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314 THE (@EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
Wijit¢éha! cé¢a® b¢dte-hnan‘di ija’’xe a” ¢a‘ii¢a éga® ayzig¢it cta®. Waji”’- 
O my elder that I eat regularly, anus it itches me a I serateh habit- T get out of 
brother! When myself ually. 
Ae U7 ° I 
qidda¢é, A-biami. Kage Miye+! kage Miye+! ! kage Miye+! Ma™cka™ a?- 
patience with said he, they Youn coe Coon O! one Coon O! iy paste Coon O! Crab we 
it, say. brother brother brother 
wa" ¢at angd¢e te hau, kage Miye+! 4-biamd. HA! jim¢e, ha! jim¢e, ji*¢cha, 
eat them we go will ! younger CoonQ! _ said he, they Oo! elder oO! elder elder 
brother say. brother, brother, brother O! 
cé-hna™ wad¢dte awaési¢é cta®, d-biamé. Gan‘ki a¢a-biama ega™, wé¢ig¢a™ 
that only eating 1 think of habit- said he, they And they went, they having, plan 
(them) them nally, say. say 
gixe ma®¢i”-biamd. Ta” wang¢a” hégactéwaji yadé a¢a-biama. _Jin¢cha, 
making they walked, they say. Village aoe populous mea they A) they Elder brother, 
; by say. 
tkie angaxe yi dkicuga yi wia™naxi¢ai yi a"wa™ ¢ate taf, 4-biama. An’‘kaji, 
to talk we aire if sti anding when werush on them if weeatthem will, said he, they No, 
with them thick say. 
A-biam4 iji”¢e aké. Gad-biamd: Ni-agihi té’di wi" ¢a™¢a™ t’éa®wa™ dé 
said, they say his elder the He said as follows, Arrive there at the one by one we kill them 
brother (sub.). they say: for water 
awa” ¢ate ang¢i™ tai, 4-biama. Ci isan’ga aka, An‘kaji, Meters wi daxe ha, 
we eat them we ait will, said he, they Again hisyounger the No, I Imake 
say. brother (sub.), it 
d-biama. Can’ge uné ujan’ge gax4 agii kéya dahdé a¢i" bax ¢ta™ té 
said he, they Horse seeking road it forks is moe at the hil ridge peak just the 
say. ing again that far 
angdxe te, 4-biama. A™ha", ca”, d-biama. Cé taté, 4-biama. E’ya a¢a- 
let us make it, said he, they Yes, enough, said he, they That shall be, saidhe,they Thither they 
say. say. say. went 
. Spyies 
biamd. Ega™ ujan’ge ké aki¢a ma™a¢aqti ga” ja’-biama. T’é gaxéd- 
they say. So ro: “Ae the both flat on the back so they lay, they Dead they 
say. made 
biama. Wackan’-g4, 4-biamé. Ca™ ‘a™ a¢ig¢i” ctéctéwa™, icta ¢a™ u¢ibahi® 
they say. Do your best, said (one), they Still how he hasyou notwith- eye the he pushes in 
say. standing, your 
ctéctéwa”, cibe ¢i¢ati¢ai etéctéwa™, daq¢uge té u¢ibahi® ctéctéewa™, da ¢a” 
even if, entrails he tickles you even if, nostrils the he pushes in even if, head the 
your 
sida té ¢ina”ha ¢c¢é etéetéwa"’ , cé¢aji-ga, d-biama. Kgi¢e can’ge uné wi” 
toe the hekicksyou send- even if, do not stir, said he, they At length horse seeking one 
aside ing off say. 
agi amima. Ujan’ge ké uha agi-biama. Wé¢a-bi yi, Ci! ci! ef! ¢éake 
was returning, nade the follow- ines was returning, Hefoundthem, when, Ci! ci! ci! thesetwo 
they say. ing they say. they say lying 
na™ba, 4-biama. Wébeta™-biamé. Ci @'di a-i-biamé. Sida ga™ natha 
two, said he, they He went around them. Again there was approaching, Toe thus he kieked 
say. _they say. they say. one 
‘é¢a-biama yi eé¢ectéwan ji ja’-biamd. U¢a ag¢a-biami. Wag¢axuxe ecd- 
aside suddenly, when moving not at all he lay, they say. To tell he went homeward, Raccoon you say 
they say it they say. 
, 1 . 1 ee 
18 hna® na™ba t’é aké Ada Hu+! d-biamé. Ta" wang¢a™ ga” g¢i’-biama. 
regu- twe dead the indeed. Halloo! said he, they Village 80 ~ sab they say. 
larly = two (lie) say. 
S . ay) S , . Am . 
Hinda! 4-biama& ba™ na‘a’-bi aké. Egi¢e ie‘age wi" cikan’geaja g¢i” 
Hark! said he, they calling heardit,they pewho. Atlength old man one far Se he who 
say say was sit- 
