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330 THE ¢EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
¢ag¢i” 4, d-biamé. A™ha", kag¢ha, ni ¢é¢a™ b¢dta™ kan’ b¢ édega* a™¢ar’- 
you sit 2? said he, they Yes, Stnah water t¢ I drink it I wish never 
say. 
b¢a"-maji-ona"-ma™ éga” cchi¢é¢a" edabe yi b¢ata™ SSeS ag¢i” ha 
get enough to satisfy me yonder one also if I drink it I wis I sit 
A-biama. Kagéha, e,4hi yi'cté nf ondta" te ha. Jug¢e a™¢in’ge. Angd¢e te hit, 
said he, they Friend, thetime ifever water you will . Tobewith Ihavenone. Let us go 
Say. comes tink 
4-biamé. Ga™ na™ba jiwag¢a-biama, ¢ab¢i® té. A¢a-bi yi, ci égi¢e nia- 
said he, they And two he went with them, three tke. They went, when, again atlength per 
say. they say, they say 
c@ga wi’ ma™xaja u¢ixide ma™¢i” amdma. E’di ahi-bi ega™, Kata" 
son one at the sky looking was walking, they say. There Shey arrived having, y 
ey say 
ma™hni” 4, 4-biamé. A™ha", kagéha, ma*b¢ida™ ¢eage- -de ma™ in’g¢i-maji 
you walk ? said he, they Yes, friend, I pulled the sentit but arrow it has come I not 
say. bowstring suddenly back to me 
éga” i¢dape, 4-biama. Kagéha, wagaca™ Le dega” jug¢e a™¢in’ge. Eydha 
aB I wait for it said he, they Friend, traveling but tobe with Ihave none. Further 
to appear, say. on 
yi'cté ma” ké u¢dgine té. Angd¢e te ha, 4-biama. A™ha™, 4-bi ega™, 
ifever arrow the you Beek Bk-your will. Let us go 5 said oe they Yes, said, they pce 
say. say 
a¢d-biama. Duper ane Egi¢e nfacinga wi” ¢izte ja” ak4ma. gadgaha”- 
they went, they Four they say. At length pera one stretched was lying, He raised his 
say. out they say. head 
bi yi-hna™ ci pf ja"-hna*-biama. Egi¢e yan’de ké’3a wAna‘a?-hna™ akdma. 
they when regu- and again helay regnu-_ they say. Beho d ground onthe he was listening regularly to 
say larly arly something, they say. 
Kagéha, edta™ ¢aja™ 4, 4-biama. A™ha", kag¢ha, déji dida™ g&’ ctéwa™ fi 
Friend, why you lie 7 said he, they Yes, friend, vegeta- what the soever com- 
say. tion ing 
té nyt té dand‘a® ha, 4-biama. Kag¢éha, eytha yi'cté Ag¢and‘a™ te hi. 
the breath- the LIlistentoit . said He sane Friend, further ifever you nena wil. 
ing 8a) on 
Anga¢e te hi. Wagaca® ma"b¢i" édega” jug¢e a®¢in’ge, a- abiains A™ha’, 
Let us go “ envaling I walk tobewith Ihavenone, _ said he, they Yes, 
say. 
‘-bi ega™, jig¢e a¢d-biamé. Tgi¢e ta™watig¢a™ ¢an‘di ahf-biamd. Ga™ 
said, nine with him he went, they say. At length village at the they arrived, And 
they say they say. 
niaci"ga amd 6’di ahi-bi yi nfaci"ga Akiéqti wAbana”-biamdé. Nfaci"ga 
man the there arrived, when people standing gazed at them, they say. Person 
(sab.) they say very thick 
siti” atii ha, 4-biam4. Awddi ¢atfi 4, 4-biamé. A™ha™, wat cinkéd 
five they 3 said they they For what hayeyou ? reel they Yes, woman the 
have come come 
anga™ ¢a angati, = oe Wat ¢inké ga” ¢a Aue hna® éde, téqi; ¢i‘4-hna"i, 
we Gata we re said they, they Woman the desiring they regu- put, difti- the regu- 
her come, say. her have larly cult; fail larly, 
come 
i-biaméa. Ga™ gaé-biamd: Wa‘ ¢inké ¢ag¢a” cka”hnai yi i” ¢é¢a™ 
said they, they And they said as fol- Woman the you marry you desire if stone this 
say. lows, sey ca! her 
¢aa”’ona ¢é¢a¢ai a maja" ‘ wédajiaja gacibe ¢é¢a¢ai xi, ¢ag¢a™ tai. Tar- 
you throw it away to a remote out from yousendit if, you ery Vil- 
wane tai a” u‘dze-hna™ ca™ca™, 4-biamdé. Ki cénujin’ga mi” ‘gigta™ ga’ ¢a 
he itshades Bet Soauinally: saidthey, they And young man thinking ofa eras 
larly say. wine her 
