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akama ba™ té na‘a”-bi evga” udkiha” u¢d ag¢di-biamé. Wag¢dxuxe na" ba 
ting, they calling the heard it, they having beyond to tell went homeward, Raecoon two 
say say it they say. 
té aké, af a¢a+ u! a4-biama. ji ama za‘é’qtia’-biamd. Wand‘a-biama. 
dead the he indeed, hal- saidhe,they Lodge the in great confusion, they They heard them, they 
two (lie), says loo! say. say. say. 
Wawaf¢atcigaxe te, af a¢é+ u! 4-biamaé. Ca™ cin’gajin’ga ma’¢i" wakan’dagt 
You are to dance, he indeed, hal- said he, they And child towalk forward (= quick) 
says loo! say. 
ctéwa™ b¢tigaqti ahi-biama. Ahi-bi ega” akicugaqti égaxe naji"’-biama. 
even all, arrived, they say. Arrived, having standing very around stood they say. 
they say close together 
Ieigeqti-bi édega” a¢ihagé’qtci ahi-biama. Imang¢et‘a® d-inaji’’-biama. 
A very aged man, DHE. at the very last arrived, they say. Using a staff he came and stood, they 
they say Say. 
Ma’cidgaha naji”i-ga ha, 4-biama. (jéama Ictinike ¢ipii A¢a! d-biamia. 
Off at a distance stand ye - said he, they These Ietinike skillfal indeed! said he, they 
say. (=cunning) say. 
Hahayi¢ai-gi, 4-biamda. Hinda! wa¢it‘a™i-ga, 4-biama. Cibe wa¢ii¢di-ga 
Get yourselves ready, said he, they Let us see! feel them, said he, they Entrail tickle ye them, 
say. say. 
A-biamé. Cibe wa¢ii¢ai-de cé¢ectéwa-baji-biama. T’é ¢anka, A-biama. 
said he, they Entrail tickled them when they moved not at all they say. Dead they who, said he, they 
say. say. 
Tai ha. Ké, wawatcigaxdi-ga, a-biama. Ic‘age aka wéquya g¢i"-biama. 
They Come, dance ye, said he, they Old ae the singing for sat they say. 
are dead — say. them Ss : 
Ibehi? uti’-biamé. Qéxe biya gasd¢u uti”-biamé. Wa¢dxuxe na™ba t’é 
Pillow hit they say. Gourd round to rattle he hit they say. Raccoon two dead 
aké. In’de q¢éq¢e, in’de q¢éq¢e; Su de snéde q¢éq¢e; Hi” ja" xe yan‘ga, 
the. Face spotted, face spotted ; long spotted; Hair ies e mea 
A-biama. Jir¢éha, ecja¢ica™ Onn a-biama. Naji™ atia¢a-bi ega™ 
said he, they Elder brother, on that side attack them, said (one), they Stood suddenly, they having 
say. say. say e 
? = la , RIZE AS Ie a OF ’ . Ci 
edita"qti t'éwa¢é wa¢ate ma¢i’-biama. pf ké ugidaaza-biamd. Djibagteci 
forthwith killingthem eatingthem they walked, they Lodge the they scared them into their : Very few 
say. own, they say. 
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aki-biama. Ceta” na*cta™-biama, wénanda-bi ega™”. Haha! ga™bada®™ 
reached home, So far they stopped running, felt full after eating, having. Ha! ha! just as we 
they say. they say, they say wished (2) 
wénandeawaki¢é, 4-biama. 
we have been caused to feel said UheY, they 
full after eating, say. 
NOTES. 
313, 1: Miye+ must be intended for a vocative. This myth contains the only in- 
stance of as use in the texts. 
313, 2. hazi, pronounced ha+zi; so gube, 318, 5, is pronounced gu+be; wajide, 
313, 7, ee and Matcka*, 314, 2, Ma®+cka®. 
313, 3. a™¢a™daxete, from idaxete. 
313, 6. ing¢ a®wa"sa, 7. e., iIng¢e a"wa"sa, from ing¢(e)-usa. 
315, 2. za‘éqtia®, Srononnced za+‘éqtia®. 
315, 4. b¢ugaqti, pronounced b¢éu+gaqti. 
315, 6. ¢eama Ictinike ¢ipii a¢a. Here the Raceoons are called “Tetinike” as well 
as “ Wad¢axuxe.” And besides, the Omaha and Ponka delegates at Washington, in 
