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282 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
aka). T’tea®qtei é¢a"be ag¢i. Né ¢a™ nitgactipa edita™ é¢a*be ag¢i, 
the). Just now in sight haveI Lake the pond from it in sight have I 
come again. come again, 
d-biamé. Ada" imddda™ ctewa™ wcidki¢a-maji, kagéha, 4-biamd. A¢é- 
said he,they Therefore what soever I have not deceived O friend, said he, they Went 
say. (any one), say. 
biama (Wé’s‘a amd). Egi¢e ébia yiqti amd wit nf xébe ya™ha ké’di 
they say (Snake the). Atlength Frog very green the one water shallow edge by the 
ae ones who 
ugdha ga” o¢i” akima. K’di ahf-biama We’s‘a aka. Kag¢ha, nfacitga 
aeaane ee was sitting, they say. There arrived, they say Snake the (sub.). Friend, person 
udne-hna™-ma”™. Kgi¢e cta™bewd¢é, 4-biamd. A™, 4-biamd (qébia aka). 
I have sought him regu- Atlength you may have seen said he, they Yes, said, they say (Frog the). 
larly. him, say. 
Ké, ug¢d-gi, 4-biamd. Niaci"ga udne-hna"-ma™ éde i¢dd¢a-maji. Eskana 
Cone tell if said he, they Person T have sou nt him regu- but I have not found Oh that 
say. arly him. 
cta™bei"te ¢lita™qti @wi’¢ahna ka"b¢éga™, A-biama (Wé’'s% aka). Q4a-i-nd! 
if you have seen verystraight you tell tome I hope, said, they say (Snake the). Is it possible! 
Kasebey sidadi dazéqtci-hna®” ¢an’di ¢éjahi¢é¢aya nf ugib¢i g¢i’ ¢a™ edi 
Friend, yesterday very late in the at the at thisone behind water eddy sits the there 
evening (time) (ob.) 
ag¢i” yi nfaci"ga ycnag¢e qya™ be, A-biama. A™ha", kagéha, éé ha, 4-biama. 
Isat when person I saw, said he, they Yes, friend, it was _ said he, they 
say. C) say. 
FE. udne ha, 4-biamé. Ga™ itdxaja gé¢ica™ ga” &'ya a¢a-biama Wé's& 
He Iseek “ said he, they So up stream to that side so thither went, they say Snake 
him say. ¢ 
aka. Ci é ¢éké uhd agai té&. Ga™ né wi" gazi’xe akicugaqti éga” ké'di 
the Again he this  follow- went. So lake one green scum very thick like in the 
(sub.). (lg. ob.) ing it 
yejanga amé-de bikidha™ ma™¢i” amd. We's‘a aka nan‘ka ag¢i" i¢a™- 
Big turtle the (sub.), pushing and walked they say. Snake the (sub.) back sat on shi denly 
and raising it 
biamd. Kagéha, wawéwimaxe té minke. H¢a"™be égan-ea, 4-biamé. Na! 
they say. Friend, I question you will I who. Do emerge 2 Seon the said he, they Why! 
water), say. 
indada®™ a®¢a™¢amixe tida"? 4-biama. Nikaci"ga amé édedi-amd ¢a™ja 
what you ask me will? said he, they say. Person hewhois thereishe moving though 
wécpaha”ji tédthi t’é¢i¢é taf. Ada™ can’gaxa-gi, 4-biama (ypéanga aka). 
you do not know when he will kill you. Therefore aay it, said, they say (Big turtle the). 
him 
We's'a aké diduqigqtei g¢i’-bi ega” (gagigixe, d4 ¢a™ ma” ci), yeyanga 
Snake ae drawn up very sat, they say agit deaitanth up, head ae high), Big turtle 
(sub.) muc (ob. 
¢inké & éska"™ e¢éga® g¢i’’-biama. Kag¢éha, ¢tita® wi" ¢a-ga, 4-biama 
hewho he itmightbe thinking he sat, they say. Friend, straight tell it to me, said, they say 
We'sa aké. An’‘kaji, 4-biamd yeéyanga aké. Na! uwib¢a te¢a”, wi'’ake 
4) 5 ’ 
Snake the No, said, they say Big turtle the Why! whatTIhavetold yon, Itold the 
(sub.). (sub.). truth 
éga", 4-biama. Kga™ gaxdji-gi. Nikaci"ga ama édedi-ama ¢a™ja wécpa- 
hee it, said he, they Ss do not. Person bee there is he moving though you donot 
say. (sub.) 
haji tédihi ¢f égi¢e t’é¢ig¢é taf, A-biama yeyanga d4ké. Piqti yig¢fha* gyi 
know when you beware lest he kill yon, said,theysay Big turtle the Yetagain raising 
him (sub.). himself 
biamé Wé's‘a aka. (ié¢inké cé Aha™, e¢éga"-biamé. Ké, kagéha, nal 
they say Snake the (sub.). This one that ! thonght he, they say. Come, friend, why! 
