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ayja™ tai, 4-biama. ~ Ga™ 4ye-¢iji" ¢a" ca™ basna™ i¢a™ ¢a-biama: Nin‘de¢ai 
let us sleep, said he, they And buffalo rib the so they placed on sticks they say. Cooked 
. say. to roast. 
te édudta™ ca™ akasta ité¢a-biama. Ca” wi pahan‘ga ¢até taité na” pa-bi 
when next 80 inaheap they put it, they And one before eat shall feared, they 
say. say 
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ega™, akast ité¢é g¢i’-biama. Ga™ ¢cei¢e nuda”hanga aka gd-biama: 3 
_having, inaheap putting they sat, they And at length war-chief the said as follows, 
it say. they say: 
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Ahati! 4-biama. (Q{éa"hd! hébe i¢i" gfi-ei, 4-biama. Ga™ hébe ¢¢im 
Oho} said he, they O servants! a piece bring to me, said he, they And apiece having 
say. say. for him 
aki-biamd. (Qatd-biamé. Kgi¢e, Udatqtia”, ¢e4”, d-biam’. é-ma a™wa’’- 
they reached again, He ate it, they Atilength, Very good, servants, saidhe,they Lhe buffa- we eat 
they say. say. ‘ say. loes 
¢atat éga*qtia”, 4-biama. Ga zani ¢atd-biamd. Ki nia¢i"ga ntyinga- 6 
them just like, said he, they And all ate they say. And person boy 
say. 
biamd. Nijing4-bi éde ¢atd-baji-biamaé. Inahi'’-bi cté ¢até-bajf-biama. 
they say. Boy, they say but heate not they say. They were will- even heate not they say. 
ing, they say 
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éa"ha! 4é-ma a®wa™ ¢ataf éga"™ ha, 4-biama. Bé¢a™ pibaji- bat tida"qtia™. 
O servant! the buffa- we eat them it is c said he, they Odor bad not very good. 
loes like say. 
(atd-ga, A-biama nuda”hanga aké. Ub¢i‘age, d-biamé nijinga aki. Gat’ 9 
Eat it, said, they say war-chief the. Iam unwilling, said, they say boy _ the. And 
né¢é té égaxe g¢i”-biamd. Ki nijinga ak4 gaqdja e¢i-biamd. Ga™ 
kindled the around it they sat, they And boy the apart sat they say. And 
(fire) - say. 
ugdhanadaze amd. Ga” fnandéqtia’-bi ega” ja”-hnat-biamd. Kegi¢e, 
dark they say. And felt very my after eating, having slept each one, they say. At length, 
they say 
Ahat! 4-biamd. ({é4"h4! déhari-gt ha, a-biamaé. Piaijiqtia’, A-biamé 12 
Oho! said he, they O servants! arise said he, they Very bad, said, they 
: say. say. say 
nuda“hanga aka. Ga™ tiwakié ¢i‘dqti, ca” ga” Wee's ama b¢tiga. Egi¢e 
war-chief the. And to talk to he failed, strange to Snake the all. Behold 
them say m1) (=were) 
atan’-ke-da” b¢ugaqti ¢ié gaqd yig¢icta"-biamd We’s‘i sad-ihé. Nuda’’- 
just as long as he lay all half of the body finished himself, they” Snake was ye War- 
Say stretchec 
ha"ga dma aka ga-biama: Ahau! 4-biamé. Guida giba" ¢é¢ai-oa, (A-biamad), 1 
chief the other said as follows, Oho! said he, they Yonder call to him, (said he, they 
they say: say. say), 
myinga ¢ wakaé-bi ega”. Nijinga akd agi-biamd. Ké, ¢é4"hdé! wadat’- 
boy that meanthim, having. Boy the “ was coming,they Come, O servant! look 
they say say. 
bai-ga, d-biama. (éi*ha! ¢é na™ ¢apéga" hnataji fepaha®, 4-biamd. Nijinga 
at us, said he, they O servant! this you feared, as you ate not you know, — said he, they Boy 
say. say. 
aka xagé naji”-biamé Ga", Usatiga, 4-biamé. (Qinaqtci ¢anfya te, 4-biamd. 18 
the crying stood they say. And, THenhines, said he, they Youalone youlive will, said he, they 
(sub.) say. say. 
Watacka™ ¢ag¢é te ha, a-biamda. Ga™ ¢¢ afgtgaca™ a™ma™¢i"i eddda®™ 
You try yougo will . said he, they And this we traveled - we walked what 
homeward aay 
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angtmai ké b¢tigaqti a’¢ia, 4-biama. Qubé 4’-biama. (he wed¢ape ca” 
we Pare the we give said he, they Sacred they gave bim, This you wait for yet 
you, say. they say. us 
