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290 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
biama. Ha" ega™tce amd. Hau. Ké, ma¢i’-a he. Wahnate té, 4-biama. 
they say. Morning they say. Come, walk z You eat will, said (the Bear- 
girl), they say. 
Ga” a¢d-biama mi™jinga. Waii'” ke tag¢adbe ehé¢a-biama Kegi¢e ugis‘”- 
So went they say girl. Robe the she rolled up she placed it, they Atlength peeped 
and over the say. 
shoulders 
biamé nti ama. (@iyan’ge i ¢i, 4-biamd. Mi™jinga édi ahi-bi ega™, ca®’- 
s i ga, 
they say man the our sister is coming, said (one). Girl there arrived, having, without 
(sub.). they say. they say 
Beg uks he BO , / , . / , so . . . 
carqti jigig¢e a¢a-biama. Ga” a¢d-bi ega™, watcicka ké ¢ij4-biama. Wi" 
stopping with her they went, they So went, they having, ‘creek the they crossed, they One 
say. say (ob.) say. 
uta” gd¢fonudd-bi ega™ ijan’ge gii”-biama Masani ali-bi ega™, hivbé 
leggings pulled offhis,they having his sister he carried his, they The other yeached, having, moccasin 
say say. side they say 
ugija"-bi ega™, yan’de Ad¢ijaqti a™ha-biama. Kgi¢e mi ¢uma™ ci Akiha" hi 
put his on, having, ground goingstraight he fled, they say. At length noon beyond ar- 
they say across rived 
té’ mi™jinga edi kiiji té. Egi¢e ija”¢e aka sig¢é u¢tha-biama. E né¢é 
when girl there reachednot Atlength herelder the trail followed, they say. That kind- 
again. sister (sub.) ling a fire 
edi” te/di att te. A™ha", Agudiqti ct, i¢éni taf eda"+, a-biamd. Ga™ wa¢i" 
they at she came. Yes, wherever you how can you escape me? said she, they So having 
sat ariive, say. them 
a¢a-biama nti ama Sig¢é u¢ttha-biama Ma*tei ama. Baxti diba a ¢a- 
went they say man the Trail followed theysay Grizzly-bear the Peak four they left 
(sub.). (sub.). behind 
biamd. Ki wéduba a™¢a agai tédihi é¢a"be ati-biama Ma"™tcu ama, Ahat! 
they say. And the fourth leaving they when in sight came,they say Grizzly-bear the Oho! 
it went (sub.). 
f-biama. (liyan’ge gabe ti ha. Wa¢ka™i-ga, Aé-biama. Ga™ wa¢i" 
said they, they Your sister in sight has = Do ye your best, said they, they And haying 
say. come say. them 
a¢ai té (haguhaqtei lig¢a-biama. Ki, Ahati! 4-biama, i¢agaska™b¢e ta 
she went. Almost she overtook them, And, Oho! said (one), they Imakeanattempt will 
they say. say, 
minke, 4-biamé (ni na” aka). Qa¢uhdaqtci viq¢e ama. Wagqiga gaxd- 
I who, said,they say (man grown the). Very nearly they were over- Thorns he made 
taken, they say. 
. . , Oo Pearce , / ; . 
biama, dkicuga ukfhange ¢in’ge gaxd-biama. Ga™ waqiga xagé ib¢aqti 
they say, standing thick having no space between he made, they say. So thorns erying had more 
than enough of 
gacibe ahf-biamé Mattei ama. Ci tigq¢a-biama ga”, ‘Ag¢aa¢ag¢e teabe 
out of arrived, they say Grizzly-bear the Again she overtook them, when, You have made me very 
(sub.). they say suffer much 
. Pe ao a on . / = Paras: ; 
éga" ¢at’é taité, 4-biama. Ké, ji'¢cha, wi i¢igaska™b¢e ta minke, 4-biama 
as youdie shall, saidshe,they Come, O elder I Imakeanattempt will MLwho, _ said, they say 
say. brother, 
(ni édudta® aka). Watefcka jin’gaqtci ¢ij4-biamd. Q¢abé ciigd yidair- 
(man next one the). Creek very small they crossed, they Tree thick she cannot 
say. 
ij qti gax4-biamd. Ja” b¢a™ze ke edabe yanea¢éha gaxd-biama. Ada™ 
forceher way hemade, theysay. Wood fine the also overa large tract he made, they say. There- 
through at all (ob.) fore 
E20 eric , x , a . y . . a 
yaci hfiiji ama Ma*ten ama. Egi¢e ci uiq¢a-biama. (ba¢uhaqtei tig ¢a- 
forsome didnotarrive Grizzly-bear the Atlength again she overtook them, Very nearly she over- 
time (sub.). they say. took them 
