THE MAN AND THE SNAKE-MAN. 281 
¢é niyangaqti ké fda"bé’qti agi-biama. Kgi¢e, Huhti yangdgqti wi” niya™ ha 
this very big stream the in the very he was coming Behold, Tish very big one edge of the 
(ob.) middle back, they say. water 
HET n tan! fe A Patio : 
xébe ke/di ja” am&. Wawémaxa-biama. Niaci"ga, kagéha, udn éde 
shallow in the helay they say. He questioned him, they say. Person, O friend, Iseek but 
. pes L ° , , os y ® la 
i¢dd¢a-maji, d-biamda. Cé¢u tiwa¢akié ak& ¢a” 6& ha, 4-biama. Wuhit! 
Thave not found — said he, they Yonder you talked with theone inthe itis said he, they Is it pos- 
him, say. them who past he say. sible! 
d-biamé. Umakaji/qtcia” dakip éde fdaha’-maji ha, 4-biama We's‘a aka. 
said he, they Not very easily Imethim but I did not know him . said,theysay Snake the 
say. (sub.), 
Ga" ag¢d-biama. Ki @biamé Huhti yan’ga aké. Gan’ki maja” ucka™’ 
So he went homeward, And it was he, Fish big the And land where the 
they say. they say (sub.). deed 
andi akt-biamd. Eqti akf-biamé yi Si”snedewdgi¢e amd wi" itaxayata™ 
was done hereachedhome, Hehim- reached home, when Muskrat, the one from up stream 
they say. self they say z (sub.) 
a-{-biamd. U¢at’-biam’ Wé’s‘a aka. Wawéwimaxe téi"ke, 4-biamaé. Indada™ 
was approach- Held him, they say Snake the I question you will, said he, they What 
ing, they say. (sub.). say. 
at¢a™ ¢amaxe téi"te? (laki¢ égan-gi, d-biamé Si’snedewagi¢e akd. Ca”, 
you ask me may ? Do speak quickly, said, they say Muskrat the (sub.) Still, 
Niaci®ga udkie-de ¢é¢u najiaki¢é-de é ¢iehni” eb¢éga", A-biamé (We's‘a 
Person Italked when here Tcaused himto and he you arehe T think, said, they say (Snake 
to him stand ; 
aki). An‘kaji, 4-biamd Si’snedewdgi¢e aka. Na! ¢é nfaci*ga tiwagaki 
the). No, said, they say Muskrat the Why! this person you talked 
(sub.). with them 
ecé ama i¢&paha®, A-biamad Si”’snedewagi¢e aka. (hégandi ag¢i” yi nfaci*ga 
you theone know him, said, they say Muskrat the In this place Isat when person 
say who moves (sub.). 
wi" af wiwija té ca™qti fhe a¢af, 4-biam4. Ja™ wi” ni mate biqa”- 
’ 
one lodge myown the inspite of passing went, said he, they Wood one water within he broke by 
by say. pressing on 
biam’. Eni mate a" dai té’di ca™ eddda® ctéctewa® ab¢i™ ag¢é yi Aag¢i”’- 
they say. He water within asked meto when yet what soever Thadit Iwent when I sit 
go with him home- 
ward 
hna®-ma” éde i bixa®, 4-biama Si’snedewdgi¢e aka. Ki aba Agudi té’di, 
on it regularly but he brokeit said, they say Muskrat the And day where when, 
for me, (sub.). 
d-biamd (Wée’s‘a aké). Na! sfdadi mi” ma” ciqti ti¢a”, é 9f wiwfja fhe 
said, they say (Snake the). Why! yesterday sun very high had he lodge my own passing 
become, by 
-ad¢af. Ki &/di ¢é xf ja” ké bixa”, 4-biama (Si’snedewdgi¢e aki). Ga” 
went. And there went when wood the he broke, said, they say (Muskrat the). So 
oe . x *n/ . C 
win’kegaxd-biamé. Kagéha, wi’ ¢akéqtia”, d-biami (We's% aké) Pi 
he believed him _ they say. Friend, you speak the very truth, said, they say (Snake the). Again 
niya™ha fhe a¢d-biamé (We’s% ama). Ga" ‘ niya™ha-ja¢ica" ¢ixe-sdgi 
bank of the passing went, they say (Snake the.) And this towards tho bank of the red willows 
stream stream 
mM ké Agadimu g¢i”-biamd. yehdmajide édi gi’ akima. U¢a"-biama 
water the leaning down sat they say. Red-breasted turtle there was sitting, they say. Held him, they say 
(ob.) close to 
We'sa akA. Wawéwimixe t&é minke, 4-biamd. Niaci®ga udne-hna"-ma™ 
Snake the I question you will Iwho, said he, they Person I have sought him regu- 
(sub.). say. larly 
éde idd¢a-maji, 4-biamé (Wé’s‘t aka). An’kaji‘qtia, 4-biama (spehamajide 
but  Thaye not found said, they say (Snake the). Not so at all, said, they say (Red-breasted 
him turtle 
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