294 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
THE ADVENTURES OF THE BADGER’S SON. 
TOLD By CAN’GE-SKA. 
Quga ijin’ge ama ftkima”¢i" a¢a-biama. T'a™ wang¢a" hégactéwa” ji 
Badger his son the (sub.) asa visitor went, they say. Village very populous 
ee , . Pye , i ig (ye , : , r . 
édedi-¢a"™ ama. Edi ahi-biama. Qiuga itkima™ ¢i" ati, 4-biama Nikagahi 
there it was they say. ‘Chere he arrived, they Badger as a visitor has said they, they Chiet 
= say. - come, say. 
3 uf ey té’di jie¢e ma¢i’i-ga, a-biama. Quga fkima?’¢i" ati, 4-biama. 
lodge his atthe with him walk ye, said they, they Badger as a visitor has said they, they 
say. come, say. 
Ahati! iki¢di-ga, mg¢d, a-biama. Ki é’di jug¢e ahi-biama. Giku-hna”- 
Oho! let him come, O first-born — said he, they And there with him they arrived, they They in- regularly 
son, say. say. vited him 
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biama. Qiga yin’ge éku ati, a-biama. Ca™ giku-hna”-biama. Nuda’- 
they say. Badger bis son Tinvite Ihave said (one), Still eon in- regularly they say. War- 
him come, they say. vited him 
6 hanga tiju aka ijan’ge wi’ watt tda® t'a”-biamd. Qé Quga ijin’ge kiku 
chief princi- the his feashice one woman good he had, they say. This Badger “his son they in- 
pal (sub) vited him 
te’di wa‘t aka ga-biama: panuya i¢iku hébe i¢ahni® cki te, 4-biama. 
when woman the said as follows, Fresh meat theyin- apiece youhaving you will, said she, they 
(sub.) they say: vite you to it forme come back say. 
A™ha", éga” yi'cté éga” taté, a-biama. Ki ag¢é amama kiku té. Ki wa‘t 
Yes, 80 even if so shall said he, they And he was going back, invited when. And woman 
(be), say. they say 
y aka yijébe aciadi g¢i” akama. Laniya ¢and ¢a™ ¢é ab¢i” ag¢i, d-biama 
the door on the was sitting, they ‘resh meat you the this Ihave Ihave said, they say 
(sub.) outside say. begged (ob.) come back, 
Qiiga ijin’ge aka. Ki, I’’¢i" gi-a he, 4-biama wa't aka. Ki é¢i" aki-biama. 
Badger his son thie Feat Bring a hither said, they say woman the And having he reached there 
(sub.). to me, (sub.). it for her again, they say. 
Ki ‘i-biama yi, Ata’ yi ¢ag¢é taté? 4-biama. (hab¢im Ja" -qtiéga® ag¢é ta 
And -hegaveto when, How when you go shall? said she, they Three nights about Igo will 
her, they say long homeward say. homeward 
Cex: ose , rae ~ , , — . ~ 
12 minke, A-biamé Qutea ijin’ge aka. Ki, Angag¢e taté, ¢ag¢é tédthi yi, 
I who, said, they say Badaer his son the And, We gohome- _ shall, you go arrives when, 
(sub.). ward homeward at it 
A-biama watt akdé. Ga™ ca™ kiku ga™ naji”’-biamaé yfi ¢an‘di. Ki ga-biama: 
said, they say woman the So still inviting so theystood, they say lodges at the. And he said as fol- 
} (sub.). him lows, they say: 
Gasdni ag¢é ta minke, 4-biama. Ag¢é yi angag¢e té ecé ¢a’cti, A-biama 
‘To-morrow Igo will. I who, said he, they Igo when we gohome- will you heretofore, said, they say 
homeward say. homeward ward said 
15 Quga ijin’ge aka A™ha*, égipe Angig¢e taté. Ha™ yi a” oniqi te, 
Badger his son the Yes, I said it. We a ake shall. Night when yourouse will, 
(sub.). ‘1 ward me 
d-biama. Ga™ ja’-biama yi fyi¢d-biamd Qiga iin’ge aka. (hiqi-biama. 
said she, they So they slept, they when awoke, they say Badger his son the e wakened her, 
say. say (sub.). they say. 
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dahan-ga Angag¢e té ecé ¢a® age ti minke, 4-biama. Jug¢e ag¢a-biama. 
Arise. We a home- will you the Igo will TI who, said he, they With her he went homeward, 
ward said homeward say. they say. 
