtle with him T think. He only Bidedis with I think, said they, they ahere we have failed, 
say. ‘ore 
i-biama. Can’gaxd-biama. Ha™ yi ag¢d-biam& yydyanga aka E’di 
said they, they They ceased _ they say. Night when went back, they Big turtle the There 
say. say. (sub.). 
ak{-biama juwag¢ai ¢ankaidi. Hau! nikawasa”, waméxe¢ai yi ag¢é-hna’i. 
he rerchedagain, he with them by those who Ho! warrior, they geteven when they go_usnally. 
they say were. with them homeward 
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