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318 THE GEGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
d-biami, wagaq¢a" & wawaké-bi ega”. Ga a¢d-biama. A*da™ be ja” 1-28, 
said he, they servant that hemeantthem, having. And he went, they say. Looking at lie ye, 
say, they say me . 
5 5 tens . , Fal 20 , rt , , rv 
4-biama. Anase naj" -biama. Ke ¢e -a-l amama je-nuga ama Agata 
said he, they To inter- he stood, they say. Atlength was approaching, buffalo bull the. Aiming 
say. cept it they say aut it 
ja"-biamaé. Wahiita™¢i" ké basnt ¢é¢a-biamad. Agatd-bi A¢utaqtei.  Ahi-bi 
he lay, they say. Gui the hepushed suddenly, they He aimed atit, ina straight He arrived, 
along say. they say line. they say 
yi égi¢e wanfja Aji amdima. Na’pe ja’-biama. Wahita¢i® ké g¢iza- 
when behold animal different was moving, Fearing it he lay, they say. Gun the he took 
they say. his 
biamé. Akfda-maji yi/cté t’éa%¢aji etéga’ji dha", e¢éga" ja™-biama. Ci 
they say. T shoot not even if he kills me not apt i thinking  helay, they say. Again 
not 
akide yi’cté mudona™ ca™ t'éa™¢é etéga™ Aha”, e¢éga” ja''-biama. I¢dug¢e 
Tshoot ecvenif Imiss him still to kill me apt _ y thinking _he lay, they say. All the while 
at him 
. . v vy — vit 0 
na™ wape ja™-biama. We's% yan’ga améma, sin’de-q¢a ¢c¢a"ské-biama. 
fearing he lay, they say. Snake big - it was moving, tail-rattler this size, they say. 
they say, : 
(hip’an’de ga™ ¢isi¢u-hna”-biama: Teu+. Ga” kida-biama. Cé¢ectéwa™ji 
Shook by pull- so it rattled invariably, they say: Teu+. And he shot at it, they Not moving at all 
ing say. 
naji” -biama. Kidaf-bi tédi égi¢e qid¢a did¢a-biama. Ita" nuda™hanga 
it stood, they say. It was shot at, when behold falling it went suddenly, Now war-chief 
they say they say. 
inké kide, 4-biamé. Ga &/di ag¢d-biama. K’di akf-biamé. Na! ¢éa"ha! 
the shot said they, And there he went back, they There he arrived again, Bother! O servants! 
at it, they say. say. they say. 
wanija wit’ téadé ¢a™ja na” pewdé, 4-biamd. Na! miida*hangé! ca” a®¢an’- 
animal one Lkilledit though dangerous, said he, they Why! O war-cbiet! still let us 
say. 
cuda™ be taf eddida™ wanfya dite, 4-biama. Wé’s‘a yan’ga, 4-biama. Wuhu+ ‘A! 
consider what animal it may said they, Snake big, said he, they Really! 
be, they say. say. 
4-biama. Zani ¢aqtiba-biama Ga” 6di ahi-biamé wan’gi¢e. Hinda! 
said they, All wondered, they say. And there arrived, they say all. See! 
they say. . m 
umisnai-gi, 4-biamé. Umdasna-biamaé. Egi¢e ci™ hégaji-biama We's‘% aka. 
split it with a said he, they They splitit they say. Behold fat very, they say Snake the. 
knife, say. 
Ki 3é-ma nikac#@ga uké¢i" téwadai té tigib¢a™ b¢a” vidarqti égarqtia™ 
And the buffa- people common killthem when they smell odor very good just like 
loes (i. e., Indians) 
u¢ib¢a®-biama Wee's aka. Nuda™hangd! uida*gtia” ui¢ib¢a® té, yé ga” 
smelt they say Snake the. O war-chief ! very good smell the, buffalo jus 
qtia”, 4-biama. Wégaska¢ai-ga, 4-biama nuda”hanga aké. Ga™ ncé¢é 
like, said they, J Test it, said, they say war-chief the. And kindling 
they say. a fire 
cté ité¢a-biama. Qéde té ndhegaj{-biamd. Ki na*péhi® té wakan’‘di¢a- 
even they put it on, they Fire the burnt very hot, they And hunger the impatient from, 
say. say. 
biamaé. Ahati! 4-biamé. Ké, ¢é5"hd! fgaska™¢ai-gi, 4-biama nuda” hang: 
they say. Oho! said ho, they Come, Oservants! — testit said, they say war-chier 
say. 
aka. Mir ¢a® ¢d¢uhdgtei i¢é-hna™ déga"-biama. Ga”, (héduqti, ¢éa"ha! 
the. Sun the nearly had gone only so they say. And, Right here, O servants! 
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