THE MAN AND THE SNAKE-MAN. 979 
wit di naji”. E’di cf-da® waqi™ha gdga® ¢a‘t te, 4-biamé. Ki &'di ef 
one there stands. There you and paper Sanat you give will, said she, they And there you 
reach to him say. reach 
tédihi yi ¢iontid-ada™ didugaq¢e i¢a™ ¢a-4 hé. Ge¢f taté, A-biamd wa‘tjinga 
ae ves when pulloff and facing this way place them ° Come shall, said,they say old woman 
a aoe 
aka. Gan’ki wa‘tjinga aké bétiga uf¢a-biama ga”, t’é¢a-biamd. Ha? ega?- 
the And old woman the all told to him, they as, he killed her, they Early in the 
(sub.). (sub,) say say. 
vl 2 y 2 y . 
teé’qtci yi yay ké gasnd-biama. (Picta® ‘-biama. Egi¢e cibe té ¢ig¢4-biama. 
morning when flesh the he gashed it (cut 6 finished, they say. Atlength entrails the he uncoiled, they 
into strips), they say. (ob.) say. 
Ni kéya a¢i” ahf-biamé. Ni ké ¢éta™ égihi¢é¢a-biamé. Cibe ugdhaha 
Water tothe having hearrived,they Water the thisfar right into it he plunged 3owels floating in 
hem Say. them, they say. tiny waves 
aja” amd. Wahf gé waii™ i¢dgaqade ihdé¢a-biamé. Hitbé ¢a® ¢izd-biamé; 
lay on they Bone eo robe covered with he laid her down, Moccasin the he took, they 
say. (pL. ob. they say. (ob.) say; 
ga” tea" a¢a-bi yi, ‘paket 6'di ahi-bi yi, da¢age té wa¢iona f¢e amd. Gal 
now he went, when, peak there hearrived, when, headland ae became visible they So 
they say they say (cb. say. 
widqtcia” si¢izai té’di adage wa¢tdeiiji té di ahi-biamdé; ahfqti ¢é¢a- 
once hetooka when at and distant the there he arrived, they he arrived sud- 
step forward (ob.) say; denly right there 
biama. Ga” niaci"ga wi” 6’di naji” akama. Ga” waqi™ha ¢a® ‘{-biama. 
they say. And man one there was standing, they And paper the he gave to him, 
say. (ob.) they say. 
Hau! wandq¢in-ga, 4-biama. Hi"bé ¢a" wa‘tjinga wa‘i ¢a™ ¢iontida-bi 
hasten, said he, they Moccasin the old woman gave the pulled off, they 
say. (ob.) to him  (ob.) say 
ega™, &yugaq¢e gfin ki¢é-biama, G¢é te, e¢éga"-bi ega. Ci niaci"ga aka 
having, facing that way he caused them to sit, Go home- will, thought, they having. Again man the 
they say, ward say (sub.) 
cei éga®™ hi"bé ‘{-biama, waqi”ha wi" edabe. Ci tédthi yi waqi"ha 
again es moccasin the gave to him, paper one also. You (=here- when paper 
(=like) (ob.) they say, arrive after) 
ga¢a™ ¢écpaha té, 4-biama. Ci tédihi yi himbé ¢iontid-ada™ yijébe té’di 
that (ob.) you show to wil, said he, they You (=here- when moceasin pull off and door at the 
him say. arrive after) 
ar 
i¢a” ¢a-ga, 4-biama (niaci*ga aka). A™ha™, a-biamé (cénujinga aka). 
place them, said, they say (man the). Yes, said, they say (young man the). 
Wanaq¢in-ga, 4-biama (nfaci*ga aka). yan’ge ahi-biamd. Ga™ nfaci®ga 
Hurry, said, they say (man the). Near, ote he arrived, they And man 
moving say. 
wiY ci 6 di naji” akama. Wagqi™ha ¢a™ ‘-biama. Hau! wandq¢in-gi, 
one again there was standing, they Paper the(ob.) he gave to Ho! hurry, 
say. him, they say. 
A-biama (nfaci®ga aka). Himbé ¢a® nfaci*ga pahan’ga aké wa‘f ¢a® ¢iontida- 
said, they say (man the) Moccasin the man the first the gayveto the pulled off 
(ob.) (sub.) him  (ob.) 
bi ega™, yijébe té’di i¢a”¢a-biamé. Ga™ nfaci"ga 4ma aka hi"bé ¢a® ci 
they having, door atthe he placed them, they And man the the moccasin the again 
say - say. other  (sub.) (ob.) 
wi “4-biam4. Ki g4-biama: (fé hné u¢dja™ te. Nfaci™ga wi" gdtédi naji”. 
one hegayetohim, And saidas follows, This yougo youput on will. Man one hi that stands. 
they say. they say: moccasins ‘ place 
di hné te. Wackan’-gi, 4-biama. Ci éga™ hitbé “-biamd waqi™ha 
BO 
There = yougo will. Do your best, said he, they Again like moccasin he gave to him, paper 
say. (him) they say 
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