THE ADVENTURE OF AN OMAHA. 361 
THE ADVENTURE OF AN OMAHA. 
RELATED BY JOSEPH LA FLicHRE. 
Niacitga wiaqtci xf widgtci ‘Abae a¢d-biama, wa‘t cin’gajin’ga edibe 
child also 
Man one tent one hunting he went,theysay, woman 
juwagig¢e. Gan’ki x{-biama utcfje ya™hadi. Ki nti aké ma” ké hégaji 
And 
he with them, they camped, under- bytheedgeof. And man the arrow the a great 
his own. they say growth (sub.) (ob.) many 
a¢i”-biamdé. Wahiuta?¢i" ¢ingaf tédi-biama. Ki yf-biama yi, gan’ki ‘Abae 
he had, they say. Gun they had when, they say. And they camped, when, aftera hunting 
none they say while (?) 
a¢d-biamd nu sfa™¢é. pf té al¢a a¢d-biamé. qdzega™ ‘abae ag¢a-biama 
went, they say man _ alone. Tent the leavingit he went, they Atevening hunting he wen homeward, 
ob. Bay. ey say 
vf te’di, yf t& eca” aki-bi yf, yuha-biamd ni aké. Ga qti yuha-bi 
tent to the. Tent the mnearto hereached when, feared unseendan- man the Imme- feared un- 
(ob.) home, they ger, they say (sub.). diately (?) seen danger, 
say they say 
ega”, 1 t& gig¢dda-biamd. Ki égi¢e niaci*ga dhigi yw t8 ¢a¢uhaqtei 
having, tent the hecrawledup they say. And behold men many tent the very nearly 
(ob.) on his own (ob.) 
iénaxi¢a amdma yi, &/di Anazddi akf-biamé. Ga” hibé uta” gé edibe 
were attackingit, theysay when, there in therear he reached home, And moccasin leggings the also 
they say. (ob.) 
e¢ionuda-bi ega™, waii” gé eddbe a” ¢a-biama. Gan‘ki { té idnaxi¢ai 
pulled off his, they having, robe the also he left, they say. And tent the they 
say (pl. ob.) (ob.) attacked it 
té, ékita" é cti iénaxi¢a ag¢d-biama. [¢ae-baji’qtia” ctéwa” wa‘t-biama. 
when, atthe he too to attack went homeward, He did not speak at all notwith- he wounded them, 
same time they say. standing they say. 
Egi¢e fbaha™i-biama. Gan’ki nfaci"ga ama a“ha-biamé. A™ha-bi i, 
Atlength he was recog- they say. And men the they fled, they say. They fled, they when, 
nized (sub.) say 
Gi-gi, gi-gd, 4-bi ega™, cin’gajin’ga, wa‘ edabe, wig¢izd-bi ega”, utcfje 
Come, come, said, they having, child, woman also, he took them his having, thicket 
say own, they say 
k&’ya juwagig¢e did¢a-biama. Wi'éctéwa" t’é¢ai-baji-biama. Eona* héga- 
tothe he we them, hehad gone, they say. Not even one was killed, they say. He alone a great 
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ctéwa" ji t’é¢a-biama. 
many he killed, they say. 
TRANSLATION. 
A man went hunting, taking his wife and children, one lodge in all. They camped 
by the edge of a thicket. The man had a great many arrows. They say that it was 
when they had no guns. When they pitched the tent, the man went hunting by him- 
self. He left the tent, and departed. About evening he went homeward to the tent. 
When he had nearly reached home, the man feared an unseen danger. Immediately 
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