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362 THE (EGIHA LANGUAGE—MYTHS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. 
he crawled up towards his tent. And behold, when many persons were nearly attack- 
ing the tent, he reached home in their rear. And having pulled off his moccasins 
and leggings, he left his robes also. He went to the tent to attack them just at the 
moment they attacked it. Without speaking at all, he wounded them. At length he 
was recognized. And the men fled. When they fled, he said, “Come, come;” and 
having taken his wife and children, he went with them into the thicket. Not even one 
of his family was killed; but he killed a great many of the foe. 
THE DAKOTA WHO WAS SCARED TO DEATH BY A GHOST. 
OBTAINED FROM JOSEPH LA FLECHE. 
Caa” d‘iba vf amdma. Ki Caa™” wi” éd-utha-bi yi, waha™-cta" 
Dakotas some camped they say. And Dakota one joined, they say when, aconstantremover 
hégabaji-biama. Ki ¢é Caa™ 4i-md edita™ wi ugdca™ ¢e téé ha. Ky 
notalittle they say. And this Dakota peeee ia from one traveling he went . And 
campe 
nfacBga Aji nuda™ Akipaf yi, t'é¢ai té ha. Ki ¢é nfaci"ga waha” gfuda® 
man differ- on the he met when, hekilledhim . And this man toremove itwas good 
ent war-path him for him 
aké Gézéqtci hi yi, waha™ agaf té ha. Wa‘i-hna" wirdgtei jug¢ai té ha. 
hewho late in the it wen; removing he went Woman only one went withhim . 
evening arrived 
Kegi¢e ha”, ugdhanadazéqti, yi ts ha ¢é waha” a¢é aka. Gan'ki 4f wa‘ti 
he 
Atlength night, very dark, , this removing he hewho. And tent woman 
camped went 
. y y , 2 — *n/ 4 
ak& gixai te ha. Ki wat aké, piadi mang¢i”-1. Nadya" gdxa-i hé, 
the made it . And woman the To the begone. A light make 2 
(sub.) (sub.), tent 
4-biamé. Ga™ yfaja ag¢af ni akd. Ga” déde na aka gaxai té ha. 
said she, they And in the went man the And fire man the he made it 
say. tent (sub.). (sub.) 
Naya" gixa-bi yf, égi¢e nfaci*ga vé ke’, najiha ma¢ingéqtia®-bikéama gaq¢fi 
A light he made, when, behold, man dead lying, hair all cut off as he lay, they say killed 
they say : 
ké’, da” bai té hi. Na™pa-bi ega™, Him! 4-bi ega™, ca™ca™ t’4-biama. 
the he saw him 2 He feared the having, Oh! said, having, without he died, they say. 
(ob.), sight, they say they say stopping * 
Naya" ckixe ¢ag¢é ¢a™cti A¢aa™ a, 4-biama wa‘t alka. Taji ega™, & di 
A light youmake you go heretofore have you ? gaid,they say woman the He having, there 
homeward put it on (sub.). spokenot 
ak{-bi ega™, ¢it‘a’’-biamé Ga™ ndya® gixa-biama. Gan’ki t’é ké’ wada™ba- 
she reached having, she felt him, they And alight she made, they say. And dead he she saw 
home, they say. lay 
say 
bi yi, can’ge wit’ kat ta™-bi ega”, yf té a” da ag¢d-biamé wa‘i aké. Gam 
they when, horse one tied it, they say having, tent the leaving wentback,they woman the And 
Bay (ob.) say (sub.). 
