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304 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
aka. Gat 4“ aki-biama. (lisan’ga céga"™-hna” éga" téqia¢é, A-biama 
the So carry- he reached home, our younger in that way invari- as I prize him, said, they say 
(sub.). ing it they say. brother ably 
i¢adi aké. Ga” indida® wanfja cka”hna yi ¢isan’ga uif¢a-hnan’-gai 
5 
his father the So what animal you wish if youryounger tell it to him regularly. 
(sub.). brother 
Wanija bétigaqti t'éwa¢é ma¢i’-biamd Ing¢a™si-snéde aka. Dadtha, kagé 
Animal all killing them walked, they say Long-tailed cat the O father, younger 
(sub.). brother 
‘Abae judg¢e b¢é ta minke, 4-biama cénujin’ga aka. GAtédi q¢abé 
huuting§ I with him I go will I who, said, they say young man the In that tree 
(sub.). place 
cugaqti ui¢a™be naji” té édedi amaf. di dahadi ¢isan’ga i¢ape gin’ gi. 
very thick up-hill stands thethere they are (my.). There onthe hill your younger waiting 
brother for 
Ga™ cénujin’ga aké Gahadi Ing¢a’-si"-snéde i¢ape g¢i-biama. Kagé, ¢é 
So young man the on the hill Long-tailed-cat waiting sat, they say. O younger this 
(sub.) for brother, 
idadi ‘dacpae eté té, d-biamé. Ga” dahadi g¢i’-biama cénujin’ga aka. 
my father youhunt may the, said he, they So on the hill sat they say young man the 
say. (sub.). 
Ga™ Ing¢a”-si"-snéde q¢abé ctiga égih aid¢a-biama. Laqti wi” u¢a”-biama. 
So ong- ae cat tree thick hez eile had gone, they say. Deer one heheld they say. 
oar -biami. Ga” &di ahi-biamd. (isnt a¢d-biamaé. Ubatihéda- 
e made cry out by holding, So there he arrived, they Dragging he went, they say. He hung it up 
they say. say. it 
biama. Wasidbe-ma wi” ka™b¢a, kagé, 4 biama. Waci™ b¢ate téga", 
they say. The black bears one I wish, O younger said he, they Fat meat I eat in order 
brother, say. that, 
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4-biamé. Egi¢e wi” u¢a”-biamé. E’di ahi-biama. Egi¢e yaci  t’é¢eé 
said he, they Atlength © one he held they say. There he arrived, they Behold some he was kill- 
say. say. time 
akima. Ing¢a’-si*-snéde aka fyig¢ag¢idai-de yidfya ma"¢i’-biama. Hau! 
ing it, they say. Long-tailed-cat the gotfoamonhim- since rubbing he walked they say. 
(sub.) self by biting himself 
kagé, jabe-ma wi™ ka™b¢a ha, 4-biama. Ni ké anase té. Ca™ ga™ égih 
O younger the beavers one I wish : said he, they Water the obstructed. And after head- 
brother, say. some tlme long 
did¢a-biama Egi¢e jAbe-ma wi" jin’gaji cdega" é¢a"be a¢i” ag¢i-biama. 
he had gone, they At Tongttl the beavers one not small but so insight having he came back, they 
say. it say. 
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Kagé, nuona”-ma wi" ka™b¢a ha, 4-biama. Ga™ ci wi" t’é¢a-biama 
O younger- the otters one I wish 5 said he, they So again one he killed, they say 
brother, say. 
nuona™. Ki i¢adi aké nan‘de-gipibaji té ga’ ugine a-f-biama. Gan’‘ki 
otter. And his father the heart was bad for him as so seeking he was coming, And 
(sub.) them, his they say. 
own 
pahan’gaqtci yaqti Pé¢ai té edi ahi-biamd4. Ci ¢é wasdbe té¢ai té Odi 
the very first deer killed the there he arrived, they Again this black bear killed the there 
say. 
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ahf-biama. Ci ¢é jibe t’é¢ai té &’di ahi-biama. Ci ¢é nuona™ t’é¢ai té 
he arrived, they Again this beaver killed the there hearrived, they Again this otter killed the 
say. say. 
wii ye. . * Tit 
é/di ahfi-biamé. Na! ¢isan’ga f¢inge t’é¢a¢é, kagdé, 4-biama. Ca™ éga’ 
there he arrived, they Fie! your que ger weary you kill him, my child, said he, they Enongh so 
Bay. brother say. 
