HOW THE CHIBE’S SON WAS TAKEN BACK. 367 
HOW THE CHIEF’S SON WAS TAKEN BACK. 
OBTAINED FROM JOSEPH LA FLECHE. 
Caa” diba yf amdma. Egi¢e nikagahi ¢inké ijin’ge ugdca™ i¢é ama, 
Dakotas some hadcamped,they At length chief the one hisson traveling had gone, they 
say. who say, 
‘bae. Kgi¢e ha™ yi, nfaci"ga fu¢a aki-biama. Nikagahi ¢inké, ijaje 
to hunt. Behold, night when, ~ man to tell reached there Chief the one his 
news again, they say. who, name 
¢adé-bi ega™, Maja” gd¢uadi ¢ijin’ge t’é¢ai, d-biamé. Ki nikagahi aka 3 
mentioned, having, Land in that your son they killed, said he, they And chief the 
(unseen place) say. (sub.) 
Aciaga ahf-biega™, feki¢ éé¢a-bi ega”, g4-biama: Caa™ jin’ga wa¢fhehaji’ qti 
outside arrived, having, to pro- ‘sent sud- having, saidas follows, Dakota young you are very stout- 
they say claim _ denly, they they say: hearted 
say 
cka“hna-hna”i ¢a® cin’gajin’ga wha ha” ¢8’qtci agfja"be ka™b¢a. Pin’ 
you desire zegolarly ete » child my night thisvery Isee mine I wish. Go after 
pas! 
gima’¢i"i-ga. Can’ge a sagi/qti wi” niji-qanga edabe, aoni™ ¢ag¢i yi, wi'l 6 
mine for me. Horse very swift one big-ears also, youhave youcome if, I give 
him back to you 
t4 minke, 4-biamé. Ki Caa™ bétigaqti Abag¢a-biamd na*’pa-bi ega”. Ki 
will Iwho, said he, they And Dakotas a hesitated, they say they feared because. And 
say- (seen danger) 
they say 
Caa” wi" wahchajiqti é@te, Hindé! wi adib¢e té, e¢éga"-biamé. Ga™ 
Dakota one very stout-hearted perhaps, Letmesee! I Igoforhim will, he thought, they say. So 
agia¢d-biama. Ca™, di pi yi, na™ape taté aha’, e¢éga"-baji-biama. Egi¢e 9 
Been for they say. Yet, There Lar- when, I fear shall ! he did not think, they say. At length 
im rive 
di abf-bi yi, na™pe héga-bajf-biamé. Ki ca™ ¢it‘a*’-biama. Egi¢e ‘i 
there hearrived, when, he feared very much, they say. And yet he touched him, they At length carry- 
they say Say. ing him 
ag¢A-bi yi, uqpd¢e-hna™ ama can’ge ‘in’ki¢ai ké. Xagé-hna™ .ca"ca”- 
he went when, itwas constantly falling, they say horse he caused to the He cried regu- without 
back, they say carry (ob.). arly stopping 
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biama, ‘i ag¢af té na™pe. Pi¢ar¢a uqpa¢é yi, Aa™ b¢a ak{ yi, égi¢e 12 
they say, carry- he went the he feared it. Again and itfell when,Iabandonit Ireach if, beware 
ingit back again there again 
atta“aa taf, edéea"-bi eva™, it aki ga™a-biamdé. Uqpa¢é ctéwa” ca” 
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they laugh lest, thonght,they having, to carry it he wished,they say. * It fell notwith- yet 
at me say back standing 
¢izaf-de can’ge ta® ‘in’ki¢é-biama. Ga™ aki-bi ega”, can’ge wi™ niqa- 
he took it horse the hecansed to they say. And carried it back, having, horse one big- 
when (ob.) carry it they say 
yanga edabe ‘{-biamd. Ca™ ticka® g@ téqi ¢a™ja, ca™ ucka™ ¢é téqi Ata 15 
ears also he gavetohim, Yet deed the difli- though, yet deed this diffi- exceed- 
they say. (pl.) cult cult ingly 
dixe, (4-biama,) 4 aki-bi té/di é waka-bi ega™. 
I did it, (said he, they he carried it when that meant,they having. 
say,) back, they say say 
